A new “city” is going to be located in Chengdu, China by the end of 2010. The 105,000 square foot so-called city is located in an area that doesn’t get very much sunlight, so it has a design that makes it take advantage of what it gets. The Sliced Porosity Block recycles rainwater that’s cooled by lilypads and because of it’s sliced geometrical design it creates the impression of a building within a building.

The city features eco-tubes and keeps a geo-thermally controlled temperature. There will be apartments, restaurants, stores, offices, cafes, a Rockefeller open terrace, poet-inspired ponds and a hotel inside it. This spectacular design is made by the renowned Holl Architects.