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Dynamic Tower
General information
StatusNever built
TypeHotel
Residential
Office[1]
LocationUnited Arab Emirates
Construction startedUnknown
Estimated completionUnknown
CostAED1.2 billion, $330 million[1]
Height
Architectural420 metres (1,378 ft)[2]
Technical details
Floor count80[2]
Design and construction
Architect(s)David Fisher[1][3]
DeveloperDynamic Architecture[4]

The Dynamic Tower (also known as the rotating tower or the Da Vinci Tower) is a cancelled 420-metre (1,378 ft), 80-floor moving skyscraper, designed by architect David Fisher.[2][5]

Similar to the Suite Vollard completed in 2001 in Brazil,[6] each floor is designed to rotate independently,[3] resulting in a changing shape of the tower. Each floor is designed to rotate a maximum of 6 metres (20 ft) per minute, or one full rotation in 180 minutes.[1][3]

It was proposed as the world's first prefabricated skyscraper with 40 factory-built modules for each floor.[1][7] Fisher said that 90% of the tower could be built in a factory and shipped to the construction site.[1] This would allow the entire building to be built more quickly.[5] The core of the tower must be built at the construction site.[1] Fisher said that the prefabricated portions would decrease the project's cost and the number of workers,[8] and that construction will take 30% less time than a normal skyscraper of the same size.[9] The majority of the workers would be in factories, working under safer conditions.[9] Kitchen and bathroom fixtures would be pre-installed. The core would serve each floor with a special, patented connection for clean water, based on technology used to refuel airplanes in mid-flight.[7]

The entire tower is proposed to be powered from wind turbines and solar panels. Enough surplus electricity should be produced to power five other similar sized buildings in the vicinity.[4] The turbines would be located between each of the rotating floors.[10] Fisher said that they could generate up to 1,200,000 kilowatt-hours of energy each year. The solar panels are expected to cover the roof and the top of each floor.[4][9][10]

In 2008, Fisher said that he expected the skyscraper to be completed in 2010.[2] In 2009, Fisher said construction would be complete in late 2011.[11] Fisher did not "say where the tower would be built, [...] because he wanted to keep it a surprise."[11] Fisher acknowledges that he is not well known, has never built a skyscraper before, and has not practiced architecture regularly in decades.[12] By 2019, construction had not started, and there has been no official announcement of the building site.[13]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Da Vinci Tower". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-01-04.
  2. ^ a b c d "Dubai plans 'moving' skyscraper". BBC Online. 2008-06-25. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
  3. ^ a b c "Dubai Puts a New Spin on Skyscrapers" (PDF). The Wall Street Journal. 2007-04-11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2008-01-04.
  4. ^ a b c "Dynamic Architecture Building". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on July 29, 2012. Retrieved 2008-01-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ a b "Fisher baits industry over Dynamic Tower location". ArabianBusiness.com. 2009-02-14. Archived from the original on 2009-09-28. Retrieved 2009-03-09.
  6. ^ Randl, Chad (2008). Revolving Architecture. A History of Buildings That Rotate, Swivel, and Pivot. New York: Princeton Architectural Press. p. 188. ISBN 978-1568986814.
  7. ^ a b Rocca, Francis X. (2009-02-11). "Believe Him or Not, He Puts a Fresh Spin on Architecture". WSJ.com. Retrieved 2009-03-09.
  8. ^ "UAE's Dynamic Tower will be 'factory built'". ArabianBusiness.com. 2009-02-09. Archived from the original on 2010-04-21. Retrieved 2009-03-09.
  9. ^ a b c "Construction". Dynamic Architecture. Archived from the original on 2008-07-27. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
  10. ^ a b "Green Construction". Dynamic Architecture. Archived from the original on 2008-07-25. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
  11. ^ a b "Towers take turn for the worse". The National. 2009-06-29. Retrieved 2011-02-10.
  12. ^ Caruso, David (2008-06-25). "Architect hopes new skyscraper keeps us spinning". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 2008-07-19. Retrieved 2010-05-09.
  13. ^ McGinley, Shane (5 August 2019). "Where are they now? Dubai's towering ambitions". Arabian Business. ITP Media Group. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
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