Energy-Efficient Technology
Dynamic Tower, Dubai
David Fisher of Dynamic Architecture Group unveiled a plan for a 80-storey "Dynamic Tower," a shifting skyscraper of luxury apartments on spinning floors which are attached to a central column.
The building features 80 apartments that spin a full 360 degrees around a central column by means of 79 power-generating wind turbines located between each floor, allowing the building to be energy self-sufficient.
The apartments are leased at 30,000 dollars (£15,254) per square meters and will cost between 3.7 million (£1.8 million) to 36 million dollars (£18 million).
The building features 80 apartments that spin a full 360 degrees around a central column by means of 79 power-generating wind turbines located between each floor, allowing the building to be energy self-sufficient.
The apartments are leased at 30,000 dollars (£15,254) per square meters and will cost between 3.7 million (£1.8 million) to 36 million dollars (£18 million).
The "Pyramid City in the Air" Concept
We always think of constructing buildings on land, but Shimizu Corporation has envisioned a city built on water. The Shimizu TRY 2004 Mega-City Pyramid is a proposed project for construction of a massive pyramid over Tokyo Bay in Japan. The structure would be about 14 times higher than the Great Pyramid at Giza, and estimated to house 1 million people.
The pyramid's foundation would be formed by 36 piers made of special concrete, while its external structure would be reliant on the availability of carbon nanotubes to allow the pyramid to be resilient towards high winds, earthquakes and tsunamis. Photovoltaic film on the surface and algae fuel cells will convert sunlight into electricity and help power the city. This project is slated to complete in 2110.
The pyramid's foundation would be formed by 36 piers made of special concrete, while its external structure would be reliant on the availability of carbon nanotubes to allow the pyramid to be resilient towards high winds, earthquakes and tsunamis. Photovoltaic film on the surface and algae fuel cells will convert sunlight into electricity and help power the city. This project is slated to complete in 2110.
