Comments on: Two miles high, one mile wide, and housing a million people http://futurismic.com/2008/01/30/two-miles-high-one-mile-wide-and-housing-a-million-people/ Presenting the fact and fiction of tomorrow since 2001 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:52:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: ZZMike http://futurismic.com/2008/01/30/two-miles-high-one-mile-wide-and-housing-a-million-people/comment-page-1/#comment-12983 ZZMike Fri, 01 Feb 2008 22:24:44 +0000 http://futurismic.com/2008/01/30/two-miles-high-one-mile-wide-and-housing-a-million-people/#comment-12983 High-rises? Nah, never catch on. From Tsui's site: "densely populated". Strike 1. Air pressure above 6000 ft? He doesn't say that it's enclosed (rather, "... open garden areas on each floor... all floors have specially designed windows with aerodynamic wind cowls, so that windows can be opened without having to resist tremendous wind forces... All windows in the building are operable so there is no pressurized, forced-air system used internally") Denver is OK, but not too many people live and work above 7000 ft. Strike 2. I hear that La Paz is at 11 kft - population over a million, so I have to assume that you get used to it. On the other hand, I'd like to see the tower built. High-rises? Nah, never catch on.

From Tsui’s site:
“densely populated”. Strike 1.

Air pressure above 6000 ft? He doesn’t say that it’s enclosed (rather, “… open garden areas on each floor… all floors have specially designed windows with aerodynamic wind cowls, so that windows can be opened without having to resist tremendous wind forces… All windows in the building are operable so there is no pressurized, forced-air system used internally”)

Denver is OK, but not too many people live and work above 7000 ft. Strike 2.

I hear that La Paz is at 11 kft – population over a million, so I have to assume that you get used to it.

On the other hand, I’d like to see the tower built.

]]> By: Brian Wang http://futurismic.com/2008/01/30/two-miles-high-one-mile-wide-and-housing-a-million-people/comment-page-1/#comment-12972 Brian Wang Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:13:18 +0000 http://futurismic.com/2008/01/30/two-miles-high-one-mile-wide-and-housing-a-million-people/#comment-12972 <a href="http://nextbigfuture.com/2008/01/tallest-skyscrapers-review-and-proposed.html" rel="nofollow">Some skyscrapers in the 1000-1200 meter range</a> are being built in the middle east (oil money). Twice as tall as the Sears tower with 8 times or more the area inside. Some skyscrapers in the 1000-1200 meter range are being built in the middle east (oil money). Twice as tall as the Sears tower with 8 times or more the area inside.

]]> By: Ian Sales http://futurismic.com/2008/01/30/two-miles-high-one-mile-wide-and-housing-a-million-people/comment-page-1/#comment-12971 Ian Sales Thu, 31 Jan 2008 08:42:25 +0000 http://futurismic.com/2008/01/30/two-miles-high-one-mile-wide-and-housing-a-million-people/#comment-12971 There's also <i>Oath of Fealty</i> by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle from 1982. That's set in an arcology in California. There’s also Oath of Fealty by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle from 1982. That’s set in an arcology in California.

]]> By: Edward Willett http://futurismic.com/2008/01/30/two-miles-high-one-mile-wide-and-housing-a-million-people/comment-page-1/#comment-12970 Edward Willett Thu, 31 Jan 2008 03:45:14 +0000 http://futurismic.com/2008/01/30/two-miles-high-one-mile-wide-and-housing-a-million-people/#comment-12970 Quite right, and I should have mentioned him. Thanks! Quite right, and I should have mentioned him. Thanks!

]]> By: KP http://futurismic.com/2008/01/30/two-miles-high-one-mile-wide-and-housing-a-million-people/comment-page-1/#comment-12969 KP Thu, 31 Jan 2008 01:54:15 +0000 http://futurismic.com/2008/01/30/two-miles-high-one-mile-wide-and-housing-a-million-people/#comment-12969 Two words: Paolo Soleri. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paolo_Soleri] Arcologies were his thing, giant buildings the size of small mountains that could house the population of entire counties, much less cities. Potentially. Two words: Paolo Soleri. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paolo_Soleri] Arcologies were his thing, giant buildings the size of small mountains that could house the population of entire counties, much less cities. Potentially.

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