Bionic Tower - Revision history

imported>Rantsadan at 22:39, 26 October 2025

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	\| native_name = '''仿生塔'''		\| native_name = '''仿生塔'''
	\| native_name_lang = zh		\| native_name_lang = zh
	\| image = Bionic Tower ~~- Hong Kong (Spire Render)~~.~~png~~		\| image = Bionic Tower rendering.jpg
	\| caption = Computer rendering of the Bionic Tower		\| caption = Computer rendering of the Bionic Tower
	\| building_type = Residential, Retail		\| building_type = Residential, Retail
	\| status = proposed		\| 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>		\| 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\|archive-date=August 23, 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220823160654/https://www.artsonearth.com/lifestyle/9-facts-about-the-bionic-tower/\|url-status=dead}}</ref>
	\| cost = USD $16 billion+<ref name="AoE"/>		\| cost = USD $16 billion+<ref name="AoE"/>
	\| coordinates =		\| coordinates =
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	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''' (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 would be exactly 400 meters taller than the current tallest building, the [[Burj Khalifa]] and 220 taller than the [[Jeddah Tower]]. <ref>{{Cite web \|title=Burj Khalifa, Dubai - SkyscraperPage.com \|url=https://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=7787 \|access-date=2025-10-26 \|website=skyscraperpage.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Jeddah Tower, Jeddah - SkyscraperPage.com \|url=https://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=97201 \|access-date=2025-10-26 \|website=skyscraperpage.com}}</ref>

	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.		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.
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	* Location: Shanghai or Hong Kong		* 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~~
	~~File:Bionic Tower - Hong Kong.jpg\|Alternative Web Design~~
	~~File:Bionic Tower - Hong Kong - 54604391299.jpg~~
	~~File:Bionic Tower - Hong Kong - 54604410863.jpg~~
	~~File:Bionic Tower - Hong Kong - 54603321052.jpg\|The Alternative Island Design~~
	~~File:Bionic Tower - Hong Kong - 54604391319.jpg~~
	~~</gallery>~~
	== See also ==		== See also ==
	* [[List of tallest buildings in Hong Kong]]		* [[List of tallest buildings in Hong Kong]]

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	File:Bionic Tower - Hong Kong - 54586652448.png		File:Bionic Tower - Hong Kong - 54586652448.png
			File:Bionic Tower - Hong Kong.jpg\|Alternative Web Design
			File:Bionic Tower - Hong Kong - 54604391299.jpg
			File:Bionic Tower - Hong Kong - 54604410863.jpg
			File:Bionic Tower - Hong Kong - 54603321052.jpg\|The Alternative Island Design
			File:Bionic Tower - Hong Kong - 54604391319.jpg
	</gallery>		</gallery>
	== See also ==		== See also ==

imported>Walgreens76 at 10:24, 15 June 2025

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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 =
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| 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 =
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| 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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