View Full Version : When it absolutely, positively needs to be there over a fortnight



kevinpate
01-09-2012, 11:06 AM
Can we build it?
Yes we can!
Bob the Builder, China style. 30 Story hotel goes up in 360 hours.

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/jaw-dropping-timelapse-30-story-hotel-being-built-165629131.html



Yeah, ok, somewhat more than a fortnight, but I struggled with math from an early age

Bunty
01-09-2012, 11:31 AM
I reckon their fast growing economy inspired them to thinking something had to be improvised or invented to spend up construction.

venture
01-09-2012, 11:57 AM
Wow nice. Earthquake resistant up to a 9.0 quake? That's pretty good.

Roadhawg
01-09-2012, 01:39 PM
That's pretty cool

MadMonk
01-09-2012, 02:03 PM
I don't think I'd step foot in that building.
http://articles.cnn.com/2010-04-23/world/china.sentences_1_shanghai-last-year-china-daily-collapse?_s=PM:WORLD

Thunder
01-09-2012, 04:25 PM
Wow, this is embarrassing to Devon. I hope OKC can attempt to compete.

venture
01-10-2012, 02:14 AM
Wow, this is embarrassing to Devon. I hope OKC can attempt to compete.

No it's not. This building is done with modular construction. The Devon building has a more unique shape to it that wouldn't really allow it to be done using pre-constructed modules. Think of it as buying a house that is prefab versus building a custom design.