Monthly Archives: December 2007

Chicago Spire

The Chicago Spire is a $2.4 billion skyscraper under construction that is designed to reduce the high wind speed often found at the base of skyscrapers by using an innovative spiral shape to “scoop” and channel air upwards away from the street.

Chicago Spire

Homemade island

Richie Sowa has started to build another floating island after his first construction (shown below) was destroyed by a hurricane.

Spiral Island

Spiral Island

The old island, built from over 250,000 plastic bottles, had a house with a toilet as well as a solar-powered oven. You can get more information at ecoble.