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- Chicago architecture firm Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill
- 1.4 million sq ft mixed use building
- ground-breaking ceremony on February 9, 2008, will be completed by the end of 2010
- Masdar City will be constructed over 7 phases to be completed by 2016
- buildings solar roof (one of the largest in the world) will be constructed first, and power the construction of the rest of the building
- building will produce more power than it needs
- largest solar thermal driven cooling and dehumidification system
- consume about 70% less water than a typical mixed-use building of its size
- PROJECT ANIMATION
Source: http://www.enn.com/top_stories/article/33088
Features:
- designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill and CPG Corporation
- began in 1999, at an estimated cost of about S$1.75 billion
- 380,000 square meters (4 million sq ft)
- natural lighting from the 919 skylights
- positioning air-conditioners nearer to floor-level
- 5-storey high wall of hanging plants to regulate the internal temperature of the terminal with the occasional misting
- a butterfly garden
- koi ponds dotted throughout
Sources:
http://www.enn.com/top_stories/article/28926
http://www.changiairport.com/changi/en/airport_guide/exp_changi/index.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore_Changi_Airport
