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[…] Perhaps it’s indicative of how much SL is still on my mind despite my self-imposed hiatus I’ve been on that the first thought when this design appeared on Inhabitat that building something like it Second Life would be a lot of fun. […]

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Interesting idea, but I’m uncertain how aged or out of place it will look 20-30 years down the line.

Really I just want someone to build a cheese shaped building next to it. The cheese grater building would then be complete!

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Seinuk is one cool cat. Structures professor. I never get to hear anything about any of his buildings, but they go up all over the place.

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[…] I hadn’t heard anything of an approval for a 25 story high rise in the Miami Design District until I was surfing the internets and found these articles. Now your asking yourself, “whats new about another building going up in Miami?”. Well according to the article the Cor Building will be a Green building as well. A new high rise is going up in Miami’s design district, and its a lean, green, eco machine. […]

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I think it’s a great first step in challenging the conventional community ‘fabric’. I doubt the freeway would be much of an issue, and it would promote alternative design thinking. It should be red, though. Or maybe yellow, like that “Connect-the-Dots” game from a couple of decades ago…

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Wow. I love the inbuilt wind turbines! That’s brilliant!

Gives me some ideas for the when I rebuild my studio building…

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B.A.C -

The Information regarding Oppenhein’s Cor Building came directly to my e-mail box through a press release from our friends over at Suzan Grant Lewin Associates (http://www.susangrantlewin.com). We often receive press releases from various agencies.

Preston -

Unfortunately, or rather fortunately there are a lot of excellent online sources out there and we cannot control who receives and circulates the information first. We do our best to filter through the information and post what we believe our readers will find most relevant. I’m sorry you feel we do not do a better job citing our posts, but we honestly try to do our best to link back to the original source to give credit where credit is due. As for the comment on Wolrdchanging (http://www.worldchanging.com/), you might note that one of our managing editors here at Inhabitat, Sarah Rich, also happens to be the managing editor at Worldchanging so there is a tendency for information sharing between the two.

Thanks for reading and your comments -
Evelyn

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This is brilliant, and just one of a range of energy efficiency measures we need as we slowly but surely enter the last oil crisis. Living closer to work and play is something we should all aspire to, given that the Australian Federal senate peak oil enquiry has just found that we are at or very near to worldwide “peak oil”. They also found that there is no silver-bullet, “”There is no universal panacea, no one perfect solution”. Chapter 4:4
http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/rrat_ctte/oil_supply/int_report/c04.htm

They basically concluded that “”Increasing walking, cycling and public transport use in cities is a worthwhile goal for a number of reasons, regardless of predictions about the oil future. If there is a long term rise in the price of oil, it will be all the more necessary.” Chapter 5:21-22

In other words, energy efficient cities, not energy efficient cars. This is an attractive solution, and I just hope we have more time to adopt this kind of paradigm shift in the many sectors that peak oil confronts.

Best Regards
Dave

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Beautiful and novel designs. Two buidings seem pictured. Are there two, or is the second smaller building an extension of the first ? The smaller extension, if that’s what it is, seems to employ a design pattern that’s a replica of the ‘Flower of Life’ , or 6 intersecting circles fitting within a hexagon shaped area. It’s fascinating and interesting to see this design used this way. It’s also interesting to see it make 90º turns and keep going. I have one concern though. How will the windows of the smaller building employing this ‘Flower of Life’ framework have its windows cleaned ?

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We like this design a lot, and have been working on more conical tower designs with lots of portholes or
other fenestrate openings ala mico sea creatures, see site. There are still a lot of problems with high powered windturbines and buildings, they are incredibly noisy with unconfortable irregular vibrations. Local codes in Palm Springs Ca require very large setbacks from residents. But small 12 volt windmills, like at Mike’s Windmill Shop in Showlow AZ could make much nicer window sized powerplants with proper cowlings and safety screens.
To get to real power, the diameter is probably too large for window looking openings. Perhaps some sort of wind scoopes could duct to horizontal turbines on the roof? The Chinese are making a wide variety of efficient designed windmills, some of which may apply to this problem. The can also pump water quite well.

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I am an architect and happen to live in Miami . I know this office very well and have friends who work there. I have to tell you that you should research your projects a bit more. This is a prime example of green washing. The project is not going to be built and was using the whole “green” idea as a marketing tool. The whole project is not going forward, is too expensive to build and is also questionable use of wind power in an urban context.

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I love the idea!!! But it looks like a piece of a childs Erector Set or Maybe a wine rack. I think the design could have been more pleasing to the eye!!!

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I agree with the idea of incorporating means of sustainable energy into buildings. As for the design of the building I think that it should respond better to its organic intensions. For example: wouldn´t it be better for the wind turbines if the plant is cicular (It would be better for the design not to have edges). I also think that the structure lines shouldn´t be so evident, It seems like the building is a reformulation of the classic buildings but with round windows, it would be better to see a much more organic skin for such a innovative building.
Bottom line, I support the idea but I would like the design to be more faithfull with the concept.
Best luck,
Luis

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Please build anything that isn’t the same crapola that’s been infesting this town the last few years.

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Do the wall curtain frames really look like that?! I mean such a cool design needs more .

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I like the idea because it get’s people beyond the thinking of us as tree huggers but rather people who care about the future, I could write so much as to why this building is important, Congatulations on your design

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Good
can i know some more @ it?

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This is a very beautiful deisgn and i would love to visit this. I think it will attract many visitors because of the building’s unique design.

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Love this site and projects featured. Found this and even Oppenheim own site shows construction in 2010. Perhaps better to consider waiting to post projects that are real rather than not-even-to -point-of-actually-being built concepts, so as not to confuse the two.