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The World Games stadium in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, designed by Toyo Ito of Japan.
It is not only magnetic architecture, it is also a remarkably humane environment, something you rarely find in a structure of this size.-- New York Times, July 15, 2009.
The Japanese architect Toyo Ito planned the ultra-modern stadium in accordance with the ecological requirements of a "Green Building". 8,844 solar panels on a surface area of 14,155m2 are integrated into the roof construction of the sports facility. The unique solar roof, which emulates the form of a flowing river, can, depending on the strength of the sunshine, cover 75% of the energy needs of the stadium which can hold 55,000 spectators. On days when no competitions are taking place, the electricity generated is fed into the grid. -- treehugger.com.
In USA, the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles said that it will add wind turbines, solar panels and a cogeneration plant to make its stadium self-sufficient and sells some power back to the electric grid.
The Y. S. Sun Green Building Research Center at National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan's First Zero-Carbon Building gets global top honor. Photo from Taiwan Today. Read an article from Architectural Record
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Taiwan's Taipei 101 skyscraper - the second tallest building in the world - was just awarded LEED Platinum certification, making it the world's tallest green skyscraper!
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