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| native_name      = '''仿生塔'''
| native_name      = '''仿生塔'''
| native_name_lang = zh
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| 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"/>
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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]]

Latest revision as of 22:39, 26 October 2025

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The Bionic Tower (Spanish: Torre Biónica; Chinese: 仿生塔) is an imagined vertical city, designed for human habitation by Spanish architects Eloy Celaya, María Rosa Cervera and Javier Gómez.[1][2] It would have a main tower Script error: No such module "convert". 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.[3]

The Bionic Tower would be exactly 400 meters taller than the current tallest building, the Burj Khalifa and 220 taller than the Jeddah Tower. [4][5]

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
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  • Floors: 300
  • Elevators: 368 elevators (15 m/s or Template:Cvt), with vertical and horizontal movement)
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  • Structure: Micro-structured high strength concrete (2 tons/cm3 or 1,372 MPa)
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  • Technology: Bionic vertical space
  • Cost: USD $16 billion+
  • Location: Shanghai or Hong Kong

See also

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