FUTURISTIC ziggurat. CITY SELF. NATURAL ENERGY RESOURCES
"Ziggurat" is a temple of ancient Mesopotamia in the shape of a tiered tower. Now the name is about to enter a new phase. Timelinks, design firm based in Dubai, pioneers of the environment, 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 with intelligent energy. 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 mile pyramid has many other benefits. They 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 around the resort would be connected in a network composed of 360 degrees (both horizontally and vertically) so that cars would be redundant. Biometrics would provide security with facial recognition technology.
The intriguing concept was unveiled in the city of Dubai which takes place at the Dubai International Exhibition Centre 6-9 October 2008.
Via: designboom , worldarchitecturenews
