Tallest Building In The World May Involve A Comet
First there was the U-shaped skyscraper that could be the "longest" building in the world. Now? Architects want to dangle towers from asteroids.
New York-based architecture firm Clouds Architecture Office just unveiled renderings of a new conceptual building system that would build skyscrapers attached to comets. The firm has proposed that a large asteroid be place into orbit over Earth, and that a high-strength cable be lowered toward earth to hold a skyscraper. (Stay with us here.) The tower would be constructed over Dubai - where tall building construction is a specialty at one fifth the cost of New York construction - and would orbit between North and South America on a daily loop.
Behold, a rendering for the building, which has been named Analemma Tower:
In a press release, the firm stated that Analemma would be powered by space-based solar panels, and that water would be filtered and recycled from condensate captured from rainwater and clouds. The building would be the world's tallest - that is, if you consider its height from the sky.
The lower portion of the building would include offices and apartments, while the top portion would hold religious establishments or funerary services, according to Dezeen. Windows throughout the building would need to be built differently to compensate for atmospheric pressure. (Ah, the things you must consider when building property hanging from space).
Hard to visualize it in your head? We don't blame you. To solve that problem, check out the photos below and dream of floating buildings in our future.
h/t: Curbed
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