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017.09 Archi-Ninja | 0-14 Office Building by Reiser + Umemoto

Mar 14, 2009
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017.09 Archi-Ninja | 0-14 Office Building by Reiser + Umemoto

http://www.archi-ninja.com/0-14-offic...

The 0-14 Office Building is currently under construction in Dubai, the building is one of the most exciting projects to come out of Dubai in recent years. The 16 inch concrete facade is punctuated by 1,326 holes. The buildings unique aesthetic character stands out from the usually slick, curtain-walled buildings of Dubai. The iconic skin allows the 22 storey building to be column free.

083.08 Dubai: City-In-a-Pyramid Could House a Million Dubaians, Power Itself

Aug 31, 2008
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083.08 Dubai: City-In-a-Pyramid Could House a Million Dubaians, Power Itself

http://gizmodo.com/5042794/city+in+a+...

A particularly optimistic design firm in Dubai called Timelinks has proposed designs for the Ziggurat, a complete city to be layered inside of a massive pyramid that could serve as home for a million people at a time. Timelinks is currently seeking patents for a variety of technologies that would make such a building possible, including a three axis public transportation system that would run residents up, through and across the pyramid. They've also claimed that with a hybrid wind, solar and steam power the Ziggurat would be able to meet its own power needs, and that there would be enough room to allow for some minor agriculture in designated "green spaces."

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032.08 Futurism: Terraforming Dubai's Next Artificial Island City

Mar 6, 2008
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032.08 Futurism: Terraforming Dubai's Next Artificial Island City

http://io9.com/363181/terraforming-du...

This gleaming hunk of urban development is about to rise on an artificial, perfectly square island off the coast of Dubai. Engineers in the coastal country are already adept at building islands -- Dubai possesses three artificial island developments, including one made of house-sized islets that form the shape of all the continents of the world. With this new development, architect Rem Koolhaas will design an entire city that reflects his futurist philosophy about the "generic city." That glowing ball you see will be a city unto itself. See inside it below.