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From: Meenakshi Mukerji <mmukhopadh...@yahoo.com>
TIME mag of Nov 12 features this intricately designed shade which is nothing
but origami from triangles, although it doesn't say so...
http://techland.time.com/2012/11/01/best-inventions-of-the-year-2012/slide/bahar-towers/
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This really intrigued me. I went looking for more information and found
http://www.archdaily.com/270592/al-bahar-towers-responsive-facade-aedas/
The article says that they all close at night, yet a photo further in the
article shows light coming through from the inside. I'm not sure I understand
their 'open' and 'closed' terms. Yet, the whole idea is great.
Kathy Knapp,
Peoria, Illinois, USA
Do well your part today. - Juliette Gordon Low
