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A moving skyscraper is a tall building in which individual floors can rotate on its axis. The world's first such building, the Suite Vollard,[1] is located in Curitiba, Brazil.[2] Another similar project is the canceled Dynamic Tower in Dubai.
The Dynamic Tower
[edit]The Dynamic Tower was designed by Italian architect David Fisher, to be built in Dubai. It was proposed to have a total number of 80 floors. All the floors would be prefabricated and would spin 360 degrees around a central column by means of power generated by the wind turbine located between each floor. The apartments were expected to cost about $3.7 million to $36 million. The construction was expected to be completed by 2014, but it was ultimately canceled. The projected cost of the project was 700 million dollars.[3]
Moscow
[edit]There are plans to build a 70-story skyscraper in Moscow as well.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ After the Vollard Suite by Pablo Picasso.
- ↑ "Revolutionary buildings". The Economist
- ↑ "Dubai plans 'moving' skyscraper". BBC Online. 2008-06-25. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
- ↑ "Moving skyscraper in Dubai and Moscow". Archived from the original on 2008-10-07. Retrieved 2008-06-26.