Awe-inspiring Architecture From the Richest City in the World
Dubai is a city of wealth and extravagances. Dubai has boomed to become a world economic powerhouse in the last 30 years. Much of that wealth has been focused into the construction of elaborate, over-the-top, and outstanding pieces of architecture that anyone would be floored by.
The Dynamic Tower
The Dynamic Tower in Dubai is insane. 80 Stories High. Completely powered by internal wind generators and solar panels. Oh, and each floor rotates based on voice activated commands.
David Fisher has designed possibly one of the most ridiculously awesome structures to be built in Dubai. The building has an central internal core housing an elevator and power generating wind turbines, in which each floor rotates around individually. The full 360 degree rotation takes around 3 hours, with the idea that the view from your penthouse condo is constantly changing based on the time of day.
The Dynamic Tower is 120% green. Not only does the tower generate enough energy for its own usage, it also has energy to spare for nearby structures. This happens through wind and solar power. Wind generators are mounted horizontally in between each of the 80 floors, and go unnoticed to onlookers of this extravagant structure.
Solar cells are placed on the roof of each unit and as it rotates, the cells absorb energy as they are exposed to the sun. The advantage of solar cells is the sheer amount of surface area that the building will have, considering it has 80 floors, independently rotating, constantly exposing different areas on their roof to the energy providing sun.
The Dynamic Tower will also show up in Moscow and is being built around the central core in prefabricated pieces shipped in from Italy. Reserve your unit now for around $3000 per square foot!
Burj Al Arab
Next time you swing by Dubai, stay in the Burj Al Arab. That is, if you can drop $1300 a night for a room. If you can, you are entitled to a private butler, Rolls Royce Chauffeur, helicopter tours, yachts, a private beach and much more.
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fantastic buildings… thanks for sharing
Excellent architecture. Very cool article.
Amazing! I wonder where did you get such a photographic tour of the city’s awe inspiring buildings? Thank you.
awe-inspiring…yes, but very scary. Definitely done to impress the rest of the world. Only wealthy people can afford to even visit the place.
Interesting but the buildings are going to all be from the same era meaning a lack of originality. London, Paris and Rome were not built over two decades they were built over hundreds of years. The harsh environment in Dubi will only get worse with water shortages and the logistical nightmare of working in such a hot environment make it possible that the good time cannot last.
