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Ultima Tower is two crazy miles high, wants to be green
How tall is too tall? I guess we'll know once one of these crazy building concepts ends up getting built — if it subsequently falls down, that is.
The Ultima Tower is a conceptualization by designer Eugene Tsui and it's built around alleviating city congestion in this increasingly congested world. It's debatably attractive shape is inspired by termite mounds and, instead of trying to brave the winds as your ordinary block-like skyscraper, it slopes gracefully to a point from a 7,000-foot-in-diameter base. The Ultima Tower is designed to provide good ol' self contained arcology living, takes advantage of renewable wind energy, has its own water supply at its base and throughout the tower, and uses reflecting mirrors to boost the amount of natural light throughout.
I wonder what construction firms think when they look at concepts like this? At least Tsui made it aerodynamic — it'd be a pain if it created some drag against the Earth's orbit.
Ultima Tower, via Inhabitat
By SouthPaw at 7:23 PM ON 04/03/08
Someone fell asleep watching reruns of star trek voyager. The design is even similar.
By murc at 8:44 PM ON 04/03/08
obviously an old (and stupid) pic.
How do I know its old....simple.
first of all, I'd like to say, the (very) ugly looking building called "eye in the sky Tower", is pure fantasy garbage, it will never get built.
as for how I know this is old, the freedom tower is on that list....first of all its not going to be finished with its construction until 2011. and around 2+ years ago they redesigned it (thank god), it now looks much better. In the re-designing of it they moved the top spire from the side, into the middle (where it looks best)(and structually is more sound.
but anywho, so, like I said, the spire is on the side of it, not in the middle which tells me this rendering is likely around 3-5 years old.
By Redd at 9:18 PM ON 04/03/08
Wow, someone sure does need to pull the stick out of their ass.
By IsoTek at 10:34 PM ON 04/03/08
Southpaw and I must think alike. First thing I thought when I saw it was Millenium Gate. He Mrs. Mulgrew, need a job?
By slothrop at 5:40 PM ON 04/04/08
Not to be a nerd, but you could build a 20-mile-high wall and not create any drag against the earth's orbit. Wind doesn't have anything to do with astronomy.
I am now finished nerding out.
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