Aeropolis 2001

Aero Polis 2001 is a proposed project for the construction of a massive building with over 500 levels in the Bay of Tokyo, Japan.

The concept of Aero Polis 2001, developed by the company Obayashi headquartered in Minato (Tokyo), which in Japan including the Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, the Kyoto and Tokyo Broadcasting Station System Center has designed and constructed.

In the 2,001 -meter-high tower Areopolis to 300,000 people live and work, in his restaurants, offices, cinemas, schools, hospitals, post offices and many more facilities will be accommodated. Elevators could connect the lower and the upper floors in about five minutes driving time.

Some architect holding such a building is necessary because the insularity of Japan allows less and less building and land prices, especially in business centers like Tokyo are extremely high.

The existing just in the space of all Japan high risk buildings by earthquakes and typhoons makes a high stability of the skyscraper necessary. This will be achieved by a construction of several tubes with a triangular base. A similar design was used in the 367 meters high Bank of China Tower. In addition, several wind passages to provide in strong winds for stability.

Whether the concept of Aeropolis realized in 2001 and the dream of the Japanese architect teams, the two- mile-high skyscraper will be built, however, is more than doubtful, because the construction would cost a fortune - about 350 billion euros. The construction period would be very long, with an estimated 25 years. If anything, it is likely that with the start of construction in a few decades. That such skyscrapers are possible, proving the Burj Khalifa.

Literature and sources

  • Dr. Rainer Köthe: What's What, Volume 87, towers? Tessloff Verlag, Nuremberg, 1990, ISBN 3-7886-0629-0, p.45
  • John & Liz Soars: Headway pre -intermediate Unit 9, pp. 65
  • Bernd Flessner: The future on the water. A history of the artificial islands of Utopia to Aeropolis 2001 In: . Culture & technology 1/1998, Verlag CH Beck, Munich
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