| This Beautiful Mexico City Building Will Tame the Beast Known as Pollution Lawrence Karol - TakePart | |
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Torre de Especialidades' exterior tile helps neutralize the chemicals present in pollution. (Elegant Embellishments)
There are plenty of architects these days who are doing their best to design buildings that are energy efficient and utilize green technology. And then there’s Allison Dring and Daniel Schwaag of the Berlin-based firm Elegant Embellishments.
For Torre de Especialidades, a hospital with a new tower currently under construction in Mexico City, the duo has developed a tile called proSolve370e, which will cover the façade of the building. The tile’s shape and chemical coating will help neutralize the chemicals present in the city’s smog.
Yes, that’s right, this building will literally eat pollution.
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