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Richard D

(8,755 posts)
Thu Jul 25, 2013, 07:32 PM Jul 2013

A pyramid in Dubai will house one million. f



Dubai is building another masterpiece structure shaped like a pyramid. The structure called Ziggurat will house nearly one million people and will be self-sustainable with all natural-energy sources.
Like the pyramids of the Mayans and Egyptians, this new structure in Dubai is a giant; it will cover 2.3 square kilometers (0.88 square miles) and will be able to sustain a community of up to one million people.
The “Ziggurat” is named after the temple towers of the ancient Mesopotamian valley, a terraced pyramid structure with successively receding stories. It will be a carbon-neutral structure.

http://inhabitat.com/ziggurat-dubai-carbon-neutral-pyramid-will-house-1-million/
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A pyramid in Dubai will house one million. f (Original Post) Richard D Jul 2013 OP
One hitch... everyone goes to Carrousel when they're 30. Cooley Hurd Jul 2013 #1
LOL leftstreet Jul 2013 #2
Hillarious sarisataka Jul 2013 #4
21 in the book. Egalitarian Thug Jul 2013 #6
Another attempt at building an arcology JHB Jul 2013 #3
The government nadinbrzezinski Jul 2013 #5
Arcosanti is alive and well and still growing. n/t Egalitarian Thug Jul 2013 #7
dubai expects obama to kill thousands of americans in a war with iran. dubai buys its protection nt msongs Jul 2013 #8
Corporate owned cities? No thanks. sufrommich Jul 2013 #9

JHB

(37,161 posts)
3. Another attempt at building an arcology
Thu Jul 25, 2013, 07:42 PM
Jul 2013

Exactly who in Dubai is going to pay for it, and what do they project those million people will be doing?

 

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)
5. The government
Thu Jul 25, 2013, 07:46 PM
Jul 2013

And it's oil money. Dubai has been sound some pretty amazing stuff...get scared some with MIT. They are funding research for MIT, we are not.

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