FUTURISTIC ZIGGURAT. CITY SELF-SUFFICIENT. NATURAL ENERGY RESOURCES
"Ziggurat" is an ancient Mesopotamian temple shaped like a tiered tower. Now the name is about to enter a new phase. Timelinks, design firm based in Dubai, environmental pioneers, have been chosen to describe a sustainable city of the future.
The city, in the form of a futuristic pyramid, will be exhibited in the city of Dubai and according to Timelinks, could support an entire community of up to one million people by harnessing the power of nature.
Ridas Matonis, Managing Director of Timelinks, said: "Ziggurat communities can be almost totally self-sufficient energy wise. Apart from using steam power in the building also employ wind turbine technology to harness natural energy resources. "
Timelinks stresses that the project is not just about reducing carbon footprint. The 2.3 square kilometers of pyramid has many other benefits. Propose that whole cities can be accommodated in complexes which have less than 10% of the original land surface. Public and private landscaping will be used for recreation or irrigated as agricultural land.
The concept also aims at a better quality of life for residents. Transport throughout the complex would be connected by an integrated 360 degree network (horizontally and vertically) so that cars would be redundant. Biometrics would provide security with facial recognition technology.
The intriguing concept will debut in the city of Dubai which takes place at the Dubai International Exhibition Center 6-9 October 2008.
Via: designboom, worldarchitecturenews
