Ziggurat - A Viable Metropolis

Ziggurat - A Viable Metropolis

  21:26    karthikeyan

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The city – called the Ziggurat project and in the shape of a pyramid - could support an entire community of up to one million people by harnessing the power of nature.

The building is also green; it's powered by solar, wind and natural sources and is capable of running completely off the grid, according to Timelinks, a Dubai-based pioneering environmental design company who is in charge of this building.

The building also boasts an efficient public transportation system that will run horizontally and vertically.

“Ziggurat communities can be almost totally self-sufficient energy-wise. Apart from using steam power in the building, we will also employ wind turbine technology to harness natural energy resources. Whole cities can be accommodated in complexes which take up less than 10% of the original land surface. Public and private landscaping will be used for leisure pursuits or irrigated as agricultural land”, said Timelinks, MD, Ridas Matonis.

A horizontal and vertical integrated 360-degree network will be the mode of transportation in this city of the future, making cars redundant. Facial recognition technology for security purposes is another interesting feature that is going to be incorporated into Ziggurat Project.

The ginormous pyramid will cover 2.3 square kilometers, will be able to sustain a “community” of up to 1 million and will have plenty of green spaces for recreation and agriculture.

I would guess that the future will look something like Ziggurat when there is limited land on which to develop. With a swelling population, the need for newer space-saving designs is increasing.