Lunar Tower: Moon-Shaped Observation Platform in Hainan Island Mangrove Reserve
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Christina Yao
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Summary
The article describes the Lunar Tower, an observation tower designed by the Architectural Design & Research Institute of South China University of Technology. Located in the Dongzhai Harbor Mangrove Natural Reserve Area on Hainan Island, the 33.5-meter-tall tower features a distinctive moon-shaped viewing platform and is situated within China's first wetland-type nature reserve focused on mangrove forest protection. The design represents an architectural intervention in a sensitive ecological environment.
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· 3 pulledArchitectural Design & Research Institute of South China University of Technology has designed the Lunar Tower, an observation tower that sits within a mangrove reserve on Hainan Island.
Lunar Tower is located in the Dongzhai Harbor Mangrove Natural Reserve Area in east Haikou, China's first wetland-type nature reserve focusing on protecting mangrove forests.
The 33.5-meter-tall tower features a distinctive moon-shaped viewing platform and is situated within China's first wetland-type nature reserve focused on mangrove forest protection.
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