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This Video From The Tip Top Of The Burj Dubai Makes Me Sick
7:59AM Matt Buchanan | Hold me, I feel like puking after watching this video from the top of the Burj Dubai, the tallest man-made point on Earth. The shaking? That’s because the tower’s wobbling. Vertigo, uggghhhhh. [YouTube via Skyscraper Forums via Mahoney's Playground] More »
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7:40AM Adam Frucci | What would the Burj Dubai, the world’s tallest building, look like if it was in NYC? It would look something like this. Holy shit, this thing is huge. And here’s some more perspective for you. More »
This Is What The Burj Dubai Would Look Like In Manhattan
7:40AM Adam Frucci | What would the Burj Dubai, the world’s tallest building, look like if it was in NYC? It would look something like this. Holy shit, this thing is huge. And here’s some more perspective for you. More »
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This Is What the Most Leaning Building In the World Looks Like
2:40AM Jesus Diaz | This is the Capital Gate, a 160 metre tall tower that leans 18 degrees to the west, 14 degrees more than the Tower of Pisa. And unlike many of these spectacular projects, this one is actually well underway in Abu Dhabi, as you can see in this image: More »
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Sky-Terra Towers Poised to Steal the Last Remnants of Sunshine from Humanity
12:10AM Mark Wilson | Sky-Terra were designed with the intent of creating a green space in the sky. But am I the only one who sees a flaw with this logic? More »
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Dystopian Farm Is What Happens When Colossal Ferns Grow in Manhattan
7:20AM Mark Wilson | By architect Eric Vergne, Dystopian Farm is a biomorphic skyscraper concept, taking design cues from the cell structure of a fern to create a stunning, multi-functional space. More »
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CO2 Skyscraper Scrubs Away Smog With 400 Trees
6:40AM Sean Fallon | The idea is actually very simple: construct a tower fitted with 200-400 trees in areas of high pollution. Basically, it works like a gigantic filter—scrubbing smog and converting CO2 into oxygen. More »
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Vauxhall Sky Garden Building Gets Three-Storey Gardens Inside
10:45PM Kit Eaton | This 130m skyscraper has been approved for building in London, but unlike “dead” conventional buildings, the Sky Garden includes plans for two three-story gardens to be built inside it. The idea is to “create a space for social interaction” and “foster micro communities,” which sounds like a neat way of combining green eco-friendliness and dense urban buildings. The gardens will cover about 2,500 square metres in total: a significant proportion of the building to give up from your normal retail/accommodation space. And it’s just going to be way cool to take a stroll in the “park” in your own building. [DesignBoom] More »
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Dubai’s Newest Insane Skyscraper to House a Restaurant in a Glass Pod at 655 Metres
6:45AM Adam Frucci | Oh look, another insane tower planned for Dubai! This one is dubbed the Anara Tower, and while it’s not going to be the tallest in the world (it’ll be about 150 metres shorter than the Burj Dubai at 655 metres), it’s still incredible all on its own. More »
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The Plans for the 2.5km-High Skyscraper in, You Guessed It, Dubai
4:00PM Jesus Diaz | Forget the 1,000 metre-high 200-floor Nakheel Tower because it’s no longer going to be the highest skyscraper in the world. The new upcoming beast is this amazing 2.5km-high skyscraper planned for the Jumeirah City project in Dubai. The building is so tall that its main elevator is in fact a vertical 200kph bullet train. This city-in-a-skyscraper will consume 37,000MWH/year, with a 15MW peak usage, but as the plans show, it has been designed to generate most of it using wind, thermal, and solar power: More »
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