Solar City Tower for Rio Olympics 2016

Solar City Tower for Rio Olympics 2016  Designer: RAFAA
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Image Credits: RAFAA The project consists of a solar power plant that by day produces energy for the city respectively the Olympic village. Excessive energy will be pumped as seawater into a tower. By night, the water can be released again; with the help of turbines, it generates electricity for the night. The electricity produced can be used for the lighting of the tower or for the city.

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LIGHTING DESIGN IN SYDNEY by: LAURIE ANDERSON and LOU REED

Lighting the Sails  Designer: Laurie Anderson and Lou Reed
Location: Sydney, Australia
Anderson’s graphics, adaptations of previous artwork and motifs, playfully mix abstract, organic, and representational imagery. There are recognizable patches of hair, flowers, animal skin, fireworks, and paper doll clothes. Viewed together, the visuals create a kind of musical montage — without the sound.

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