Moving skyscraper
A moving skyscraper is a tall building in which individual floors can rotate on its axis. The world's first such building, the Suite Vollard,[1] is located in Curitiba, Brazil.[2] Another similar project is the Dynamic Tower in Dubai.
The Dynamic Tower
[edit]The tower which will be built in Dubai is designed by Italian architect David Fisher. It will have a total number of 80 floors. All the floors are prefabricated and can spin 360 degrees around a central column by means of power generated by the wind turbine located between each floor. The apartments are expected to cost about $3.7 million to $36 million. The construction was expected to be completed by 2014. The projected cost of the project was 700 million dollars.[3]
Moscow
[edit]There are plans to build a 70-story skyscraper in Moscow as well.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ After the Vollard Suite by Pablo Picasso.
- ^ "Revolutionary buildings". The Economist
- ^ Moving skyscraper in Dubai
- ^ "Moving skyscraper in Dubai and Moscow". Archived from the original on 2008-10-07. Retrieved 2008-06-26.