What Is Christmas?
Christmas is a celebration of Jesus Christ’s birth. Some people celebrate Christmas differently, but it is all based upon the birth of Christ. Christmas is on December 25th. This is the day that Jesus is said to be born. Nobody really knows the exact date Jesus was born. Yet, in 137 AD, the Bishop of Rome ordered the birthday of The Christ child be celebrated as a solemn feast. In 350 AD, another Roman Bishop named Julius I, choose December 25th as the observance day of Christmas (The Mass of Christ).
People celebrate Christmas differently form one another. For example, my family celebrates Christmas by decorating our entire house. We also exchange gifts, go to church, and cook a big dinner. Even though we do all these things, we remember the “true” meaning of Christmas – To Celebrate the Birth of Jesus Christ.
In conclusion, though people celebrate Christmas in different ways throughout the world, I learned to celebrate Christmas from my family and church.
What Christmas Means to Me
Christmas to me is a celebration, which includes spending time with family and friends, decorating the entire house, inside and out, and shopping, for the people we love. Doing this with the people we love is what means the most to me.
Spending Christmas with my family is so great. We don’t usually gather and celebrate this occasion. But I still try to enjoy myself during this holiday. Together with my best friends, we went to other barangays and sang in the houses with Christmas Carols. I also brought our camera and we took some pictures on every beautiful spot we see. We spent each day of our vacation laughing and enjoying the time of our lives. We actually earned a lot of money, thanks to our old teachers and all the people who gave us different amount of cash.
Each night, me and our gay best friend fetch my other two best friends in their houses. On December 24, we saw one of our old classmate. We invited her to join us and with the five of us, we visited the houses of our old teachers. After earning some money, we went to the market and buy some snacks. As we went home, we planned to meet again on New Year’s Eve.
Boom!! Boom!! Boom!! Here comes the fireworks!! Splendid! Magnificent! Beautiful! They almost light up the sky. We met again on that night, hoping to get the jackpot which is 100 00 pesos by our town mayor. I’m very very happy because I know that despite the long years we haven’t spend time together, me and my old friends were just as close as before. Even though some have already in a relationship, we always find time to bond together. With the smiles on the pictures we took that night, it feels so good to reminisce the happenings on the end of 2010.
I feel so fortunate, to have my family and friends throughout the year, but especially, at Christmas time. When showing, my family and friends just how much I love them and what exactly they mean to me. That is so very important to me. Christmas, for me is about being with family and friends, loving each other and showing each other just exactly how we all feel.
My Teacher, My Hero
“In the age of internet when all the information one needs can be found at the click of a mouse, what use is of teachers who were once the imparter of knowledge?”,
A teacher is someone who teaches lessons. Our parents can be a teacher, our friends can be a teacher, and all of us can be a teacher. Being a teacher is so amazing because you can not only share your knowledge and thoughts but also, you can help others in enhancing their skills and talents. This profession is very important because if there are no teachers, who will teach us? Who will make us a good person aside from our parents? Who will help us help us in making our ambitions and dreams into reality? Well, if there are no teachers there will be no doctors, nurses, lawyers, engineers, and so on. These people were once helped and guided by their teachers.
Let’s just say that we have many books. But what if there are no teachers who can be able to understand and explain its contents? What’s the use of the book? Maybe there are something which can be understood by other people especially those intelligent and smart but how about those who are not so smart and needs someone to teach them? Our country is said to be a developing country but there were still schools that have no absolute and stable classrooms and complete supply of books and other materials. Our country is poor in the structures and supplies for schools and there are also teachers that go abroad to earn and get more money because here in the Philippines, teachers have low salary.
Throughout my life I have had several teachers of all different sorts and disciplines. Each of them stands out in my mind for a variety of different reasons whether by their sense of humor, their love for the subject, their characteristic behavior or, simply, by the skill to deal with the discipline they dealt with. As I enter in the school as a junior student, I know that I will face new challenges and meet my new classmates and especially our new teachers! One of the teachers which I admired most is our former Filipino teacher: Mrs. Felipa Regaspi. She got promoted so she is not teaching us anymore. We have now our new teacher in Filipino but we still remembered and missed her. I like her ways in teaching. She is small and funny. She always makes us laugh in our period. She tells stories, and while discussing, she sites different examples, walks on our classroom with actions. At her final day as our Filipino teacher, we took pictures with her. Every time we see her on the campus, we greet her with a smile and ask her to come back. She is such a good teacher who is friendly, humorous, and understanding. She is also the teacher who gave me my highest grade in the first grading period so I love her so much!! 
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To all the teachers around the world, who have made so many sacrifices only to teach and discipline students and who gave their best in helping those in need in achieving their dreams and aspirations in life, I salute everyone of you!!
Teacher! Teacher!
By: Fr. Ruben Villote
There are three gifts a teacher can give to his/her students: information, knowledge, and wisdom.
Information is the easiest in the world to give. You can give information about the weather, current events, places; you can give data about your field of specialization: electronics, physics, history, and grammar. Even computers can give data or information. A stranger can give information. There are information desks at department stores, airports, hotels, and hospitals. Many so-called schools are mere information centers, and many so-called teachers are mere information clerks.
