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Aqua Tower upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/46/AquaChicago071209Closeup.JPG www.dailytonic.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/aqua_3.jpg Description: The Aqua Tower is a mixed-use (primarily residential) skyscraper recently completed in the heart of downtown Chicago. Its defining feature is its undulating concrete balconies: each floor is unique, and the balconies were specifically designed to maximize solar shade and to cut down on the wind tunnel effect present in urban centres crowded by skyscrapers. The building was also designed with sustainability and eco-friendliness in mind, with a garden terrace atop the base of the tower and rainwater collection systems. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aqua_(skyscraper) www.chicagoarchitecture.info/Building/913/Aqua.php Why this would be beneficial for the game or community: Chicago produces some of the most breathtaking architecture in the world and this tower is no exception. Aqua puts a twist on the urban skyscraper concept and adds a uniquely aesthetic feature to Chicago's downtown, let alone that of any SimCity. 2010 Olympic Cauldron (Jack Poole Plaza) Description: The cauldron for the Olympic flame at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Now a permanent steel and glass fixture. Located on the waterfront in a plaza named for the late chairman of the team that brought the Olympics to Vancouver. www.venturevancouver.com/2010-olympic-cauldron-jack-poole-plaza Why this would be beneficial for the game or community: It would make a stunning civic space or landmark to go with various other Olympic BATs, plus there's no really good Olympic cauldrons yet. Of all the Vancouver 2010 items that could go into SimCity, I think the cauldron is the most unique, most impressive, and most recognizable. Holocaust Memorial in Berlin aerial www.bowdoin.edu/news/events/archives/images/Memorial530.jpg Description: This Holocaust Memorial in Berlin was finished in 2004 and dedicated in 2005. It consists of hundreds of concrete blocks of uneven height arranged in rows on uneven terrain. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_to_the_Murdered_Jews_of_Europe Why this would be beneficial for the game or community: It's a neat feature to include in plazas and to break the flow of a homogenous city. Also, as far as I've seen there's a distinct shortage of war memorials on STEX.