On CNET news, I found an article based upon a skyscraper in Dubai being constructed. The outstanding point about the skyscraper is that each level in the $350 million design will be able to spin around a central axis. This will be triggered by voice control, and will even be capable of generating environmentally friendly power.
The skyscraper, designed by an Italy based firm and headed by David Fisher, will be mainly built in an industrial plant were it will be assembled on a “central core” through traditional construction techniques. The core will be fixed to the ground, so that travel between the floors is possible while they are in motion.
The modular-building aspect of the building is a first, as all 68 floors will be able to rotate independently of one another. There will be 48 prefabricated modules that will comprise each floor that will comprises of electricity, plumbing and air-conditioning. These will be connected to the central core via a “smart joint” which will allow each module to be powered and serviced through this core. The technology is has been used before in military aircraft in which one jet can fuel another while aloft, but will be a first for a liveable enclosure.
The Dynamic Architecture building will be a technologically outstanding building if erected without any major flaws in its construction, and thus will be interesting to follow through its construction.
http://news.com.com/Skyscraper+design+gets+a+new+spin/2100-1008_3-6177983.html
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