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On the contrary the article says this.. "The designs revealed today for the city's vertically layered communities will challenge the traditional flat, horizont

by achow 4y ago

On the contrary the article says this.. "The designs revealed today for the city's vertically layered communities will challenge the traditional flat, horizontal cities and create a model for nature preservation and enhanced human livability,"

parsimo2010 4y ago
The article is wrong
ratg13 4y ago
There's a reason houses aren't built like grain silos. This article and digital rendering has seemingly managed to convince you otherwise.
- azatom 4y ago
  The reaaon is that those houses are not built in the desert. Your point is invalid. You have to protect the plants from the drought and humans from sandstorms. You can not cover a km wide 100m tall city, it has to be 200m x 500m. (numbers are arbitrary, but it has to be compact and as always, biger is cheaper, if 200x200 already covered "up" it is. But of course the whole idea is just "clickbait".
samytessier 4y ago
It really doesn't seem practical though. Instead of a 20 minute metro trip to the other side of town, you're looking at a 2 hour ride...
- zardo 4y ago
  No the article says it's a 20 minute ride to the other side of the city. Next you're going to say that a sky bridge 300m above the ground with a shin high guard rail is impractical.
  - divbzero 4y ago
    As described in OP: > A transport system running the length of the megastructure would be designed to connect both ends of the city within 20 minutes. It would take a 500 km/h train to cover 170 km in 20 minutes. I think only maglevs [1] approach that speed. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maglev https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maglev
    - ncmncm 4y ago
      It would take more than 20 minutes if it had to stop in the middle. So, I guess it stops only at the ends?
      - divbzero 4y ago
        I suppose so? The Shanghai maglev train [2] might be the only high-speed maglev in operation [3]. The train has a cruising speed of 431 km/h, but averages 250 km/h in actual operation — covering 30 km in 8 minutes with no stops in the middle. [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_maglev_train https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_maglev_train [3]: Maglevs in Beijing, Changsha, Incheon, and Aichi Prefecture all operate at ~100 km/h or less.

by achow 4y ago

parsimo2010 4y ago

The article is wrong

ratg13 4y ago

There's a reason houses aren't built like grain silos. This article and digital rendering has seemingly managed to convince you otherwise.

azatom 4y ago
The reaaon is that those houses are not built in the desert. Your point is invalid. You have to protect the plants from the drought and humans from sandstorms. You can not cover a km wide 100m tall city, it has to be 200m x 500m. (numbers are arbitrary, but it has to be compact and as always, biger is cheaper, if 200x200 already covered "up" it is. But of course the whole idea is just "clickbait".

samytessier 4y ago

It really doesn't seem practical though. Instead of a 20 minute metro trip to the other side of town, you're looking at a 2 hour ride...

zardo 4y ago
No the article says it's a 20 minute ride to the other side of the city. Next you're going to say that a sky bridge 300m above the ground with a shin high guard rail is impractical.
- divbzero 4y ago
  As described in OP: > A transport system running the length of the megastructure would be designed to connect both ends of the city within 20 minutes. It would take a 500 km/h train to cover 170 km in 20 minutes. I think only maglevs [1] approach that speed. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maglev https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maglev
  - ncmncm 4y ago
    It would take more than 20 minutes if it had to stop in the middle. So, I guess it stops only at the ends?
    - divbzero 4y ago
      I suppose so? The Shanghai maglev train [2] might be the only high-speed maglev in operation [3]. The train has a cruising speed of 431 km/h, but averages 250 km/h in actual operation — covering 30 km in 8 minutes with no stops in the middle. [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_maglev_train https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_maglev_train [3]: Maglevs in Beijing, Changsha, Incheon, and Aichi Prefecture all operate at ~100 km/h or less.