Dalian Renewable Exchange Tower — Dalian, PRC: Utilizing a variety of glass and metal finishes, the Exchange Tower’s design concept reflects the buildings function as Chinese Metals Trade Exchange. The tower’s extruded forms, which serve as a distinctive recycling symbol, are shaped into captivating ribbons that separate the different functions of the building into visually distinct silhouettes that provide each program element with its own individual identity. Thus, the hotel, office, trading floors, restaurants and retail mall can all be readily identified from the street.