La Ciudad del Motor
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25 March 2008
Foster + Partners has won the international competition to create La Ciudad del Motor – Motor City – a new leisure facility centre in Alcañiz, Aragon, Spain.
The building, inspired by the sleek, aerodynamic lines of racing cars features a lightweight roof that will appear to float over the entire complex.
In an effort to reduce its energy requirements Motor City will use passive environmental controls as well as harnessing renewable energy sources. Photovoltaic cells and solar thermal tubes will be mounted on the roof, together with an array of wind turbines.
How site conditions determine which aerial work platform is best suited to the project
Intelligent intervention that can help contractors prevent incidents without compromising productivity
In the face of rising costs, tighter margins and labor shortages, there has never been a greater need to make the best use of every hour on site