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June 7, 2007
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Many developing countries have been pumping their buildings up recently. It seems they want to prove that the higher building they have the more power, wealth and importance they have. The tallest building in the world is Taipei 101 but mainland has announced to build a higher skycraper in Shanghai called Shanghai Fanacial Center. willother asian countries or some Middle East countries go on the race of hightening structures? When will the stupid race stop.
Skyscrapers have many disadantages. It is usually the main target of terrorists, it prevents the sunlight of the city and some of them aren't harmoney to their surroundings.If some accidents occur such as fire or earthquake the higher the building is the more difficult to evacuate.
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worldmikel
I saw a thing on TV saying that this Shanghai building is being built on soil that has not been tested to be safe to standards required for buildings nearly that tall. It may be subject to some major disaster from and earthquake. It was suggested that it is being rammed through just to give Shanghai the ability to say it has the tallest building.
I was surprise when I went to the Petronas that the Sybridge was only on the 42nd floor. What was more surprising was to look out from there into the two buildings and see floors virtually vacant. It kind of shows how unnecessary these buildings are. There is a point of diminishing returns for building upward. It is energy-intensive to get water, heating/air conditioning and gas upward. All the savings of land space is defeated by the energy it takes to allow them to be at those heights. Now if they'd line the building with Solar panels and pipes to collect heat for water, that might produce more than they'd use and make them an asset to a city, instead of a liability.
wendy wang
yes progression.
I just don't like the skyscrapers prevent the sunshine especially in winter. Every time i pass by those high buildings in windy days, i feel as if i were nearly flown away.
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