Russian architecture studio A.Asadov have designed a series of island complexes to be built in the city of Sochi ahead of the winter olympic games there in 2014.  Among the proposals is this one made up of five round 'islands' each with a tower in the middle. from a bird's-eye view they make the olympic rings emblem.  The dark blue tower is Europe and the 'cold of Scandinavian winter'. The black ring Africa 'is based on African sculpture'...more