[quote]LightsOutLuthor wrote:
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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.”
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lol
[quote]Zap Branigan wrote:
LightsOutLuthor wrote:
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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.”
lol[/quote]
Win.
[quote]AccipiterQ wrote:
conorh wrote:
Blaze_108 wrote:
AccipiterQ wrote:
but what if it’s moving WHILE you’re trying to get off?[/quote]
you die.
Architecture = Art + Science
Aren’t the haters being a little hypocrytical?
How many calories do you consume daily to feed the muscles you’ve built while people around the world are starving?
They do, you do and I do, We build because we can.
STFU!
(Pictured above is 2nd tallest building CN Tower, Toronto, Canada. In 1995, the CN Tower was declared one of the modern Seven Wonders of the World by the American Society of Civil Engineers. It’s 553.33 m (1,815.4 ft) tall).
Yeah, they are going to run out of oil someday!
What a waste it is, then, to develop buildings that are entirely self-powered. What they should do is build endless sprawling suburbs that are entirely dependent on cheap and plentiful oil. That’s the sensible investment!
And as for the price, there is a building going up across the street from my condo, and the units are going for about the same price as that building in Dubai. Not only is that sumbitch not self-powered, but it doesn’t even move! What kind of a luxury suite doesn’t move? Bollocks to that, I say!
The developers of Burj Dubai have kept the final planned height and number of stories a secret, but they have announced that it would stop somewhere above 2,684 feet (818.1 m). In North America, the Chicago Spire’s height is currently planned to exceed CN Tower’s height, currently planned at 2,000 feet (609.6 m).
[16] The Freedom Tower, which is under construction in New York City, is expected to be 12 m (39 ft) shorter in order to make the tower 1776 feet tall (1776 being the year that the United States declared independence).
Two other structures, the Russia Tower being built in Moscow, Russia, and the Guangzhou TV & Sightseeing Tower, being built in Guangzhou, China, are also expected to be taller that the CN Tower when completed, with the structures having expected final heights of 612 m (2,008 ft) and 610 m (2,001 ft), respectively.’ -Wikipedia
[quote]Aleksandr wrote:
Yeah, they are going to run out of oil someday!
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Isn’t that the mantra of of the day.
The rotation is driven by wind turbines. That does not mean the whole building is self powered.
The desert will reclaim the useless crap being built in this city long before the suburbs disappear. When oil fades other modes of transportation will develop.
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And as for the price, there is a building going up across the street from my condo, and the units are going for about the same price as that building in Dubai. Not only is that sumbitch not self-powered, but it doesn’t even move! What kind of a luxury suite doesn’t move? Bollocks to that, I say![/quote]
You have $ 40 million dollar apartments?
[quote]Zap Branigan wrote:
Aleksandr wrote:
Yeah, they are going to run out of oil someday!
Isn’t that the mantra of of the day.
What a waste it is, then, to develop buildings that are entirely self-powered. What they should do is build endless sprawling suburbs that are entirely dependent on cheap and plentiful oil. That’s the sensible investment!
The rotation is driven by wind turbines. That does not mean the whole building is self powered.
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It is. Not only will all the building’s electricity come from the turbines, but excess power will be generated, and sold back to the grid. In terms of energy, this building is to be entirely self-sufficient, and then some.
I have no doubt that the suburbs are going to be around for a very long time, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t the biggest misallocation of resources in the history of our species.
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And as for the price, there is a building going up across the street from my condo, and the units are going for about the same price as that building in Dubai. Not only is that sumbitch not self-powered, but it doesn’t even move! What kind of a luxury suite doesn’t move? Bollocks to that, I say!
You have $ 40 million dollar apartments?[/quote]
No sir. My building is older (2004), and doesn’t have the amenities to justify that sort of price tag. It doesn’t even change shape, which I hear is a basic feature these days.
However, under construction now are the Shangri-La, 1 Bloor East, and Trump Tower, all of which have units in the tens of millions. This are non-transforming, externally powered units in Canada.
