Buenos Aires

Automotive

Nissan stages an Attack at the Buenos Aires Auto Show

The automakers of the Renault-Nissan Alliance are never shy about experimenting with new pickup truck concepts in South America. Now, Nissan comes out with its headlights blazing, revealing the monster-truck inspired Frontier Attack for the Buenos Aires Auto Show.

Buenos Aires Ciudad Casa de Gobierno covers an area of 32,000 sq m (345,000 sq ft) (Photo: Nigel Young/Foster + Partners)

Architecture

Foster's sustainable city hall opens in Buenos Aires

Earlier this month saw the official opening for Buenos Aires' new city hall. Buenos Aires Ciudad Casa de Gobierno is the first office development in Argentina to have been designed by Foster + Partners. It is also the first LEED Silver certified public building in the country.

Buenos Aires is replacing 70 percent of its city lighting with Philips connected LED lighting

Electronics

Buenos Aires new lighting can be monitored and controlled from a browser

LED lighting offers a host of benefits for cities, such as reduced energy usage and costs. For Buenos Aires, which is in the process of having its lighting infrastructure upgraded, one of the benefits is the increased level of control it provides. Gizmag took a look at technology being used.