Tuesday, April 24, 2012

China:

Construction on Geothermal Powered Five-Star Waterfall Hotel Commences in Abandoned Shanghai Quarry (Gizmag)

Images courtesy of Atkins
The design includes green roofing and exploiting the site’s geothermal heat to generate electricity and heating.

A few years ago, British engineering firm Atkins won the rights to design an extravagant hotel deep within a 100-metre pit in Shanghai's Songjiang District near the base of Tianmashan Mountain.

Construction on the Intercontinental Shimao Shanghai Wonderland finally commenced last month, and the hotel is scheduled to open in late 2014 to early 2015.