Buildings

A normal building should be like this ------->

But the below are just too weirdo...


1. A Donut?

   Well it's the Wheel of Dubai. Here is the pic...

          Basically it's a revolutionary building of the future. Imagine a whole building rotate while you are in it. I think it's a dream.

          The people behind this stunning looking structure are the Dutch firm Royal Haskoning , and they are not just in the business of developing a fantastic looking building they also have a use for it too. To quote from their website (there is no way I could describe it better):

          “Our design is radically different, it revolves around a huge void, providing a dramatic and totally original profile. It consists of 2 different parallel rotating structures. On one side is the fast rotating structure, which has a full rotation cycle of 30 minutes. It contains of 36 classic viewing capsules, which are projecting from the side of the Wheel, allowing for maximum panorama.

          On the other side of the wheel is the slow rotating (so vibration free) structure, which has a full rotation cycle of 6 hours and 24 large capsules providing space for hotel rooms, swimming pool, restaurant and really any other imaginable function. Why not a catwalk, a showroom, a discotheque?”
Why not indeed, big wheels have come along way since the fairground rides I used to go om back in the 80’s they are springing up all over the place as ways to see a City. The London Eye is one, however this idea is great as it add’s something extra to the concept, truly unique.


2. An egg in a city.

   I wonder which bird lay an egg there....

          Curvy buildings have been nothing less than a revolution. Leading architecture firms, freed from the the gravity of convention, seem to be competing to make the most whimsical of shapes for us to work and live in. Of course, the media, which had also become quite bored, has pounced on just about every such building brought to completion, thereby glorifying the art. In fact, London's "Gherkin" threatens to displace even the iconic Tower Bridge as the symbol of the city.
         
          So you can bet that every architecture student or practicing architect drools over pictures of curvy buildings and swoopy shapes, all while completing projects like boxy houses and strip malls. Kinda reminds me of 3D ten years ago. Though solid models were being splashed across covers of all the CAD magazines, the bills were being paid with 2D CAD and paper drawings.

          Though most of us have accepted 3D as a standard, it is not clear if curvy buildings are a foregone conclusion. Will it be like with automobiles, once as curvy as a tool shed have scarcely any flat shapes left at all?


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