imagine 30,000 people trying to evacuate the building due to fire, earthquake or bomb threat.

And running down 220 flights of stairs, 10 is tough enough!

meh.. I'm pretty excited contrary to some others here. I usually laugh when it comes to China building some random apartments or bridges that will probably collapse within a year, but when it comes to something as big of a scale as this, they are going to spend tons to hire the best engineers in the world out there. When it comes to showing the whole world what they are capable of, they usually execute successfully.

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China makes all our iphones and galaxy phones lol. enough said.

Which have strict quality control restrictions set by the manufacturers because they will be sold in other markets. They have to meet regulations and even legal guidelines. This building will be made by China in China. And in 90 days. Do you really think it will check off every safety regulation?
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I can't wait to see this building fall

Just like they did with their bullet train right?

Build quality is definitely a question when it comes to a big building in China.

-wonder if Las Vegas bookies can accept bets on the amount of time it will take for this building to fall. What are the odds of the building collapsing in 90, 120, 180 days?

This Lego building that was at Aberdeen mall a few months ago might last longer than this prefab:

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who said anything about running.. they will tumble their asses down.. haha..

china doesnt care about quality.. they just want to make something bigger but its not better..

sure they can hire 50000 workers... but most of them arent even qualified.. why because they dont want to spend the money to hire the right people..

we will just have to wait and see HOW long it will last..

.... so im assuming there will be a MASSIVE underground or many level parking structure... imagine the hit an runs that will take place... or even just the amount of accedents with such a busy area... in china :suspicious:

I didn't know RS was full of structural engineers
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Imagine the view from the Penthouse at 220 stories

You don't have to be a structural engineer to understand the concept of a square building being extended that high up into the sky and how wind affects it.

But don't take our word for it. Read the article I quoted a few posts back. Even engineers that worked on the one in Dubai are stating that there is very little information on how they plan on dealing with wind loads, along with issues about prefab units being able to take the weight. Not to mention that high enough strength foundation concrete to handle everything takes longer to pour than the entire project is planned to take.

Smog, everywhere!

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I'm not worried about the engineers on this project. China has some of the most brilliant engineers in the world.

It's the management that I would be worried about.

There's tons of skyscapers that are square. We literally know nothing about the project except a picture and so many people are already knocking it down without the slightest investigation. The following comment sums up how I feel.

I'll give these guys the benefit of the doubt until the thing falls down on itself.

+1. Exactly. The 90 days is really of interest. It seems like just a pretty number to sound good, and insane.

We could have a disaster if someone makes the call that it needs to be delayed etc, and management just ignores it.

The reason why people are quick criticize this building is that it's being built by Chinese in China. You know, the country that somehow allowed fake milk and fake eggs to be sold in stores. A country where capitalism has run amok and where anyone will do anything to make money, even if it comes at the expense of others.

i vaguely recall reading an article last year about the connection between building skyscrapers and economic collapse. several examples were given. among them, the empire state building.

You mean that choosing the management based on who is most paid up with the commies that run the joint isn't the best idea?

Well you saw in my previous post what it did for the bullet train! :lawl:

I love the concept. I'm just not so sure it'll work in practice. Logistics would be a bitch.

It's a frakkin' arcology. The number of people who can live in that tower is six times the population of my grandparents' town and that is awesome. Building based hospitals, schools, restaurants, the works? Never take off your slippers again.

17 helipads... they plan on having flying cars in the near future?