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Benjamin Starr : "Growing from the artificial lake at the center of Wujin, China is a fantastic new structure – “The Lotus Building” from Australian architecture firm Studio 505. The exquisitely beautiful building takes its form from the blooming lotus flower, and throwing the formality of most government institutions aside, is the home to departments of the city’s planning bureau…
°°°°°°°°°°°°° Studio 505 : http://bit.ly/1qf1a7r Via Lauren Moss 
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By Springer 7/01/14 : "The Ecorium of the National Ecological Institute in Seocheon-gun, South Korea promotes a design concept by SAMOO Architects and Engineers that reflects three key concepts : From the Nature, Be the Nature, & With the Nature…
°°°°°°°°°°°°° Samoo : http://bit.ly/1iYUXuE Via Lauren Moss
Norm Miller's curator insight,
January 11, 2014 2:23 PM
Very cool but probably too large to ever become reality 
Joseph Vancell's curator insight,
January 11, 2014 4:33 PM
Wow! Sustainable architecture in South Korea 
Mae Hughes/Lauryn Macias's curator insight,
October 27, 2014 7:04 PM
We chose this article to be in the Intellectual/Arts category because it is about improvement of education. This article is about the National Ecological Institute in Seocheon-gun, South Korea which is an institute of ecology that focuses on 3 main concepts: "With the Nature," "From the Nature," and "Be the Nature" Its main goal is to become a "landmark in green research, education, and exhibitions." It looks like this landmark will help South Korea improve its knowledge in Ecological studies. |
As China becomes richer as a country we get to see some more innovative icon type designs even if they are imported into China. I love the energy conservation integrated into the design.
The Lotus Building combines design with energy conservation.