Moving skyscraper explained

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 Dynamic Tower in Dubai.

The Dynamic Tower

See main article: Dynamic Tower. The tower which will be built in Dubai is designed by Italian architect David Fisher. It will have a total number of 80 floors. All the floors are prefabricated and can spin 360 degrees around a central column by means of power generated by the wind turbine located between each floor. The apartments are expected to cost about $3.7 million to $36 million. The construction was expected to be completed by 2014. The projected cost of the project was 700 million dollars.[3]

Moscow

There are plans to build a 70-story skyscraper in Moscow as well.[4]

Notes and References

  1. After the Vollard Suite by Pablo Picasso.
  2. http://www.economist.com/node/13174449 "Revolutionary buildings"
  3. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7472722.stm Moving skyscraper in Dubai
  4. Web site: Moving skyscraper in Dubai and Moscow . 2008-06-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081007033812/http://news.opodo.co.uk/articles//2008-06-25/18655319-Moving-skyscrapers.php . 2008-10-07 . dead .