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project is moving ahead:

"Foundation work for the Sky City project is expected to go ahead by the end of the month, while the planned three month construction period runs from the end of the year to the end of March 2013."

http://www.constructionweekonline.c...to-90-day-worlds-tallest-target/#.UKz5mobUBO9

"As for Sky City, Broad plans to start laying the foundation at the end of November, with the three-month race against the clock starting at the end of the year and running through March. Ladies and gentlemen, get out your stopwatches — this one could be a nail-biter.

Read more: http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/11/20/china-plans-to-build-the-worlds-largest-skyscraper-in-just-90-days/#ixzz2CtaftKk4"

http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/11/20...largest-skyscraper-in-just-90-days/?hpt=hp_c2

this is going to be freaky to watch

edit: Sorry for the bump. did a search did not notice the thread was months old but hope this is okay.

 

[speculawyer]

Just wait until they all find that they speak different languages and can no longer complete their project! HA!

 

[_woLf]

It's a giant box, it probably requires less structural planning than the Burj Dubai with it's weird shape.

I'm just trying to imagine the constant stream of semis required just to get the raw materials to the site in time to build it that fast. That's going to be ridiculous.

 

[leadbelly]

Clever, but the asbestos cloud the collapse would generate would still engulf you!

Who the fuck uses asbestos anymore?

 

[demosthenes]

Who the fuck uses asbestos anymore?

I'm pretty sure it's still used in a lot of areas where people generally won't be.

 

[xbhaskarx]

90 days to build, how long to fall down due to shoddy construction

 

[leadbelly]

I'm pretty sure it's still used in a lot of areas where people generally won't be.

So not a skyscraper then. Well, maybe this one.

 

[MoonLightWave]

90 days to build, how long to fall down due to shoddy construction

made in china right? >_>


Wish we western countries had sucha work force.

 

[bodyboarder]

If they don't put in a time lapse camera ill be disappointed.

 

[SystemShock2]

If there's one thing that China has become great at, it's building giant cities that no one lives in.

This shit's insane. wtf are they thinking?

 

[Leckan]

What's the point? How long is the building supposed to be there? If several years most likely, then what's the hurry?

 

[Smellycat]

Taller by 10 m?? Can Dubai just tape 11 meters to the top of their tower?? haha

 

[Raide]

This shit's insane. wtf are they thinking?

They are hoping people will see the video and start making all their Zombie Apocalypse films there. Amazing waste of space and money.

 

[You Are Viewtiful]

Yeah I'm not getting anywhere near that building.

 

[magenta]

This shit's insane. wtf are they thinking?

That all important Gee Dee Pee

 

[tino]

Guys its not happening. China's tallest building will only be built in the first tier cities, that neans Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. Realistically only BJ and SH.


You can take my words.

 

[Jeff Albertson]

Fuck I'd hate to wait for a lift at busy times in that place

 

[toxicgonzo]

Taller by 10 m?? Can Dubai just tape 11 meters to the top of their tower?? haha

How do you think China's getting that extra 10m? It's tape all the way up!

 

[Deraldin]

If they don't put in a time lapse camera ill be disappointed.

I don't think you'll have to worry about that. If they get this thing done, they are going to want to show off the construction process.

 

[Conciliator]

Psshhh, I could build it in 89 days. Get me 10,000 dudes a shit ton of bricks. And some duct tape or whatever it is that goes between bricks. We'll knock that motherfucker out in a minute.

 

[zomaha]

it's the future!

 

[TAJ]

This shit's insane. wtf are they thinking?

They're thinking that real estate values can't go down. lawl

 

[Zaptruder]

They're thinking that real estate values can't go down. lawl

I think the logic is going something along the lines of - more people moving into cities as GDP grows.

Need to build buildings ahead of time to allow people to get into cities.

This is what has happened in China in the past - buildings precede people; people move in, area prices rise dramatically.

Whether or not it's sustainable is quite another issue.