Even with the unconventional doors closed, the SLS has an amazing shape to it, with clean, sleek lines and accents that give it a sense of power and luxury.
Over the years, Mercedes has always been a luxury car manufacturer, however in late years, many of their new cars, such as the CLS, SLK and the new C200 - with their much sportier look and feel and a sense of sex appeal - have been marketed to a younger target-audience.
Even though I am definitely not in Mercedes' target socio-economic bracket, I still very much admire the aesthetics of their new range of cars.
I am also fascinated by the Bahrain World Trade Centre, after recently watching a documentary about it.
With construction starting in 2004 and being completed 4 years later, the BWTC cost $US150 million to build. Aside from the budget of the project, what captures people's attention is its cutting edge design which focuses on harnessing green wind energy. This is achieved with 3 wind turbines being attached in between the two towers. The two towers are also sail-shaped, in order to funnel wind towards the turbines.
With global warming and climate change such a debated topic lately, i think more buildings such as this are great. Not only do they look amazing, but they also have a smaller impact on the environment.
Harris Koutrouzas
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http://bad8.net/wp-content/gallery/mercedes-sls-amg-bande-annonce-fiml-3d/mercedes_sls_amg_0011.jpg
http://static.worldarchitecturenews.com/news_images/935_2_1000 Bahrain 2.jpg
I did some research and it turns out the turbines provide around 10-15% percent, which isn't much but definitely a step in the right direction.
ReplyDeleteIgor J.