L'Escaut Architecture Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Fri, 11 Jan 2013 20:18:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Belgium’s Whale-like Ice Rink in Liège is Both Energy Efficient and Fun https://www.greenoptimistic.com/belgium-energy-efficient-ice-rink-20130111/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/belgium-energy-efficient-ice-rink-20130111/#respond Fri, 11 Jan 2013 20:18:55 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=31030 Liège’s new Olympic Ice Rink, which has the rather interesting look of a beached whale, was finally completed last month. L’Escaut Architecture are responsible for the design, which is located adjacent the Médiacité shopping mall by Ron Arad. With a covering of aluminum scales, the building is kept cool and energy-efficient with the help of […]

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