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Huge glass dome transmits sunshine to shopping center

2018-09-30 09:11 GMT+8
 
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1 / 4   A shopping center in east China’s Shanghai depends mostly on natural sunshine to light up its interior space from top to bottom thanks to its design of a glass dome. /VCG Photo

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2 / 4   The dome looks like a work of art but actually functions as an energy-saving facility to light up the atrium of the building. /VCG Photo

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3 / 4   Designed by Canadian architect Moshe Safdie, the dome put up by a glass pillar which makes the whole design like a lush tree is 20 meters high and 30 meters in diameter. /VCG Photo

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4 / 4   The green design also made the construction qualified for precertification of the Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED). /VCG Photo

 
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