Carolina YamateSeptember 3, 2014

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Le Miroir DEau (Mirror of Water)Bordeaux, France

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. 3450m2 water surface, 2cm deep

. Cycle: 3min to fill up, 15min of reflecting pool, 5min to drain out and 3min of mist

. Average high temperature during Summer in Bor-deaux: 81oF (27oC), but can go up to 100oF (38oC)

. Does not work during Winter

. Design: Pierre Gangnet and Michel Corajoud, 2006

Jade Eco ParkTaichung, Taiwan

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. 70-hectare park

. Catalogue of climatic devices (natural and artificial)

. Three categories: the cooling devices, the drying devices, the depolluting devices.. The artificial cooling devices are apparatus working on meteorologi-cal phenomena like convection, conduction, evaporation or reflection in order to cool the air or directly the human body. The convective cooling devices are named Antycyclone or Underground breeze and they blow cool air chilled by underground heat exchange. The conductive cooling devices are named Night light or Vertical night and expose black and cold surface chilled by cold water where the human skin can be cooled by touching them. The evaporating cooling devices are named for exemple Stratus cloud or Blue sky drizzle and by emit-ting mist or rain, they refresh the surrounding air temperature by their change of phase from liquide to gas. The reflective cooling devices named Moon light or Long waves filters are apparatus that filter or reflecte the sunlight and the hat carried by it.

. Design: Philippe Rahm, 2012-2015

Sarah Braslia Lago NorteBraslia, Brazil

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. Center for physical rehabilitation / Hospital

. Natural ventilation and light

. Climate: dry and warm

. Design: Joo Filgueiras Lima (Lel), 2003

WristifyEMBR Labs, MIT

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. More on: http://www.embrlabs.com/

. It gently glows blue when cooling you, and glows a warm orange while heating you up. The design above is mockup of the bracelet by award-winning designer Niccolo Casas.

. Wristify uses all-natural waves of coolness or heat to activate the thermoreceptors on the surface of your skin, leaving you feeling rejuvenated.

. EMBR Labs, MIT

Pearl Academy of FashionJaipur, India

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. Microclimate created to reduce the dependenceon mechanical environmental control measures:The adverse climate makes it a challenge tocontrol the micro climate within the project. Thusincorporating various passive climate controlmethods becomes a necessity- such as opencourtyards, water body, a step-well or baoli andjaalis (perforated stone screens).

. Design: Morphogenesis, 2008

Paley ParkNew York, USA

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. Waterfall -- cools temperature down and creates white noise

. Vertical lawn (vines)

. Canopy of trees

. Design: Zion and Breen, 1967

Depending on the material, the reflective surface can affect the microclimate of the surroundings. In this case, there were spots with up to 138oF (58oC).

Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles (Frank Gehry, 1999)

Reflective Materials07

. Materials with high solar reflectance (SR)

Columbia River GorgeOregon and Washington, USA

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Atmospheric pressure differentials east and west of the Cascades create a wind tunnel effect in the deep cut of the gorge, generating 35 mph (56 km/h) winds that make it a popular windsurfing and kitesurfing lo-cation.

Air TreeShanghai, China

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. Technological urban furniture

. By sensors it is connected in real-time with the cli-matic conditions of Shanghai, constantly adopting the optimal physical and energy consumption configura-tion to generate climatic comfort for the citizens.

. Telescopic fan

. Design: Ecosistema Urbano, 2009

Rainforest PavillionLondon, UK

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An imposing five metre high microclimate of mini-mal tree-like structures with a field of pyramidal fabric stalactites which gently drip water the pavilion is an oasis in the centre of London. Visitors can sit be-neath a canopy of inverted prisms to enjoy a forest environment of raindrops, pools and plants.

. Design: Gun Architects, 2013