Rethinking the Astrodome - University of Houston
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Reimagining the Astrodome as the house of Retail and Restaurants, a 500-room Hotel, a Botanical Garden, and an Astrodome Museum. The size of the existing building, its unique location near the NRG Stadium and the Medical Center, and the challenging climatic parameters of Houston drove most design decisions.

ASHRAE LowDown Showdown competition entry by The Carbon Lighters (Revamped) - Alfonso E. Hernandez, Mili Kyropoulou, Emir Pekdemir, Kyleen Rockwell, Bai (Brianna) Shixue, Yiwei Huang, Rosa Martell, and Felipe Perez Villarreal.

Read more about the winning project.