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So the air won't be fit to breathe, and the Tibetans are oppressed, but at least the Chinese Olympics will feature one thing that's totally and completely cool: a giant LED screen on the side of an entertainment complex in Beijing, designed by Simone Giostra & Partners Architects. (Full name: The GreenPix Zero Energy Media Wall.) This will be the largest color LED screen ever. The wall will be used to project digital media artworks, including ones by Chinese artists.The screen is integrated with photovoltaic arrays, so that all of the energy needed to power it is generated during the day (that is, so long as the sun manages to break through the smog, heh heh). Apparently, the wall also enhances the building's overall performance by minimizing heat absorption.
Bonus for media nerds: the GreenPix website includes a tool with which you can import your own Apple QuickTime films and see how they'd look on the big screen.
Via ENN
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