Dynamic Architecture Rotating Tower

 

 

On Tuesday 24th June, press were treated to an introduction to the world’s first ‘building in motion’. Rotating Tower, designed by Italian architect David Fisher, is expected to move from design to reality in less than two years. 

The design, in collaboration with British firm Dynamic Architecture Group, will be premiered in two locations: Moscow and Dubai which were chosen for very different reasons. Dubai was Fisher’s first choice for the tower. He said: “Dubai is a city of the future and I think that the building of the future should be in the city of the future.” He took inspiration from UAE Vice President and Dubai ruler, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who told him: “Don’t wait for the future, face the future.” Moscow got involved by approaching Fisher who accepted the Russians proposal knowing that they would be 'fast at putting things together'.

Dubai’s building will reach 80 floors: The top 10 floors will be used for luxury ‘Villa’ style apartments, below which a further 35 floors of accommodation, then the 15 floors below will comprise an extravagant hotel and the lowest 20 floors used as retail space.

The segmented tower design will allow each floor to turn independently using voice recognition technology and giving those inside an ever-changing view over the space of 1 to 3 hours. In the Dubai building the voice recognition will be able to interpret such instructions as ‘left’ or ‘right’ in English, Arabic or Italian but any language could be programmed in for further buildings.

It was suggested by one journalist that there may be difficulties when one floor is occupied by more than one tenant. Fisher responded that the architects would be able to adapt a building in whichever way necessary to suit their needs and added: “It opens a way of thinking... people start to think in a different direction.”
Rotating Tower is the Italian architect’s first skyscraper design but he is confident that he will be able to pull off the concept, first listing his experience in the architecture world and then by stating: “I did not design skyscrapers but I feel completely ready to do so.”

The Rotating Tower design uses photovoltaic cells and wind turbine technology to collect enough energy to power itself and Fisher says they ‘will have some so we can sell to the neighbours’. The cells which will be placed on the top surface of each floor will be 15% open to the sun’s rays on all 80 floors for the full day helping to power the building.

It is hoped that the tower’s design could be adaptable worldwide with the same power generation capabilities. Fisher said: “Most cities in the world have enough wind to power these turbines – we have used German technology and are testing in Italy and it seems we have enough power” (for the current buildings).
The towers will also be the first skyscrapers to be entirely constructed from prefabricated parts put together in a factory in Southern Italy by a team of 600 in the facility and 80 on-site. Moscow and Dubai’s towers will begin construction in the next few weeks in Italy where the bathrooms, the most complicated part of the design according to Fisher, will be created and it is hoped they will be able to break ground in the next couple of months. While there has been interest from several countries throughout the world Fisher hopes that New York will be the next to pick up on the concept.

AMAZING ARCHITECTURE

MY DREAM, OUR VISION

Design Act designed this incredible building, made up of permutated cubes, for the World Expo 2010 Singapore Pavilion competition.

GAZPROM CITY

Daniel Libeskind conceived this striking skyscraper for Gazprom City, St. Petersburg.

 

VERTICAL VILLAGE

 

Graft Lab's architects created this energy-efficient Vertical Village, to be built in Dubai, with the most advanced solar panels and cells to maximize solar energy production.

 

DRAGONFLY VERTICAL FARM

 

Vincent Callebaut's architects designed the "Dragonfly" vertical farm for the New York City skyline. The 132-floor, 2,000 foot-tall structure (resembling a dragonfly's wing) would contain residences, offices, farming space, and even areas dedicated to growing and studying both produce and livestock.

 

SONGJIANG HOTEL, CHINA

 

Atkins' five-star resort hotel set would be set inside a water-filled quarry in the Songjiang, China. The 400-bed hotel would include underwater public areas and guestrooms. An extreme sports center, offering rock climbing and bungee jumping, would be suspended over the quarry.

 

CYBERTECTURE EGG

 

James Law Cybertecture International designed this 32,000 square-meter Cybertecture Egg, commissioned by Vijay Associate (Wadhwa Developers) for Mumbai, India.

 

CRESCENT HYDROPOLIS UNDERWATER RESORT

 

Crescent Hydropolis, currently being constructed in Dubai, will be the world's first luxury underwater hotel. To enter the 200 submarine suites, guests will arrive at a land station, then be transported via train to the main area of the hotel offshore. The 1.1-million-square-foot area will include a shopping mall, restaurants, movie theaters, and missile-defense system, all 60-feet underwater.

 

ACME UNITED NATION MEMORIAL SPACE

 

ACME, a design firm, submitted this stunning hive-like design to South Korea's design competition, which called for designs for a memorial space in a United Nations Peace Park. Individual cells are combined to form this cube structure

 

ABU DHABI PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE

 

Zaha Hadid's Performing Arts Center will form part of a multi-billion dollar cultural district in Abu Dhabi. Hadid describes the structure as a “biological analogy”, with branch and leaf-like components that are “transformed from these abstract diagrams into architectonic design.”

 

 

 

 

DUBAI: THE HIDDEN CITY OF TOMORROW

Have you ever dreamed of spending the night in a luxury hotel that’s 66 feet below the sea surface, watching passing mermaids, underwater fireworks and tropical fish from your room? Did you think that was even possible? Well in Dubai, anything is possible and this is just one of many examples. How about picturing yourself skiing down a snow filled revolving mountain, in the middle of the arabian desert, seem impossible? Well, technically it would be, but the developers in Dubai have mastered the art of turning human imaginations into real life experiences and the new ski dome is just another example of exactly that.