[quote]Blaze_108 wrote:
you die.[/quote]
What’s life without risk?
[quote]Makavali wrote:
Blaze_108 wrote:
you die.
What’s life without risk?[/quote]
hah. indeed. If you’re paying 40 mill for a suite you prolly have no stress. why not make things interesting with a form of russian roulette?
Any of you guys hear about this project?
See, what energy crisis
Seeing is believing, so check out this video release from AP:
Preview of World’s First Rotating Skyscraper
The concept really seems fascinating, wind power generation and all that. Yet the sceptic in me has a hard time believing this possible, especially since the completion date is scheduled for 2010. David Fisher is the architect and according to Wikipedia this is his first skyscraper design. Hmmm?
Then again completion of any project is possible if you throw enough money at it. Is this what our parents thought about the race to the moon?
Another fascinating aspect of this project is its global reach. Building designed by Italian-Israeli architect to be built in Dubai, Middle East to serve as a test for future developments in Moscow and New York.
Dubai is a really cool city. It’s the Las Vegas of the Middle East.
A lot of people are talking about how “they have more money than they know what to do with” and etc.
They’re not idiots, they’re geniuses. The whole idea is that since oil is going to run out soon, they’ll have a new way of making money: TOURISM.
And it’s working pretty damn well if you ask me.
[quote]dg401 wrote:
Dubai is a really cool city. It’s the Las Vegas of the Middle East.
A lot of people are talking about how “they have more money than they know what to do with” and etc.
They’re not idiots, they’re geniuses. The whole idea is that since oil is going to run out soon, they’ll have a new way of making money: TOURISM.
And it’s working pretty damn well if you ask me.[/quote]
Sounds awesome… except for the part about being in Dubai.
[quote]beebuddy wrote:
dg401 wrote:
Dubai is a really cool city. It’s the Las Vegas of the Middle East.
A lot of people are talking about how “they have more money than they know what to do with” and etc.
They’re not idiots, they’re geniuses. The whole idea is that since oil is going to run out soon, they’ll have a new way of making money: TOURISM.
And it’s working pretty damn well if you ask me.
Sounds awesome… except for the part about being in Dubai.[/quote]
Yeah that’s a bit of a disadvantage to us…
I have a friend who worked in Saudi Arabia for six months. He said every weekend, EVERYONE goes to Dubai. Saudi law forbids the consumption of alcohol, but you can drink over in Dubai.
[quote]dg401 wrote:
Saudi law forbids the consumption of alcohol, but you can drink over in Dubai.
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Now THAT is brilliant.
In a step closer to tourism domination. I give you Dubai’s “Dubailand”
twice the size of disneyland and should be fully opened at the latest 2010.
[quote]dg401 wrote:
Dubai is a really cool city. It’s the Las Vegas of the Middle East.
A lot of people are talking about how “they have more money than they know what to do with” and etc.
They’re not idiots, they’re geniuses. The whole idea is that since oil is going to run out soon, they’ll have a new way of making money: TOURISM.
And it’s working pretty damn well if you ask me.[/quote]
Yeah it is.
Have lived on and off in Dubai for the last 15 years. Great weather, great beaches, zero crime, sure the occasional shit which makes you want to whine but at the end of the day, a great place to live if you’re a middle income expat. Oh yeah, and stunning beautiful women, everywhere.
So yeah, if they keep building the projects while they have the money, and make sure the projects are all tip-top…then yeah, Dubai looks like it will be a mega toursism hub in the near future. Not regional, we are talking international.
Unless we have a nuclear war or the mother of all tsunamis here in the Gulf. In which case, what with all these man made island projects, it will just be like WaterWorld, the movie.
So not all that bad after all.
I love that ‘Burj’ or ‘Borj’ really means ‘tower,’ so ‘Burj Tower’ is ‘Tower Tower.’
Like Chai Tea - ‘chai’ meaning tea. Hah.
