Imagine a skyscraper that cleans the air. You won’t have to wait long — two will soon be built in China.
The world’s tallest towers, futuristic pink spires that “breath life” into the environment, are due to begin construction within two years.
The ambitious Phoenix towers were designed by London-based architects Chetwoods and will claim the tallest building title from Dubai’s Burj Khalifa.
And the design goes one step further: The towers will be one of the world’s most environmentally-friendly buildings.
I- Word Understanding
spire – a tall pointed roof upon a tower
II – Have Your Say
1. Features of the Phoenix Towers:
* cleans the air and surrounding water
* thermal chimney to draw energy from the sun
* vertical garden climbing to the top of the tower
2. How far can we go?
* If completed, Phoenix Tower will reacher 1 kilometer into the sky
* Saudi Arabia’s Kingdom Tower is also planned to reach 1 km into the sky
* 60,000 miles up (97,000 km) space elevator could be built by 2035
257 Introducing the world’s next tallest building — which also cleans the air
