Search See the latest technology from the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show MORE TOP STORIES » A skyscraper like no other: Taiwan to build 390- meter tower with floating observatory blimps It might look like something out of Isaac Asimov's imagination, it might look like it could never stand up, but this bizarre concept building is about to go into construction. "Floating Observatories" is Stefan Dorin's winning entry in the recent Taiwan Tower Conceptual International Competition – and in return for his US$130,000 first prize, now he has to actually build the thing. The new tower, standing more than 300 meters tall with its helium-filled observatory "leaves", will be the crown jewel of Taechung, the third largest city in Taiwan. Architect Dorin Stefan has had a lot of success in his home town of Bucharest – even snagging the job of designing Romania's pavilions at two world Expos in 1993 and 2005. But his latest design, soon to be built on the mid-west coast of Taiwan, could be the most outrageous of them all. Standing somewhere around 390 meters tall, Stefan's "Floating Observatories" features geothermal heating and water heating in t he basement, natural ventilation through the "chimney" effect, solar cells and axially mounted wind turbines around GOOD THINKING B Loz Blain 21:29 November 28, 2010 13 Comments 8 Pictures Dorin Stefan's 'Floating Observatories' tower; construction begins in 2012 in Taechung, Taiwan Image Gallery (8 images) Recent popular articles in Good Thinking Sections Aero Gizmo Around The Home Automotive Baby Gizmo Childsplay Digital Cameras ecoGizmo Electronics Games Good Thinking Health and Wellbeing Holiday Destinations Home Entertainment Inventors and Remarkable People Laptops Military Mobile Technology Motorcycles Music On the Water Outdoors Personal Computing Pet Gizmos Podcasts Research Watch Robotics Science and Education Sports Spy Gear Telecommunications Urban Transport Wearable Electronics Subscr ibe to Giz mag's RSS feed Fol low Giz mag on Twi tter Latest LHC experiments show early universe behaved like a liquid Cabasse L'Ocean Speakers – 117dB with no distortion Fart-proof 4SKINS underwear soaks up offensive rear end odors Pole-climbing bike lock hoists bikes beyond the reach of would-be thieves A skyscraper like no other: Taiwan to build 390-meter tower with floating observatory blimps Mulk Renewable Energy - www.mulkre.com Manufacturer - CSP & PV Systems Turnkey Installers- CSP & PV System Renewable Energy Info - www.The-Green-Guide.info/ Find Out About Eco Energy Sources & How To Be Green. Get A Free Report! Taiwan Business Info - www.taiwan.gov.tw Start here to learn about Taiwan economy from official sources! Big RC Blimps 10-30 ft. - www.E-Blimp.com Clean, Quiet, EZ Electric systems For Sale Or Rent, optional Camera Ads by Google Top ten technology firsts of 2010 Dedicated sandbag filling tool five times faster than a shovel The brick-road-laying Tiger Stone E-ink evolves: full color, video-capable, easy on the eye and cheap enough to be disposable Sandbag 2.0 – meet the Sand Brick Fart-proof 4SKINS underwear soaks up offensive rear end odors The LifeStraw makes dirty water clean Page 1 of 6 A skyscraper like no other: Taiwan to build 390-meter tower with floating observatory... 11/30/2010 http://www.gizmag.com/taiwa n-tower-dorin-stefan-floating-ob servatory-blimps-taec h ...
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