Anonymous ID: f04450 April 1, 2018, 2:04 p.m. No.862166   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>3502

>>861938

Timestamp 14.41, 1/5 of the cost for air con. Thanks for pointing this out, those units do look sinister. Just took a quick look at air con in skyscrapers and apparently it's one of the most important design considerations. Far from being an expert here mind you.

 

>All of which means thereโ€™s something deeply ironic about mega-structures. Even as fast-growing economies in the Middle East and Asia commission supertall skyscrapers as markers of their newfound wealth, and even as these towers push the laws of physics, their iconic shapes are, to a great extent, defined by something as banal as air conditioning.

http:// www.architectmagazine.com/technology/how-to-heat-and-cool-a-supertall_o