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[Logically Irrational]

I made a new thread since this isn't supposed to be under construction until 2013. But, seriously?! Haven't we already gone through the whole artificial island thing with dubai? And 1050m is pretty insane. I almost feel like this should go in the fictional future section so... move if necessary I guess.

Azerbaijan to build world’s tallest skyscraper (UPDATE)

Edited by Logically Irrational, 03 February 2012 - 01:58 AM.

[Logically Irrational]

This is the construction site today:

[Shimmy]

Looks like they're about half way there. Are they planning on putting anything in these buildings or is it just another giant ghost town with hotels and offices no-one can afford?

[Logically Irrational]

I don't know anything about the market in the region, but I really don't see how this could work. These grand urban designs built from the ground up never seem to pan out, at least not on this scale. Dubai had like twenty of this type of thing in the works at one point, and look how that turned out. Honestly, I'm not even sure about Kingdom Tower, but that one looks way more doable. Who knows what will happen though?

[wjfox]

Ugly looking tower. Too fat and bulky.

[Shimmy]

Ugly looking tower. Too fat and bulky.

I actually think it's very nice. Much better looking than the shard or Burj.

[Craven]

I like this design (Burj also looks great), but wtf? Isn't it idiotic to build it on man made islands? Not only it skyrockets costs, but also seems like dumb idea when ocean levels rise.

[Shimmy]

Well once part of it is underwater they could just build a new entrance and sell the bottom floors as luxury aquarium apartments. I'd love to look out my window and see sharks and fish. Assuming this is their plan and they've made it waterproof

[Craven]

Hmm and what about parking lot? Will they build additional roads above water?

[Shimmy]

In the future they won't need roads

[themethod]

that looks like a tower a futurist in the 60's would design

it reminds me of Civilization (the game)

Edited by themethod, 04 February 2012 - 01:48 AM.

[Logically Irrational]

Someone on Skyscrapercity compared it to lipstick. I kind of have to agree:

[truthiness]

Isn't it idiotic to build it on man made islands? Not only it skyrockets costs, but also seems like dumb idea when ocean levels rise.

Isn't the Caspian Sea really a giant land-locked lake fed by rivers? Would its level rise if the global ocean sea level rose? I can't see how it would. Might it actually fall if those rivers were tapped for irrigation or if Eastern Europe and/or the Middle East became drier due to climate change?

What would happen to man-made islands if the Caspian Sea began to dry up like its cousin, the Aral? I guess they'd become man-made hills... I can imagine a glistening city full of skyscraper arcologies inhabited by the rich towering over the hastily built slums built as the Caspian receded.

[Logically Irrational]

I'm picturing the island project getting stuck looking like this:

[Craven]

Yeah Caspian sea is a lake, so no worries Thanks for pointing this out.

[mic of orion]

New Dubai?

[Time_Traveller]

Someone on Skyscrapercity compared it to lipstick. I kind of have to agree:

It does look like it doesn't it, I think in the future we'll have weird shaped buildings.

[Craven]

You call it weird? Have you seen China Central Television Headquarters?

http://en.wikipedia....on_Headquarters

Now that's insane.