Are Stone Piles the Future of China’s Overcrowded Cities? - Metropolis 2.0 - Curbed National
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..."monolithic pebbles superimposed on each other along a vertical central boulevard." These six stacks—which look an awful lot like the nutso pile of architecture slated to rise in Indonesia—comprise a jumble of residences, offices, leisure spaces, gardens, and greenhouses, all of which will tower above public orchards and agricultural fields. Each piece of the complex—designed to look like those piles of rocks that mark hiking paths—is encased in solar panels and windfarms, purportedly producing more energy than it consumes...
