Very wierd architectural concept

Ok, I don't know quite how to describe this, so I'll just post the picture and quote the pertinent explanatory portion of the article and then post my comments.


www.inhabitat.com...

Ever imagined that a building could hover about the ground - floating in mid air? Architect Joseph Cory thinks the above scenario might be possible in the future, using electro-magnetism. In his Electro-Magnetic Skyscrapers project, the structures support each others through their electromagnetic fields.

“By using magnetic fields as a construction material there can be infinite vertical and horizontal expansions due to the final liberation from gravity.”


Using magnetic fields as a construction material, the skyscrapers would also integrate built-in energy systems from photovoltaic cells on the sides of the cube to wind turbines, air shafts forcing wind into energy, water conservation tanks, and more.

I don't see how this can be powered by anything short of a fusion reactor. I could be wrong, but the sheer mess that is a magnetic field management in an open environment would be nearly impossible to regulate to the point where you'd get that kind of Gravity defying equilibrium. Seems more like a house of cards then a real sustainable solution, but at least people are thinking out of the box!

If, on the off chance this does prove to be feasible, would you live in a city built of structures like this? I don't believe I would...

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The REAL question is, if it is floating, how do you get inside?

"Beam me up scotty" Seriously though, you'd be able to land VTOL aircraft and dock zeppelins with the structures. Zeppelins would be the most practical IMO.

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