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{{short description|Visionary vertical city}}
{{news release|1=article|date=April 2016}}
{{Infobox building
| name             = Bionic Tower
| native_name      = '''仿生塔'''
| native_name_lang = zh
| image            = Bionic Tower - Hong Kong (Spire Render).png
| caption          = Computer rendering of the Bionic Tower
| building_type    = Residential, Retail
| status           = proposed
| location         = [[Shanghai]] or [[Hong Kong]], as both locations have the interest<ref name="AoE">{{cite web|url=https://www.artsonearth.com/lifestyle/9-facts-about-the-bionic-tower/|title=9 Facts About The Bionic Tower|website=Arts On Earth|access-date=August 23, 2022}}</ref>
| cost             = USD $16 billion+<ref name="AoE"/>
| coordinates      = 
| antenna_spire    = 
| roof             = 
| elevator_count   = 368 elevators (15 m/s, with vertical and horizontal movement)<ref name="AoE"/>
| floor_count      = 300<ref name="AoE"/>
| start_date       = 
| est_completion   = 
| completion_date  = 
| opening          = 
| height           = {{cvt|1228|m}}
}}

The '''Bionic Tower''' (Spanish: '''Torre Biónica'''; [[Chinese language|Chinese]]: '''仿生塔''') is an imagined [[vertical city]], designed for human habitation by Spanish architects Eloy Celaya, María Rosa Cervera and Javier Gómez.<ref name="AoE"/><ref>{{cite web|last=Hadhazy|first=Adam|url=https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/design/a5231/4343115/|title=Top 8 Skyscrapers That Will Push the Limits of Design|website=[[Popular Mechanics]]|date=January 21, 2010|access-date=August 23, 2022}}</ref> It would have a main tower {{convert|1228|m|ft|0|abbr=}} high, with 300 stories housing approximately 100,000 people. The purpose of the Bionic Tower was to utilize [[bionics]] to address the issue of the world's rising population in an [[eco-friendly]] manner. <ref>{{cite web|last1=Wegner|first1=Claas|last2=Minnaert|first2=Lea|last3=Ohlberger|first3=Stephanie|last4=Pulka|first4=Sabrina|url=https://www.scienceinschool.org/article/2017/bionic-structures-stalks-skyscrapers/|title=Bionic structures: from stalks to skyscrapers|website=Science in School|date=May 30, 2017|access-date=August 23, 2022}}</ref>

The Bionic Tower would be exactly 400 meters taller than the current tallest building, the [[Burj Khalifa]].

The Bionic Tower is composed of two complexes. The first complex, Bionic Tower, is made up of twelve vertical neighborhoods, each eighty meters in height. The neighborhoods are separated by safety areas, designed to make for easier construction and evacuation in the case of emergency. Each neighborhood has two groups of buildings, one on the interior of the building and one on the exterior. Both groups of buildings are situated around large gardens and pools. The second complex, called the Base Island, is 1,000 meters in diameter, and is made up of many buildings, gardens, pools, and communication infrastructures. Foreseen uses of these complexes include hotels, offices, residential, commerce, cultural, sports and leisure.

In 1997, work on the prototype Bionic Vertical Space began. This was developed by the architects Eloy Celaya, María Rosa Cervera and Javier Gómez through the beginning of 2001. Eloy Celaya, who studied at [[Columbia University]], is developing another project similar to the Bionic Tower.

While in office, then-[[Shanghai]] mayor [[Xu Kuangdi]] expressed an interest in the concept for his city. [[Hong Kong]] also reportedly expressed interest in the project.

==Specifications==
* Authorship: Spanish architects Eloy Celaya, María Rosa Cervera and Javier Gómez
* Urban model: Vertical city
* Inhabitants: 100,000
* Height: {{convert|1228|m|feet|0|abbr=on}}
* Floors: 300
* Elevators: 368 elevators ({{nowrap|1=15 m/s}} or {{cvt|15|m/s|disp=out}}), with vertical and horizontal movement)
* Footprint: {{convert|133|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} × {{convert|110|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} at base, expanding to {{convert|166|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} × {{convert|133|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} max
* Area: {{convert|2000000|m2|sqft|-3|abbr=on}}
* Artificial base island: {{convert|1|km|mi|1|abbr=on}} diameter
* Structure: Micro-structured high strength concrete (2 tons/cm<sup>3</sup> or 1,372 [[megapascal|MPa]])
* Maximum sway: {{convert|2.45|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} lateral displacement
* Technology: Bionic vertical space
* Cost: USD $16 billion+
* Location: Shanghai or Hong Kong

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Bionic Tower rendering.jpg|Original Bionic Tower Render
File:Bionic Tower - Hong Kong (Old Render).jpg
File:Bionic Tower - Hong Kong (Island Render).png
File:Bionic Tower - Hong Kong - 54586657033.png
File:Bionic Tower - Hong Kong (Victoria Bay Render).jpg
File:Bionic Tower - Hong Kong (Final Render).png|Alternative Design of the Bionic Tower
File:Bionic Tower - Hong Kong (Full Render).jpg
File:Bionic Tower - Hong Kong 2.png
File:Bionic Tower - Hong Kong - 54586652448.png
</gallery>
== See also ==
* [[List of tallest buildings in Hong Kong]]
* [[List of tallest buildings in Shanghai]]
* [[List of buildings with 100 floors or more]]
* [[Arcology]]
* [[Proposed tall buildings and structures]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.torrebionica.com torrebionica.com]
* [http://www.you.com.au/news/486.htm you.com.au]

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