China building the world's tallest building in 90 days
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[QUOTE]China Will Build the Tallest Building In the World in Just 90 Days
According to its engineers, this will be the tallest skyscraper in the world by the end of March of 2013. Its name is Sky City, and its 2,749 feet (838 meters) and 220 floors will pop like mushroom in Changsha city, by the Xiangjiang river. In 90 days. Ninety days.
It's not a joke. According to the construction company, the skyscraper will be built in just 90 days at the unbelievable rate of five floors per day.
It's hard to believe, but they claim the building has been designed by some of the engineers who previously worked at the Burj Khalifa. It is also the same firm that built a full 30-story hotel in 15 days—which yes, it's still standing and in perfect working condition.
Foundation work is beginning at the end of the month, once the Chinese authorities give the final go ahead to the project.
[B]Pre-fab magic[/B]
They will be able to achieve this impossibly fast construction rate by using a prefabricated modular technology developed by Broad Sustainable Building, a company that has built 20 tall structures in China so far, including the that 30-story hotel.
Since they built that hotel, the company has been perfecting their technology, which they are now claiming will turn their project into the world's tallest skyscraper in just three months. That's a whooping five floors per day, which seems just absurd. According to Construction Week Online, the company is very serious about it. The senior VP of the Broad Group, Juliet Jiang, has publicly said that they "will go on as planned with the completion of five storeys a day."
[B]Record numbers[/B]
Unlike the Burj Khalifa, the tower will be mostly habitable. Its final height will be 2,749 feet high (838 meters). Compared that to the Burj's 2,719 feet (829 meters), which include the spire at the top resulting in a total of 163 floors.
Sky City will use an astonishing 220,000 tons of steel. The structure will be able to house 31,400 people of both "high and low income communities". The company says that the residential area will use 83-percent of the building, while the rest will be offices, schools, hospitals, shops and restaurants. People will move up and down using 104 high speed elevators.
The record figures don't stop there: in addition to the 90-day construction time—as opposed to the 210 days initially reported by the Chinese media—the company claims it will cost $1,500 per square meter as opposed to the Burj's $15,000 per square meter, all thanks to the prefab technology.
They also claim it will be able to sustain earthquakes of a 9.0 magnitude and be resistant to fire for "up to three hours," as well as be extremely energy efficient thanks to thermal insulation, four-panned windows and different air conditioning techniques that were already used in their previous constructions.
To be honest, it all seems like a tall tale to me—no pun intended. Although the credentials of the company seem to be quite serious, one thing is to build a 30-story hotel in 15 days and the other is to built the largest skyscraper in the world in 90 days. It just boggles the mind. Maybe it was April's Fool in China yesterday.
Whatever it is, we will discover it in March. If it's confirmed, the time-lapse videos are going to be epic, [Construction Week Online][/QUOTE]
[url]http://www.constructionweekonline.com/article-19593-broad-sticks-to-90-day-worlds-tallest-target/#.UKtDjaU7RJM[/url]
[url]http://gizmodo.com/5962070/china-will-build-the-tallest-building-in-the-world-in-just-90-days[/url]
I just hope the building doesn't fall off in a day.
[QUOTE=Deathhunter;38524828]
it all seems like a tall tale to me-no pun intended.[/QUOTE]
you lying fuck
I hope the foundations are not modular too.
[img]http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/185vnmc86uy7gjpg/xlarge.jpg[/img]
Imagine a whole city with buildings like that, with sky bridges between them.
Hope the company can pull it off, it'd be a great feat of engineering. Though I think the construction workers will be putting in insanely long hours.
90 Days? I thought a good amount of time was taken making sure the building was built right? If that shit falls it could take out a huge chunk of the city, especially if its built wrong and doesn't implode downwards.
[QUOTE=Clavus;38524979]Though I think the construction workers will be putting in insanely long hours.[/QUOTE]
Luckily we invented something called the 'shift'.
[QUOTE=Zambies!;38524985]90 Days? I thought a good amount of time was taken making sure the building was built right? If that shit falls it could take out a huge chunk of the city, especially if its built wrong and doesn't implode downwards.[/QUOTE]
From what I understand, they pretty much build the whole thing already. They just have to build a frame and stack the prefab blocks together.
[QUOTE=NoDachi;38524997]Luckily we invented something called the 'shift'.[/QUOTE]
Don't think that ever stopped companies in Asia from extending those shifts if deadlines need to be met. And three months is one hell of a tight deadline for a building like that.
[QUOTE=Clavus;38525002]Don't think that ever stopped companies in Asia from extending those shifts if deadlines need to be met. And three months is one hell of a tight deadline for a building like that.[/QUOTE]
Based on your extensive knowledge of Asian construction industries I gather.
