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While I too would like to make derogatory remarks about unions, regulations, hippies, and the rest of our society that seem to make a living off of inhibiting p
by maratd 14y ago
While I too would like to make derogatory remarks about unions, regulations, hippies, and the rest of our society that seem to make a living off of inhibiting progress ...
The truth of the matter is that this is bullshit. The "hotel in 2 weeks" story already appeared on HN and was thoroughly discredited. This doesn't seem much more plausible.
In the end, if you want the building to stand for more than a year or two, it will take a certain amount of engineering, effort, and time to do it. The Empire State Building took more than a year to build. That sounds about right for any skyscraper, even with our more advanced tech.
- Fizzadar 14y agoI don't remember a huge amount of discredit on the hotel in two weeks? I would expect that hotel is still standing strong for years to come; I think China really are the world leaders when it comes to construction these days (I heard somewhere that they're putting up some insane number of coal power-plants every month?!). What I'd really like to see is an entire prefab, skyscraper filled city built in a year.
- maratd 14y agoThere were personal accounts of the buildings being uninhabitable. In fact, they're starting to show up in the comments here!
- leot 14y agoIt matters when you start the clock. At the beginning of the design stage? When the first prefab wall panel starts being built at their factory? When you break ground?