ZIGGURAT PYRAMID, DUBAI
INTRODUCTION:
Our team formed by Carlota
Iglesias and Claudia Iglesias has chosen the Dubai pyramid
sustainable city.
ARCHITECT BIOGRAPHY:
Timelinks claims that their Ziggurat will be capable of
running completely off the grid by utilizing steam, wind, and other natural
resources. The tightly knit city will also feature a super efficient publiuc
transportation system that runs both horizontally and vertically, and plans are
being drawn up to utilize both public and private green spaces for agricultural
opportunities.
According to the International
Institute for the Urban , the technologies incorporated into the
Ziggurat project will make it a viable metropolis, and Timlinks has responded
by quickly patenting the design and technology developed for the project. A
number of European professors will be on hand at CityScape Dubai to explain how
the Ziggurat project can be incorporated into grander plans, meaning that it
may not be a one-off structure.
The
structure was designed to house nearly one million people and would be
self-sustainable with all-natural energy sources. Like the pyramids of the Mayans and Egyptian, this structure
in Dubai would be a giant; it would cover 2.3 square kilometers (0.88 square
miles) and would be able to sustain a community of up to one million people.
The “Ziggurat” is named after
the temple towers of the ancient Mesopotamian valley, a
terraced pyramid structure
with successively receding stories. It would be a carbon-neutral structure.
According to
the International Institute for the Urban Environment, the technologies
incorporated into the Ziggurat project would make it a viable metropolis.
Timelinks has already patented the design and technology used in this project.
The building would be green ,
would be powered by solar, wind and natural sources and would be capable of
running completely off the grid, according to Timelinks, a Dubai-based
pioneering environmental design company who is in charge of the building. The
building would also boast an efficient public transportation system, which
would run horizontally and vertically.
“Ziggurat
communities can be almost totally self-sufficient energy-wise. Apart from using
steam power in the building we will also employ wind turbine technology to
harness natural energy resources. Whole cities can be accommodated in complexes
which take up less than 10% of the original land surface. Public and private
landscaping will be used for leisure pursuits or irrigated as agricultural
land”, said Timelinks, MD, Ridas Matonis.
A horizontal
and vertical integrated 360 degree network would be the mode of transportation
in this city of the future, making cars redundant. Facial recognition
technology for security purposes is another interesting feature that would be
incorporated into the Ziggurat Project.
After the
initial proposal in 2008 there was no further information.
IMPRESSIONS:
The city, in the shape of a futuristic
pyramid, will be exhibited at Cityscape 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 we will also employ wind turbine technology to
harness natural energy resources.”
