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Dubai to Build Temperature-Controlled City, World's Largest Shopping Mall

Posted by $ AJAshinoff 8 years, 7 months ago to Technology
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Another, and perhaps the most far fetched, vision from my book Shadows Live Under Seashells is about to come true.
SOURCE URL: http://www.weather.com/science/environment/news/dubai-plans-climate-controlled-city-worlds-largest-shopping-mall-20140707

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  • Posted by robgambrill 8 years, 7 months ago
    Just curious AJ, Were you inspired at all by Buckminster Fuller, the guy who came up with the geodesic dome?

    When I was young I read some of his (rather far out) ideas. He pretty much thought we could "fix" the world with better engineering. In an age when the concept of "human progress" has pretty much died, I must confess I liked the old guy.

    Here is a link with artist conceptions of one over part of New York, from back in 1960.

    http://www.treehugger.com/urban-desig...
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    • Posted by $ AJAshinoff 8 years, 7 months ago
      Actually I've seen that picture somewhere a long time ago, I can't remember where though - I grew up in NY. Thanks for the link, the article looks familiar too.

      When I needed more information on the practicality of a dome I found a paper on the use of slightly concave geodesic panels to form a dome over Huston, Texas.
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