The Greenest Skyscrapers In The World

M II A II R II K · #1 Posted: **Jun 5, 2011, 1:02 PM**

The Greenest Skyscrapers In The World

May 18, 2011

By Suzy Evans

Read More: http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/...nvironment-day

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The reputation of skyscrapers -- all that water use! CO2 emissions! -- is pretty dim. But these towering beauties prove that green doesn't have to mean unsightly. For World Environment Day, we created a sustainable skyline of some of the most eco-friendly superstructures on the globe.

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- The Commerzbank Tower, Frankfurt

- DMC Tower, Seoul

- The CIS Tower, Manchester, England

- Bahrain World Trade Center Towers, the Kingdom of Bahrain

- One Bryant Park, New York

- Pearl River Tower, Guangzhou, China

Troubadour · #2 Posted: **Jun 5, 2011, 8:22 PM**

I like BoA best. They screwed up Pearl River Tower, and the Gherkin is...well...

urbanlife · #3 Posted: **Jun 5, 2011, 9:28 PM**

I would say anything from Ken Yeang would be some of the greenest skyscrapers and buildings in the world. He designs everything as if he were designing a living tree.

amor de cosmos · #4 Posted: **Oct 26, 2011, 1:58 AM**

I think I remember a similar river under Toronto...
http://www.waterconserve.org/shared/...x?linkid=25732

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Unveiled> PNC Tower
Gensler designs an ultra-sustainable tower for Pittsburgh.

Green is the new currency in building big, and PNC has announced a game changer in big, green architecture. The financial services group is pouring $400 million into constructing “the world’s most environmentally friendly” tower block in Pittsburgh.

http://www.archpaper.com/news/articles.asp?id=5482
http://www.gensleron.com/cities/2011...pnc-plaza.html
http://inhabitat.com/pncs-new-green-...-fourth-river/

ThatOneGuy · #5 Posted: **Jun 30, 2012, 9:16 PM**

This is one of the greenest skyscrapers: