Interesting building from an Architectural standpoint. Each floor can be controlled by the owner of the apartment or the owner of the building.
I’d assume most of the utilities etc. would be routed to the center of the building.
[quote]jtg987 wrote:
Why cant they build a jurassic park already, fuck[/quote]
What on earth is Jay-Z doing in your avatar?
It probably doesn’t hold any real architectural purpose or merit, but the idea is definitely a really cool, innovative, and ‘outside-the-box’ type of idea that helps propel technology forward. Good for them.
[quote]AccipiterQ wrote:
Each floor of the tower would rotate independently, architects claim, creating an ever-shifting shape.
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A shape-shifting skyscraper…
So what you’re telling us is that the skyscraper is reptilian.
My God… they really are taking over.
[quote]nephorm wrote:
A shape-shifting skyscraper…
So what you’re telling us is that the skyscraper is reptilian.
My God… they really are taking over.[/quote]
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LOL at everybody yapping about what a waste this is or about this being “too much”.
[quote]TermInNate wrote:
LOL at everybody yapping about what a waste this is or about this being “too much”. [/quote]
No shit. This is flat out incredible and as another poster already said, Dubai knows its oil will run out but they will replace that revenue with tourism.
I almost expected the architect to be Howard Roark…
[quote]Makavali wrote:
jtg987 wrote:
Why cant they build a jurassic park already, fuck
What on earth is Jay-Z doing in your avatar?[/quote]
i have no idea i stole it from another forum i read, thought it was pretty funny
[quote]Makavali wrote:
Zap Branigan wrote:
Those idiots have more money than sense.
Not really, every thing they do is based on the fact that they know AND ACKNOWLEDGE their oil supply will run out soon. Dubai will son become a tourist hotspot (if it isn’t already).[/quote]
$ 40 million dollar apartments are not for tourists. Making islands that will be destroyed the first time they get hit with major weather is very short sighted. They are making tons of mistakes.
[quote]Zap Branigan wrote:
$ 40 million dollar apartments are not for tourists. Making islands that will be destroyed the first time they get hit with major weather is very short sighted. They are making tons of mistakes. [/quote]
They’re doing a better job than the Saudis.
[quote]Makavali wrote:
Zap Branigan wrote:
$ 40 million dollar apartments are not for tourists. Making islands that will be destroyed the first time they get hit with major weather is very short sighted. They are making tons of mistakes.
They’re doing a better job than the Saudis.[/quote]
Fuck the Saudis.
If they were really worried about when the oil ran out they invest heavily in alternate energy. As it stands they are building a playground to enjoy for the next 50 years. If oil runs out, no one is traveling to Dubai.
As oil climbs international travel will slow greatly. What was once an $ 800 plane trip will be an $ 8,000 plane trip.
This is nothing more than a temporary playground for the fabulously wealthy. A place to squander their money.
[quote]SSC wrote:
It probably doesn’t hold any real architectural purpose or merit, but the idea is definitely a really cool, innovative, and ‘outside-the-box’ type of idea that helps propel technology forward. Good for them.[/quote]
The second half of your sentence pretty much defined architectural purpose and merit. Architecture isn’t just about putting up a building, but art and philosophy as well. Many of the revolutionary architects saw part of their job as changing the way people live and think. Compare the art deco design of the Chrysler building to the complex geometric designs of Frank Lloyd Wright, to the minimalistic, simple geometric, open designs of Ludwig Mies and you will see three very different concepts of how one should live within a given space.
This ever-shifting skyscraper is really an extension of the ideas already put forth by Frank Gehry (look at his own home or the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao) and I. M. Pei (Luce Memorial Chapel, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame).
[quote]TermInNate wrote:
LOL at everybody yapping about what a waste this is or about this being “too much”. [/quote]
Seriously. Who gives a pig fuck?
And to whomever said that the man-made island would be destroyed, why the hell would that happen? Japan’s man made islands are doing quite well.
[quote]beebuddy wrote:
TermInNate wrote:
LOL at everybody yapping about what a waste this is or about this being “too much”.
Seriously. Who gives a pig fuck?
And to whomever said that the man-made island would be destroyed, why the hell would that happen? Japan’s man made islands are doing quite well.[/quote]
Have you seen these things?
[quote]conorh wrote:
Blaze_108 wrote:
AccipiterQ wrote:
how exactly would this work…you need elevators and staircases to get from floor to floor…would they randomly dump you out at different points depending on how far into a rotation the floor was??
I’m assuming that while each floor rotates, it rotates on an unmoving center cylinder, otherwise one would have to turn when all the others did, and there would be no room for the wind turbines. I’m assuming the elevators would be in that central shaft, and there would be a door to each side on each floor, so you could easily get to the other side of your desired floor.
Sorry, that was badly written, but i hope you understand what i meant? lol.
Yep, that’s what I gathered from NPR. Umm, err, not that I listen to NPR… I mean, I heard it from a friend.[/quote]
but what if it’s moving WHILE you’re trying to get off?
[quote]Zap Branigan wrote:
beebuddy wrote:
TermInNate wrote:
LOL at everybody yapping about what a waste this is or about this being “too much”.
Seriously. Who gives a pig fuck?
And to whomever said that the man-made island would be destroyed, why the hell would that happen? Japan’s man made islands are doing quite well.
Have you seen these things?[/quote]
Which? I’ve been to both Rokko and Port Islands in Kobe and they are fine. People live on them and they have buildings everywhere etc… just like the rest of the city. I think one of the airports may even be on a third island. None of them are on the brink of falling away.
I personally just don’t care what Dubai does. I would never go there anyway. A hot muslim country? lol, no thanks.
[quote]Zap Branigan wrote:
Makavali wrote:
Zap Branigan wrote:
Those idiots have more money than sense.
Not really, every thing they do is based on the fact that they know AND ACKNOWLEDGE their oil supply will run out soon. Dubai will son become a tourist hotspot (if it isn’t already).
$ 40 million dollar apartments are not for tourists. Making islands that will be destroyed the first time they get hit with major weather is very short sighted. They are making tons of mistakes. [/quote]
no but the BUILDINGS that house them are. That, the indoor ski resort, the man made islands, the worlds tallest building…They know that once the oil runs out they need to have something to attract tourists.
[quote]beebuddy wrote:
Zap Branigan wrote:
beebuddy wrote:
TermInNate wrote:
LOL at everybody yapping about what a waste this is or about this being “too much”.
Seriously. Who gives a pig fuck?
And to whomever said that the man-made island would be destroyed, why the hell would that happen? Japan’s man made islands are doing quite well.
Have you seen these things?
Which? I’ve been to both Rokko and Port Islands in Kobe and they are fine. People live on them and they have buildings everywhere etc… just like the rest of the city. I think one of the airports may even be on a third island. None of them are on the brink of falling away.
I personally just don’t care what Dubai does. I would never go there anyway. A hot muslim country? lol, no thanks.[/quote]
I mean the Dubai island art. They are insubstantial when compared to the Japanese man made islands.
[quote]AccipiterQ wrote:
Zap Branigan wrote:
Makavali wrote:
Zap Branigan wrote:
Those idiots have more money than sense.
Not really, every thing they do is based on the fact that they know AND ACKNOWLEDGE their oil supply will run out soon. Dubai will son become a tourist hotspot (if it isn’t already).
$ 40 million dollar apartments are not for tourists. Making islands that will be destroyed the first time they get hit with major weather is very short sighted. They are making tons of mistakes.
no but the BUILDINGS that house them are. That, the indoor ski resort, the man made islands, the worlds tallest building…They know that once the oil runs out they need to have something to attract tourists. [/quote]
When oil runs out tourists are not going to go to Dubai unless we build solar powered planes.
Travel will change substantially in the next few decades while oil will be expensive but plentiful. When Dubai runs out of oil the changes will be even more drastic.
I am not a doom and gloomer when it comes to oil but the days of flying around the world for vacations are coming to a close for most people.
[quote]Zap Branigan wrote:
beebuddy wrote:
Zap Branigan wrote:
beebuddy wrote:
TermInNate wrote:
LOL at everybody yapping about what a waste this is or about this being “too much”.
Seriously. Who gives a pig fuck?
And to whomever said that the man-made island would be destroyed, why the hell would that happen? Japan’s man made islands are doing quite well.
Have you seen these things?
Which? I’ve been to both Rokko and Port Islands in Kobe and they are fine. People live on them and they have buildings everywhere etc… just like the rest of the city. I think one of the airports may even be on a third island. None of them are on the brink of falling away.
I personally just don’t care what Dubai does. I would never go there anyway. A hot muslim country? lol, no thanks.
I mean the Dubai island art. They are insubstantial when compared to the Japanese man made islands. [/quote]
Anyone else feel like you channeled a little Darth Vader in that comment?:
“Don’t be too proud of this technological terror you’ve constructed. The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of the Force.”