Green architecture is truly touching new heights with the amazing structures that are being built across the globe. These green skyscrapers are not only magnificent fresh designs that help the planet cool down and recuperate from the scars left by man but also add give modern cities a cool new look with designs that are shaped to dazzle and bamboozle all of us. Dubai might be the sand box for green architects but the eco-magic is spreading quickly to remaining parts of Asia as well.

Currently under construction in Tinajin, China and to be completed in 2011, the 1175-foot Sinosteel International Plaza and the 288-foot hotel next to it have hexagonal windows that make them look like the inside of a beehive. The windows are designed in five different sizes, placed in an energy-efficient configuration that will take the most advantage of the sun and wind. This allows the structure to use the minimum possible energy from conventional energy sources.

Besides their rounded corners and weird windows making them look unlike any building ever built, that odd facade serves a more important purpose. Chinese architects MAD Ltd, designed the honeycomb-shaped exterior shells to actually hold the buildings up, freeing up more floor space. This amazing new construction taken up by the guys at MAD once again shows the opportunity for green architecture across the globe. One hopes that this giant structure holds up to the claims made by the MAD guys. (That is truly a unique way of naming your organization).

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