Rio's Olympic Welcome

[sbird1]

I got this in an email and thought all of you would appreciate it.

Just in case you are going to the 2016 Olympics, here is what you will see.
An engineer's dream project!
2016 - Rio de Janeiro



"Solar City Tower", built atop the islandof Cotonduba will be the welcome symbol to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro...

It will be seen by the game visitors and participants as they arrive by air or water.
The tower, captures solar energy. It will supply energy for all of the Olympic city, as well as also for part of Rio. It pumps up water from the ocean to create what appears like a water fall and this fall stimulates turbines that produce energy during the night. It will also hold the Olympic flame.

The Tower possesses an amphitheatre, an auditorium, a cafeteria and boutiques. Elevators lead to various observatories. It also has a retractable plat-form for the practice of bungee jumping. At the summit is an observation point to appreciate the scenery of the land and ocean, as well as the water fall. Solar City Tower will be the point of reference for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro .









Comments?

[TroubleBound]

Thats pretty awesome looking, i wonder what the price tag looks like.

[leesredgt]

Better hope a huge gust of wind doesn't come lol

[Otto.]

That thing is gorgeous. I love architecture and can definitely appreciate this.

[sbird1]

According to this the plan is just proposed at this point in time and the thing may never be built. It would be cool. I hope they do it.

[Encryptshun]

built atop the island of Cotonduba

It will also hold the Olympic flame.

That part of the run will be fun to watch.

It's gorgeous, though. I am such a fan of organic architecture.

[downedzephyr]

i really hope this gets built, it looks amazing! the solar power part sounds great too