I still never understood what all the fuss was about when St. Petersburg was planning to have the new Gazprom tower and irrespective of those who view it as a radical demolition of the tradition and the age old goodness of the city, it is hard to argue against a wonderful new skyscraper that is not just awesome but green too. The Gazprom Tower has been altered in its plan just a tad bit and that too for the better. It still retains its amazing look and the great height that the initial plan suggested. Now it just gets a nice warm coat to keep it away from the cold free of cost and sans the energy wastage!
According to the new design the glass tower will have double walls which will sandwich hundreds of trees and plants to provide heat in the winter and cooler temperatures in the summer. The design by architectural firm RMJM will regulate the temperature in the building and provide significant energy savings. The exterior will be clad in temperature-color changing glass panels. This is wonderful news considering the amount of energy that it could save.
But this will not make it any easier for the company to get the required permission to get started with the tower that it still needs. The Journal of Turkish Weekly cites a recent poll that showed that more than 40 percent of residents would prefer to block the skyscraper project. Those 40 percent and the remaining 60 percent can voice their thoughts right here and let us know. I really thing it should go on tough and hopefully it will.
