The document discusses the future of skyscraper design and construction. It notes that architects will focus on efficiency rather than grandeur. It highlights the Shanghai Tower as an example, which saves steel through its unique shape and uses renewable energy. The document also discusses challenges of elevator design at greater building heights and potential solutions using magnets. It predicts future skyscrapers may extend underground and underwater cities that generate their own atmospheres through water.

1. WHAT WILL
SKYSCRAPERS OF THE
FUTURE LOOK LIKE?

2. Defying gravity, with its highest point peeking
through the clouds. Yet as trends in architecture
transform, “grandeur” won’t be what designers
aim to achieve. In a world of tall buildings,
innovators will instead be vying for a new title:
the most efficient.
THE MOST MEMORABLE
STRUCTURES HAVE BEEN
FORGED OF POWERFUL
CONSTRUCTION STEEL

3. In 2004, Manhattan – the queen of the concrete
jungle – was home to 28 skyscrapers scaling 700
feet or taller. In the 14 years since, an additional 13
super structures have been built and a further 15
are under construction.
WE’VE COME A LONG WAY
SINCE THE WORLD’S FIRST
STEEL SKYSCRAPER WAS
CONSTRUCTED.

4. SHANGHAI TOWER IN CHINA. IT’S THE SECOND TALLEST
IN THE WORLD AND BOASTS THE BEST ENERGY RATING,
DUE TO ITS UNIQUE SHAPE AND DESIGN WHICH
REDUCES WIND LOAD.
This design feat allowed the construction team to save
20,000 metric tons of steel reinforcement. Along with its
modern shape, the building relies on renewable energy,
significantly reducing emissions.
A SHINING EXAMPLES
OF THE NECESSARY STEPS
ARCHITECTS MUST TAKE

5. ELEVATORS: THE REAL
CHALLENGE OF CHANGING
SKYSCRAPERS
THE FIRST CHALLENGE OF SKYSCRAPER DESIGN
BEGINS WITH THE ELEVATOR. STEEL CORDS CAN
ONLY CARRY SO MUCH WEIGHT BEFORE THE
LOAD BECOMES UNBEARABLE.
A German company, ThyssenKrupp, has come up
with a solution: Magnets. Yes, magnets. Their
elevator design boasts the ability to have multiple
cabins in one shaft, allowing them to circulate the
building and move horizontally.
Source: ThyssenKrupp

6. FUTURE PREDICTIONS
ACCORDING TO THEIR PREDICTIONS, THERE WILL
BE “HYPER-TALL SKYSCRAPERS, UNDERWATER
BUBBLE CITIES, PERSONAL HOME MEDICAL PODS
AND CIVILIAN COLONIES ON THE MOON.”
We’ll have dug “Earth Scrapers”, buildings that tunnel
25 stories deep. Our underwater cities will use the
water itself to generate breathable atmosphere and
produce hydrogen fuel in the process, while 3D
printing will be the norm for building houses
and furniture.

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