Tech Directions - March 2009 - (Page 11) tory-built skyscraper. The building’s central core will be constructed on site, and the rest of the structure will be prefabricated at Fisher’s factory in Italy. If future occupants are known, their building’s section will contain the individual customized features they want in an architectural style of their own choosing. When shipped to the construction site, these sections will contain all the builder-supplied cabinets, room doors, painted walls, and electrical and plumbing fixtures—each section ready for occupants to add their own furniture and move in. At the construction site, prefabricated sections will be raised and hooked together to form a floor ring. Buildings are usually constructed from the ground up. This building, once the central core is completed, will be assembled following the plan shown in a Dynamic Architecture assembly drawing. (See Fig. 1.) The building’s first 20 floors will be offices, a luxury hotel will occupy floors 21 through 35, apartments will be located on floors 36 through 70, and the top 10 floors will contain luxury villas. For more on new technologies in construction, check out these past “Technology Today” items: “A New Construction Paradigm” (February 2007), which delves into Fig. 1—Assembly drawing the use of prefabrication to build unique homes, and “Smart Buildings” (January 1997), which describes the use of engineered counter measures to enhance a building’s structural stability. You can find them online at www. techtodaynews.net. Recalling the Facts 1. What do a wind chime and the Dynamic Tower have in common? 2. David Fisher has changed the skyscraper construction paradigm. Describe how the construction of this building differs from the construction of past skyscrapers. 3. How will time affect the architectural look of this building? www.techdirections.com TECHNOLOGY TODAY 11 http://www.enmu.edu/onlinedegrees http://www.techtodaynews.net http://www.techtodaynews.net http://www.techdirections.com
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