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The building uses energy-saving methods which allow it to use half the power a
similar tower would typically consume. Gaps in each floor create six shafts that
serve as a natural ventilation system for the entire building even, ...
Engineers created a surface layer of large rocks, which is circled with a concrete
honey-comb pattern, which serves to protect the foundation from erosion. It took
three years to reclaim the land from the sea, and less than three years, ...
The dimensions of the project are vast: the library has shelf space for eight million
books, with the main reading room covering 70,000 m² on eleven cascading levels.
The complex also houses a conference center; specialized libraries for the blind, ...
