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The idea of connecting two or three close skyskrapers for additional structural integrity and vertical movement possibilites (forgetting cost) seems an interest
by smitty1e 5y ago
The idea of connecting two or three close skyskrapers for additional structural integrity and vertical movement possibilites (forgetting cost) seems an interesting tangent.
- ajmurmann 5y agoI've always wondered about elevated walkways or little trains providing horizontal transport between skyscrapers and thus also addressing some of the elevator problem. EDIT: Fixing "vertical transportation" to "horizontal transportation"
- iostream23 5y agoDowntown Saint Paul Minnesota has the “skyway system” but I’m not sure it provides any lateral stiffening, rather more movement between buildings above street level in inclement weather
- ajmurmann 5y agoThat looks a lot like what I'm thinking of, only that I imagined this at least at the tenth or twentieth floor. That combined with having businesses in floors others than the ground floor, like you more commonly find in Japan.