The phallic neon object you see above is not an extraterrestrial research lab run by former Vegas casino owners, but a new hotel in Abu Dhabi (what economic crisis?). The curvilinear shell of The Yas Hotel — designed by Asymptote Architecture — is covered in a grid of 5,300+ diamond-shaped steel panels that contain nearly 5,000 LED fixtures, making the structure the world’s largest LED project to date. Book your New Year’s stay now, for only 1000AED (a mere $280!). More neon goodness after the jump.
The Contemporist reports that “New York based lighting designers Arup Lighting worked with Germany based e:cue lighting control to create lighting effects such as color-changing light sequences, and to play customized three dimensional low-resolution video content, on the grid-shell.”
Photos by Bjorn Moerman.
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appalling! when the rest of the world is suffering, the UAE buries itself in even more debt and for what? to have the biggest,the largest, and the highest? what’s next? world’s biggest financial crisis? do you know why foreign investors go to the UAE and why they lend you this money? its because they know you spend lavishly without consideration. just like when you build a formula 1 track without considering cost of covering and running. or when you buy a football team with NINE strikers paying each 4 times their worth. you’re already sinking, how much more do you want to fill your ship with gold before it hits bottom?
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This is what comes from giving goat herders unlimited wealth!
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UAE going to be the vegas of asia i guess, people there dont mind spending for anything, big investors are going to take the money out of there :)
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[...] The Yas Hotel by Asymptote Architecture is covered in a grid of 5,300+ diamond-shaped steel panels that contain nearly 5,000 LED fixtures, making the structure the world’s largest LED project to date. Read More [...]
[...] The Yas Hotel by Asymptote Architecture is covered in a grid of 5,300+ diamond-shaped steel panels that contain nearly 5,000 LED fixtures, making the structure the world’s largest LED project to date. Read More [...]