DAVID FISHER’S Twirling, Wind-Power Tower
by Evelyn Lee
While David Fisher’s Twirling Tower is not the first rotating tower we’ve spotted (Dubai Tower Clocks the Sun), and not the first that generates power from the wind (Wind Shaped Kinetic Pavilion), it’s definitely the first to pack this type of power. Designer David Fisher claims his Twirling Tower can not only generate enough energy to power itself, but it will also generate enough energy to power ten additional buildings similarly sized. While details on the tower’s true ability to generate electricity have not been proven, we are definitely a fan of those willing to search out new ideas.
What differentiates David’s Tower from other moving towers is the integration of a large wind turbine sandwiched between each floor giving the tower its potential for energy. Inserted at every other floor, the turbines alone might be enough of an energy generator to stop residences heads from spinning, giving the penthouse owners at the top of the building the ability to control their view rotating to their hearts content. One might imagine that such a unique tower would be destined for the Dubai skyline, but Fischer plans to build this tower in a place only fitting of its energy potential, in the windy city of Chicago.
+ Twirling Tower via Ecogeek
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While I, too, am a fan of “those willing to search for new ideas,” there’s a reason Dubai (capital of tacky, second only to Las Vegas) is the city in which the first of these will be built. There’s something awfully theme-parkish and tacky about these morphing buildings. I don’t believe it’s a trend that will catch on. Sacraficing the cityscape for something like this is too much to ask… plus, I seriously question how green (and how technologically sound) these buildings truly are.