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-massive arcology-pyramid
over Tokyo Bay in Japan.
-this pyramid would help answer Tokyo's increasing lack of space
-the plan was to start construction in 2030, but no further action has been taken. Shimizu is still determined to complete the project by 2110
-house 1 million people
-be 2,004 meters (five stacked trusses)
-help answer Tokyo's increasing lack of space
-lie on 8 square kms
-12 times higher than the Great Pyramid at Giza
-idea: film Blade Runner
-652 billion $
-because of height, relies on future
-availability of super-strong lightweight materials based on carbon nanotubes
-36 piers made of special concrete
-seismically active Pacific Ring of Fire- external structure open network of megatrusses
-struts made from carbon nanotubes
-photovoltaic film
-robotic systems
-8 layers
-250.5 m/layer
-layer 1-4: residential, offices
-layer 5-8: research, leisure
-204 smaller pyramids stacked eight high
-smaller pyramids would be about the size of the Luxor Hotel
-transportation within the city: accelerating walkways, inclined elevators and a personal rapid transit
-24 or more 30-story high skyscrapers suspended from above and below attached to the pyramid’s supporting structur
-city protected from tsunamis
-helps solve the high-prices for land
-major weakness: if one truss fails the whole structure fails
-proposal is to use algae to power the mega city
-solar and wind power are also options
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