Smithsonian magazine reports on UB-designed Elevator B

Published September 5, 2013 This content is archived.

An article in Smithsonian magazine about the growing role of honeybees in the urban landscape reports a group of UB architecture students designed Elevator B, a 22-foot-tall steel tower clad in hexagonal panels inspired by the natural honeycomb structure of beehives and designed to optimize environmental conditions.

http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/design/2013/09/why-are-honeybees-and-skyscrapers-sweet-for-each-other/