Cool Idea |
by Kim Moreland |
Here's something in the works for people who like changing views. Architect David Fisher is planning the first rotating skyscrapers. He's using wind technology to help with energy cost.
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Cool Idea |
by Kim Moreland |
Here's something in the works for people who like changing views. Architect David Fisher is planning the first rotating skyscrapers. He's using wind technology to help with energy cost.
(Image © Times Online)
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*Blurgh*
It's not a bad idea -- I'm just not sure my stomach could handle it.
Posted by: Gina Dalfonzo | June 26, 2008 at 10:44 AM
Yeah, really. Wonder if employees in the building get a supply of dramamine.
Amusing comment at that source's site:
"Well I'm hoping hackers get into that architect's laptop and set the thing to washing machine spin cycle."
Posted by: CLH | June 26, 2008 at 10:59 AM
You're kinda on a roll with the whole Dutch thing, eh, Kim? (Windmills...)
"to help with energy cost." I.e., it will primarily use other sources of energy that are non-renewable. How wasteful!! (He said, mocking the high dudgeon of the global warming folk.)
Hmmm, perhaps the building owners could have tours, selling tickets to see (per Gina's comment) poor cubicle denizens turning green. Sadistic entertainment, to be sure, but consistent with the spirit of our era. Will this be known (in concert with the TV show) as "The Hurl Building"?
Posted by: LeeQuod | June 26, 2008 at 11:13 AM
Rotating the tens of thousands of tons (or is it hundreds of thousands) every day is going to -save- energy?
Posted by: labrialumn | June 26, 2008 at 11:14 AM
Sorry, but it's not a cool idea, but an example of the truth behind the statement "Just because we can do a thing does not mean we should do that thing."
Posted by: Chris Clukey | June 26, 2008 at 02:28 PM
For a high-rise, I've got to give it credit. The rotating aspect is completely self-powered so there's no waste there and solar panels will offset at least some of the power usage which is more than most buildings. I guess it's still an extravagant high rise though.
I wonder where the Breakpoint offices are located now that I think about it.
Posted by: Brian | June 26, 2008 at 10:30 PM
I agree. This is pretty cool. At least for technical and even aesthetic appeal.
First, horizontal movement in buildings.
Then, we'll get vertical movement.
Someday... we'll all be living in Transformers (the coolness of which can't be argued against :D)... or tents.
Posted by: Steve (SBK) | June 27, 2008 at 12:29 AM
Brian, you wrote:
"I wonder where the Breakpoint offices are located now that I think about it."
And your point would be...?
Posted by: Chris Clukey | June 27, 2008 at 12:31 AM
"Most of the floors will be controlled from the architect's laptop, so that they are synchronised to make undulating architectural forms."
Heh - will that laptop be running Microsoft Windows? "Go tell the super he needs to Ctrl-Alt-Delete the building."
Posted by: LeeQuod | June 27, 2008 at 02:16 AM
There's something so "Babel" about this.
Posted by: Zoe | June 27, 2008 at 02:30 PM
I don't a point, the topic of office buildings caused me to wonder, that is all.
Posted by: Brian | June 27, 2008 at 02:54 PM
I'm not sure why a few of you poo-pooed the spinning building. I don't see anything particularly sinful about high-rises--even spinning ones.
Posted by: Kim Moreland | June 30, 2008 at 02:17 PM
Kim, just to clarify, I don't see this as sinful, just silly.
Posted by: Chris Clukey | June 30, 2008 at 03:38 PM