Dubai has earned a reputation for extravagance as it has broken many records with it’s ambitious projects. Dubai can boast of having or in the process of creating the biggest airport in the world, the largest man made port in the world, the largest mall in the world, the only 7 star hotel in the world, the tallest skyscraper in the world and the largest theme parks in the world which will encompass an area of almost 3 times the size of World Disney World in Orlando, Florida. How do you keep this hidden, you may ask?

According to Brian Monahan of www.DubaiCondoProperty.com, "the most incredible thing about Dubai is that this revolutionary city is not a household name to many westerners and the majority of Americans." There is a severe shortage of Americans who even know Dubai exists, let alone where to find it on a map. It doesn’t help that many Americans equate the Middle East with political turmoil and religious fanaticism which makes the region an unlikely destination in which to vacation. The best part is that none of this applies to this futuristic wonderland. It is the most liberal of all Middle Eastern Countries. A modern, cosmopolitan city, Dubai today is home to a remarkable blend of cultures where people of more than 184 nationalities co-exist in a vibrant city that has become an icon for 21st century living. Regardless of race, sex, political viewpoints or religion you can enjoy a relaxed and pleasant lifestyle in Dubai. What many westerners may find the most shocking is that Dubai has been voted the safest city in the world two years in a row by Interpol and crime is virtually non-existent.

It will be very difficult for this mesmerizing city to remain hidden much longer. Luxury cruise liners are now adding Dubai to their ports of call. Many western A-list celebrities can frequently be found soaking up the sun and enjoying the nightlife of Dubai. Donald Trump, Palazzo Versace, Atlantis (newer version of Bahama Atlantis) and Giorgio Armani are all building luxury properties in this remarkable city. From sports and rock stars, politicians and movie stars, it seems that anybody who is anybody is investing in Dubai. It has been compared to buying in Las Vegas before the mega hotel and casinos or Orlando before World Disney World. The beautiful sandy beaches and azure blue Arabian seas of Dubai may remain hidden for now, but they can not hide forever.

History of Architecture

The earliest surviving written work on the subject of architecture is De architectura, by the Roman architect Vitruvius in the early 1st century CE.^[2] According to Vitruvius, a good building should satisfy the three principles of firmitatis utilitatis venustatis,^[3][4] which translates roughly as -

• Durability - it should stand up robustly and remain in good condition.
• Utility - it should be useful and function well for the people using it.
• Beauty - it should delight people and raise their spirits.

According to Vitruvius, the architect should strive to fulfill each of these three attributes as well as possible. Leone Battista Alberti, who elaborates on the ideas of Vitruvius in his treatise, De Re Aedificatoria, saw beauty primarily as a matter of proportion, although ornament also played a part. For Alberti, the rules of proportion were those that governed the idealised human figure, the Golden mean. The most important aspect of beauty was therefore an inherent part of an object, rather than something applied superficially; and was based on universal, recognisable truths. The notion of style in the arts was not developed until the 16th century, with the writing of Vasari.^[5] The treatises, by the 18th century, had been translated into Italian, French, Spanish and English.

The Parthenon, Athens, Greece, "the supreme example among architectural sites."

In the early nineteenth century, Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin wrote Contrasts (1836) that, as the titled suggested, contrasted the modern, industrial world, which he disparaged, with an idealized image of neo-medieval world. Gothic architecture, Pugin believed, was the only “true Christian form of architecture.”
The 19th century English art critic, John Ruskin, in his Seven Lamps of Architecture, published 1849,^[7] was much narrower in his view of what constituted architecture. Architecture was the "art which so disposes and adorns the edifices raised by men ... that the sight of them" contributes "to his mental health, power, and pleasure".
For Ruskin, the aesthetic was of overriding significance. His work goes on to state that a building is not truly a work of architecture unless it is in some way "adorned". For Ruskin, a well-constructed, well-proportioned, functional building needed string courses or rustication, at the very least.
On the difference between the ideals of "architecture" and mere "construction", the renowned 20th C. architect Le Corbusier wrote: "You employ stone, wood, and concrete, and with these materials you build houses and palaces: that is construction. Ingenuity is at work. But suddenly you touch my heart, you do me good. I am happy and I say: This is beautiful. That is Architecture".

Introduce Of Architecture

Architecture can mean:

• The art and science of designing and erecting buildings and other physical structures.
• The practice of an architect, where architecture means to offer or render professional services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings, that have as their principal purpose human occupancy or use.
• A general term to describe buildings and other structures.
• A style and method of design and construction of buildings and other physical structures.

A wider definition may comprise all design activity, from the macro-level (urban design, landscape architecture) to the micro-level (construction details and furniture). Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and constructing form, space and ambience that reflect functional, technical, social, and aesthetic considerations. It requires the creative manipulation and coordination of material, technology, light and shadow. Architecture also encompasses the pragmatic aspects of realising buildings and structures, including scheduling, cost estimating and construction administration. As documentation produced by architects, typically drawings, plans and technical specifications, architecture defines the structure and/or behavior of a building or any other kind of system that is to be or has been constructed.
Architectural works are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art. Historical civilizations are often identified with their surviving architectural achievements.
Architecture sometimes refers to the activity of designing any kind of system and the term is common in the information technology world.