Geothermal Pile of Boxes

The Chinese city of Tianjin is adding a strange and dynamic new structure to its skyline – towers made up of rotated boxes piled one atop the next. Geothermally powered, these unusual structures will be lit up at rotating corners along the way up where interior recreational spaces cast extra light.

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