Bahrain World Trade Center

I have no idea how these Middle-Eastern countries afford this *cough*Oil*cough*Cheap Labor*cough*Crazy imperial leaders trying to prove a point to Western Society*cough*, but they sure make some fantastic architecture. Granted, it ain't like the ruler of Bahrain or Dubai or whatever country directly designs these buildings. But they have some balls to allow innovation and artistry and uniqueness to skyscrapers. These Middle Eastern rulers put a ton of money into these projects, sometimes to a fault. For example, many construction projects in Dubai have slowed to a halt. The recession sucks. If you don't know what or where Dubai is, you probably aren't leaving suburbia any time soon. Anyways, Dubai is basically an up and coming metropolis in the middle east, just like Bahrain. Except it's developed already. I'd like to rant more about Dubai and its crazy buildings but you can check them out yourself. I'd recommend checking out the Burj Al Arab or the Burj Dubai.

Back to the main topic, the Bahrain World Trade Center is currently the coolest building in the world. Even though the building has been open for a year, it hasn't received huge mainstream attention like buildings such as the Freedom Tower (being built on the World Trade Center site). If you look at the picture, you can infer that there are three wind turbines connecting the two buildings. The buildings are shapes to promote wind entry to the turbines. The turbines help power the skyscraper. This is the first skyscraper to incorporate wind turbines and many more will be built in the future. If you don't think that is awesome, you probably have worst taste than a porn star. The building is simply beautiful and is a testament to modern architecture and engineering. They go hard in the Middle East and it's time for more than just architecture junkies and smart people to take notice.