LAVA.... but has nothing to do with lava

Laboratory for Visionary Architecture is the brains behind this ABSOLUTELY BREATHTAKING city in the UAE.
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Giant umbrellas known as "Petals from Heaven" open during the day to provide shade AND simultaneously gather energy from the sun.

Then at night they are shut to let in the night's air.

Under view

MIND-BLOWING

But it's a bit peculiar to think about the amount of money needed to construct this city and then why it was placed in the area it was:

See that little green spot? Yea, it's right there. Right next to.... wait a minute!! Oil money created a city sustained completely by renewable resources? 

Irony? I don't know. But....

Now You Know