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Chinese Firm Approved To Raise World's Tallest Building In 90 Days

Posted by samzenpus on from the but-I-want-it-now! dept.

kkleiner writes "The long anticipated Chinese construction project called Sky City, a 220-story building that can house 30,000 people, has finally received approval from the central government to break ground. The firm Broad Sustainable Building previously constructed a prefab 30-story building in 15 days, but for Sky City, they have an even more aggressive schedule: 90 days to build 2,750 feet into the air. Once completed, the building will be a place for people to both live and work, with recreational facilities, theaters, a school, and a hospital all within the structure."

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  1. Re:Built in 90 days by tippe · · Score: 5, Interesting

    You're not the only one that thinks so. From TFA:

    Head of Structures for WSP Middle East, Bart Leclercq, told Middle East Architect, “I don’t think it’s possible to build [an 838m tower] as quickly as they claim. If they manage to build this structure in three months then I will give up structural engineering. I will hang my hat and retire. I will be eating humble pie as well.”
    Leclercq likes the idea of prefabrication but says concrete poured onsite in tall buildings provides stiffness, and the time it takes concrete to cure is non-negotiable. He thinks the five-year mark set by the Burj Khalifa is about as good as it gets with current techniques and technologies.

  2. Re:Old news, obsoleted six months ago by cdrudge · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I'll see your 210 days and raise you a Nov 16th, 2012 quote by Juliet Jiang, senior vice president of Broad Group:

    [Construction] will go on as planned with the completion of five storeys a day.

    We have not issued any press statement on this and it will go on as planned ... we have not said anything about 210 days.