Finally a proper fucking skyscraper and not architect crying "I regret I didn't pick arts career and sculpting!".
[QUOTE=Clavus;38524979][img]http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/185vnmc86uy7gjpg/xlarge.jpg[/img]
Imagine a whole city with buildings like that, with sky bridges between them.[/QUOTE]
This is spot on something I've always wanted to see in fiction, I'm surprised it hasn't really been used yet.
[QUOTE=usaokay;38525010][h2]CHINA WILL GROW LARGER.[/h2][/QUOTE]
[h2]THERE'S NOT ENOUGH ROOM FOR THAT BUILDING[/h2]
[QUOTE=NoDachi;38525028]Based on your extensive knowledge of Asian construction industries I gather.[/QUOTE]
Pretty much everyone knows about China's lack of human rights and how they can get away with pushing their workers until the job is done
[QUOTE=NoDachi;38525028]Based on your extensive knowledge of Asian construction industries I gather.[/QUOTE]
I might be making a few assumptions yes. Workers in Dubai were widely exploited. I don't know what China's laws and regulations are on the subject of work hours and overtime nowadays, but their track record isn't great. If you could point me to some statistics or articles on how it has improved over the years I'll be happy to take it back.
[QUOTE=Clavus;38525104]I might be making a few assumptions yes. Workers in Dubai were widely exploited. I don't know what China's laws and regulations are on the subject of work hours and overtime nowadays, but their track record isn't great. If you could point me to some statistics or articles on how it has improved over the years I'll be happy to take it back.[/QUOTE]
I read that many workers in Dubai were basically slaves. They were housed in small company owned complexes, often had their pay withheld indefinitely, and then abruptly fired, losing their living quarters and never seeing a penny.
I love that design, it looks exactly like what a skyscraper should look like
90 Days to build. 90 Minutes to collapse.
[QUOTE=usaokay;38525010][h2]CHINA WILL GROW LARGER.[/h2][/QUOTE]
Wait, h2 tags are still around? I thought Garry / the mods removed them long ago.
Also there is a large version of the above picture:
[img]http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/185vnmc86uy7gjpg/original.jpg[/img]
[QUOTE=Vintage Thatguy;38524869]you lying fuck[/QUOTE]
Quick send him an email and direct him here;
[URL]http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=puns[/URL]
Also, I'm very curious to see how this turns out. Wonder if they'll build the core out of old plastic bags and general trash like they did that bridge.
[QUOTE=Awesomecaek;38525032]Finally a proper fucking skyscraper and not architect crying "I regret I didn't pick arts career and sculpting!".[/QUOTE]
Wow.
[QUOTE=Andy101;38525222]Better image
[img]http://www.constructionweekonline.com/pictures/Aldar/SkyCityVertical.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
That's a completely different design from the one above. This is the correct one?
[QUOTE=Andy101;38525222]Better image
[img]http://www.constructionweekonline.com/pictures/Aldar/SkyCityVertical.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
I imagined myself doing some kind of relaxing ativity on those garden-like places there, would be rad
[QUOTE=Theater;38525206]Wow.[/QUOTE]
I mean, for example Burj is not that bad either, but all the designs like
[img]http://fancycribs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/15-Amazing-Skyscrapers-Based-on-Sustainable-Design-7.jpg[/img]
are fucking horrible.
"worlds tallest building" doesn't seem like a project one would want to rush.
So are they going to glue the pieces together or something?
[QUOTE=Clavus;38525249]That's a completely different design from the one above. This is the correct one?[/QUOTE]
See the bottom of this article
[url]http://www.constructionweekonline.com/article-19148-chinas-90-day-worlds-tallest-behind-schedule/#.UKuDyoZ2HAw[/url]
There does seem to be some discrepancy between the two though.
[QUOTE=NoDachi;38524997]Luckily we invented something called the 'shift'.[/QUOTE]
This is China we're talking about.
[QUOTE=Charybdis;38525091]Pretty much everyone knows about China's lack of human rights and how they can get away with pushing their workers until the job is done[/QUOTE]
But the nature of this project is with it's construction on the spotlight it'll just be lots of relays of shifts working 24/7. There is no other way you can possibly build something in that time.
My dad works as a senior construction project manager in China, Hong Kong and Macau, working on stuff like the Hong Kong metro and Airport, casinos in Macau and schools elsewhere. The big construction companies are no different to the ones he managed in the UK.
[editline]20th November 2012[/editline]
[QUOTE=Badballer;38525357]This is China we're talking about.[/QUOTE]
I guess I forgot to talk about how wonderful our construction companies can be here in the West.
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