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Dubai - Another world first!

Posted by gosmelltheflowers • 6/29/08 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: dubai, flowers, skyscraper, spinning

Lost the plot?

Dubai are pushing the envelope even further with the worlds first shape shifting and ever changing SPINNING SKYSCRAPER.

It never looks the same - take a look and let us know if you think they can pull it off:

www.gosmelltheflowers.com/archives/3338

All comments welcomed and the louder you shout the faster it goes!

User Comments

6/29/08

earthlingorgeous

Oh wow! That was definitely a first of the kind looking building wow.

The Burj is so cool this one is cooler! Thanks for the info:)

Oh I just wonder, will the people inside the building get dizzy with the constant shape shifting? LOL! Who would wanna have an office in there ... hmmmm

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6/29/08

gosmelltheflowers

Cheers Earthling - we hear it'll be residential and commercial!

Living & working.

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6/29/08

jackpayne

Stupendous! Left you a comment.

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1. 6/30/08
  
  gosmelltheflowers
  
  Cheers Jack - very well put!!
6/29/08

huggingthecoast

Wow! What a great building this will be!

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6/29/08

jan4insight

It's for a Star Wars episode XVIII and counting, but not for Earth. IMO.

It also seems rather energy-inefficient, which is the wrong way to go these days.

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1. 6/30/08
  
  mattclark
  
  ? I saw this on the BBC site, doesn't seem inefficient at all
  
  "The slender building would be energy self-sufficient as the turbines would produce enough electricity to power the entire building and even feed extra power back into the grid, said the Italian architect at the unveiling of the project in New York."
2. 7/01/08
  
  gosmelltheflowers
  
  Hi Jan - they are promising it to be an eco friendly building!
  
  Gulp.
3. 7/02/08
  
  Norski
  
  What mattclark said: this is the first time that I'm aware of, that there's been a serious attempt to use an entire building as a sort of windmill.
6/30/08

slurmsMcKenzie

I wrote a post about this around 3 days ago, its an amazing building

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6/30/08

braincatcher

I can't view the video but I think this is what they call the "Da Vinci Rotating Tower".
www.designboom.com/contemporary/dubai1.html
Yes this is amazing. Before, buildings were designed to be in equilibrium, now there is motion involved. The aesthetic value did not impress me that much but the concept does.

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1. 7/01/08
  
  gosmelltheflowers
  
  Agreed braincatcher!
6/30/08

pocketcultures

I wonder if you get travel sick when you're inside it?

It looks like an amazing concept though.

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6/30/08

barryfromtexas

I checked it out - oddly enough typically Dubai

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1. 7/01/08
  
  gosmelltheflowers
  
  Agreed and expect more...
6/30/08

myriadlife

Amazing! I hope to go to Dubai next year. I love buildings and that one would have me entranced for many hours/days/weeks.

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7/01/08

offendedblogger

Hmmm, it is very cool but I wonder if they will actually be able to pull it off, that seems to be quite a challenge!

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1. 7/02/08
  
  Norski
  
  Perhaps an understatement. I'll be following this project with interest.
7/01/08

Shiley

Didn't Donald Trump put a new hotel or something near you that looks like a palm tree and it's connected over water or something?

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7/01/08

Nomadic

God I hate the decadence of the Gulf. UAE? Hrumphhhh......
www.travelpod.com/travel-blog/nomadic/3/tpod.html

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7/02/08

Norski

Thanks for this thread - and the post with the video.

A remarkable project.

Being shamelessly self-serving, here are some short posts related to the project:

apatheticlemming.blogspot.com/2008/06/another-dubai-skyscraper-this-one-spi...
apatheticlemming.blogspot.com/2007/09/new-spin-on-skyscrapers-literally.htm...

About the spinning floors: One article said that the floors turn at a rate of one rotation in 90 minutes. That might be perceptible as motion, but I doubt that many people will get motion sickness from it.

The video you posted speeds up the rotation rate, for obvious reasons.

Very, very cool project.

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1. 7/08/08
  
  gosmelltheflowers
  
  Cheers Norski - we'll hold the party when its built!
7/02/08

TimMc

Cool building.
I'm just wondering though...will you have to chase the doors around on the first floor in order to get into it? "Hey...wait for meeeeeeeee!" Hehehe

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1. 7/10/08
  
  gosmelltheflowers
  
  Health and safety anyone??
7/08/08

Dukepro25

Shweeeet!

I'd hate to be one of the hundreds in that thing to find out it doesn't quite work.

LOL!!!

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