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Mirai Nihon / TBWA\Hakuhodo
The chance to live entirely off the grid in style comes in the form of this hitech
house from TBWA\Hakuhodo. The Japanese ad agency collaborated
with 20 companies that could provide the requisite technologies. The Nissan
Leaf electric car, for example, acts both as a means of transport and
a homepower generator, while Nissan Sangyo Corporation provides a
special heat-resistant and insulating ceramic coating technology currently
used in rockets.
This project is a ground-breaking illustration of how brand alliances can
fulfil a powerful social and environmental vision. Contagious 32.
tinyurl.com/mirainihon
Highly Commended /
British architect Thomas Heatherwick’s incredible Cauldron to hold the
Olympic flame marked the culmination of the London 2012 opening ceremony
and, impressed as we were by the various stadia in the Olympic park,
this was the piece of design that stood out from the Games this summer.
Made of 204 inscribed copper pots, the Cauldron was formed during the
opening ceremony, and dismantled during the closing ceremony, with each
constituent part returned to the country it represented. Contagious 32.
The largest climate-controlled greenhouses in the world known as The
Cooled Conservatories have netted the World Building of the Year 2012
award. Designed by Wilkinson Eyre Architects, London, The Conservatories
form part of Bay South in downtown Singapore and showcase the
application of sustainable energy solutions while telling the story of plants
and their intimate relationships with man and the ecosystem. Contagious
issue 33.
www.heatherwick.com/2012-olympic-cauldron
bit.ly/cooled-conservatories
www.wilkinsoneyre.com
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