Offshore Megacity - The Great Pyramid of Tokyo (VIDEO)
A network of tubes...
Will this be more or less stable in the event of an earthquake?
I guess that I am just wondering how much of this is aesthetics and how much of this is the result of an ingenious solution to a problem that I can't quite identify.
Japanese designers are now planning an offshore magacity that could house close to a million people. The design is a giant pyramid in which up to 24 80-story buildings could be suspended from the roof. People could zoom between the buildings in a network of tubes. While the project itself looks a...
Read More at TrendHunter.com
Will this be more or less stable in the event of an earthquake?
I guess that I am just wondering how much of this is aesthetics and how much of this is the result of an ingenious solution to a problem that I can't quite identify.
Offshore Megacity - The Great Pyramid of Tokyo (VIDEO)
via TREND HUNTER Magazine - Trend Spotting, Cool Hunting and Innovation on Jun 18, 2007
Japanese designers are now planning an offshore magacity that could house close to a million people. The design is a giant pyramid in which up to 24 80-story buildings could be suspended from the roof. People could zoom between the buildings in a network of tubes. While the project itself looks a... Read More at TrendHunter.com
