Dubai to get 'moving' skyscraper

[Box of Frogs]

Construction of the world's first moving building, a 80-storey tower with revolving floors which give it an ever-shifting shape, is due to begin.

The Dynamic Tower, which will be built in Dubai, will feature 80 pre-fabricated apartments, spinning independently of one another.

"It's the first building that rotates, moves, and changes shape," said David Fisher, the tower's architect.

"This building never looks the same, not once in a lifetime," he added.

The innovative, 420-metre (1,378-foot) building's apartments would spin a full 360 degrees, at voice command, around a central column by means of 79 giant power-generating wind turbines located.

Imagine going back to your room - room spin regardless of whether you had a few beers too many.

 

[CHAPPERS]

Wow, what an incredible waste of money.

 

[cjwoolven]

Agreed. i'll stick with my non-moving building thanks.

 

[Easy 10]

They really do have more money than they know what to do with down there, don't they. What a completely POINTLESS excercise.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Well, to be fair to them, if we're going to pay them SIX POUNDS for a gallon of diesel, they need to find something to spend it on.

 

[Nibble]

Doesn't even look very nice in my opinion.

 

[Icy Gull]

Is it an urban myth or true that many of San Francisco's skyscrapers are built on ballbearing type foundations that allow the buildings to move in the event of an earthquake? Anyone know?

 

[Bluejuice]

Are those space creatures in silhouette at the bottom of the picture??

 

[Gully]

...so, if the quake was really bad you could start off in San Fran and end up in Sacramento...nice!!!

 

[Nibble]

And here is what will be the world's tallest building currently under consruction in Dubai. Estimations are that it will get to about 2600 feet but the contractors say there are provisions to make it over 3000 if the building remains stable as they continue to build.!!

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Not so sure I would want to work/live at the top of the last building. That shadow must stretch for miles!

 

[Mr Burns]

That's cheating having those arieals on top. Can't I just stick a 800 meter arieal on my chimmey and claim the prize of the highest building?

 

[Nibble]

That's cheating having those arieals on top. Can't I just stick a 800 meter arieal on my chimmey and claim the prize of the highest building?

From various articles I get the impression that those aren't permanent and that the building will go higher.

 

[Easy 10]

Well, to be fair to them, if we're going to pay them SIX POUNDS for a gallon of diesel, they need to find something to spend it on.

While those fuckers tootle around paying 15p a litre.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Are they not cranes?

 

[steward 433]

That's cheating having those arieals on top. Can't I just stick a 800 meter arieal on my chimmey and claim the prize of the highest building?

ER they aren't ariels they are the construction cranes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Edit: Damn fixtured by BoF

 

[Jesus Gul]

While those fuckers tootle around paying 15p a litre.

Bastard fourteen quid now to fill up
- used to only be nine

 

[steward 433]

Bastard fourteen quid now to fill up
- used to only be nine

f***ing HELL £90 in the car last night :thud:

 

[Hiney]

That's cheating having those arieals on top. Can't I just stick a 800 meter arieal on my chimmey and claim the prize of the highest building?

According to the graphic, the ariels don't count in the height measurement

 

[See-Goals]

And here is what will be the world's tallest building currently under consruction in Dubai. Estimations are that it will get to about 2600 feet but the contractors say there are provisions to make it over 3000 if the building remains stable as they continue to build.!!

Out of those I've only seen Canary Wharf and the Empire State in the flesh. I can't imagine something nearly twice the height of the Empire State Building.

Frightening.