Italian architect David Fisher has designed his first skyscraper, the Dynamic Tower that will be the first Building in Motion to be constructed in the world, and it will herald a new era of architecture and become a symbol of a city. Dynamic Tower offers infinite design possibilities, as each floor rotates independently at different speeds, resulting in a unique and ever evolving structure that introduces a fourth dimension to architecture, Time.

The rotation will take up to 3 hours, and get power from photovoltaic solar cells and 79 wind turbines, one located between each floor. The system is meant to create enough energy to power to the entire tower and still have juice to spare for some surrounding buildings. According to Fisher, two of these $700 million futuristic scrapers are planned so far, one each in Dubai and Moscow. They will be built using a truly radical technique.

The Dynamic Tower will be the first skyscraper to be entirely constructed in a factory from prefabricated parts that are custom made in a workshop, resulting of fast construction and of substantial cost savings. The only part of the tower built on site will be the skinny center core. With this method, each floor of the building can be completed in only seven days, units can also be customized according to the owners needs and styles. The first two towers are to be built in Dubai and Moscow, construction is scheduled to be completed by 2010.  [via]

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June 25th, 2008  Posted in Building