The second gift, knowledge, is not only information and data but also insights, opinions and perspective, about the information given. The classroom discussion seems to be the most common method of imparting knowledge. Exchange of ideas and opinions, open discussion, and debate over issues and personal disbeliefs challenge the intellect, we are told, and enhance knowledge. This “intellectual” activity however, occurs not only in classrooms but also in barbershops, corner stores and public parks. Since discussion and debate are competitive in nature, participants often end up in bloody noses, especially if religion and politics are the issues discussed. In this case, knowledge no longer a gift to be shared but property to be defended.
Before proceeding to the third gift, let us pause a while and reflect. When people say that a particular school is magaling (an excellent school), they usually refer to the knowledge and information aspects of education. They refer to the fact that this “excellent school” produces graduates who are well informed and well trained in the various disciplines: communication skills, scientific skills or artistic skills. They are said to produce students who are knowledgeable in theology, behavioral psychology, pedagogy etc. because, they say, that this school has excellent facilities, excellent equipments, excellent materials and excellent faculty. Of course, the faculty (teachers) are in a position to give the students adequate information and adequate knowledge because this “excellent school also has adequate logistics and infrastructure.
The third gift, wisdom, which requires from the teacher three attitudes: humility, contemplation, and witnessing.
Humility means that the teacher should be willing not only to teach but also to learn. In other words, the teacher should be prepared to be taught by his or her students. Humility also allows the teacher to be attentive (to listen) always to what his/her students are saying or cannot say. And to listen not only to his/her students but also to every person, to every situation or event, and to everything around and within himself/herself. This is the first attitude of a man or woman of wisdom- the attitude of humble listening and learning.
The second attitude is that of contemplative which means seeing the invisible in the visible, seeing God’s continuing revelation in every situation, in every creature and on the face of every person. No matter how ugly and dirty the face of a person, no matter how cruel and unjust the situation, no matter how profane and sinful the culture and structures of society, the contemplative can see in them the inner meaning of God’s call. The teacher with this attitude joyously and freely enters into the lives of his/her students in whatever situation, and allows himself/herself to be changed and healed by them. And as the teacher is changed and healed, he/she becomes more and more prepared to offer himself/herself as a source of insight and healing to the student. This is called witnessing.
If such an atmosphere of mutual listening, learning and sharing is created inside the classroom, schools can become places where community can be experienced, where people can live together without fear of each other, and where learning can be based on a creative, though critical, exchange of experiences and ideas. Education therefore does not become merely a preparation for the future, or the school merely a place away from the actual world we expect to face after graduation.
-Starweek Magazine, 1985
Wonders of the World
Various lists of the Wonders of the World have been compiled over the ages to catalogue the most spectacular constructions and natural things in the world.
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World is the first known list of the most remarkable creations of classical antiquity, and was based on guide-books popular among Hellenic sight-seers and only includes works located around the Mediterranean rim. The number seven was chosen because the Greeks believed it to be the representation of perfection and plenty. Many similar lists have been made.
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
The historian Herodotus (484 – ca. 425 BCE), and the scholar Callimachus of Cyrene (ca. 305 – 240 BCE) at the Museum of Alexandria, made early lists of seven wonders but their writings have not survived, except as references. The seven wonders included:
The earliest lists had the Ishtar Gate as the seventh wonder of the world instead of the Lighthouse of Alexandria.
The Greek category was not Wonders but thaumata (Greek: Θαύματα), which translates closer to “things to be seen”. The list that we know today was compiled in the Middle Ages—by which time many of the sites were no longer in existence. Today, the only ancient world wonder that still exists is the Great Pyramid of Giza.
Wonders of the Medieval World
Many lists of wonders of the world are said to have existed during the Middle Ages, although it is unlikely that these lists originated at that time because the word medieval was not even invented until the Enlightenment-era, and the concept of a Middle Age did not become popular until the 16th century. Brewer’s refers to them as “later list[s]” suggesting the lists were created after the Middle Ages.
Many of the structures on these lists were built much earlier than the Medieval Ages, but were well known. These lists go by names such as Wonders of the Middle Ages (implying no specific limitation to seven), Seven Wonders of the Middle Ages, Medieval Mind and Architectural Wonders of the Middle Ages.
Typically representative are:
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Other sites sometimes included on such lists:
- Taj Mahal
Wonders of the modern world
Many lists have been made of the greatest structures built during modern times or of the greatest wonders existing today. Some of the most notable lists are presented below.
American Society of Civil Engineers
The American Society of Civil Engineers compiled a list of wonders of the modern world
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Wond |
Date started |
Date finished |
Location |
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Channel Tunnel December 1 |
1987 May 6 |
1994 Strait of Dover |
between the United Kingdom and France |
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CN Tower February 6 |
1973 June 26 |
1976 |
tallest freestanding structure in the world 1976–2007. Toronto |
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Empire State Building January 22 |
1930 May 1 |
1931 |
Tallest structure in the world 1931–1967. First building with 100+ stories. New York |
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Golden Gate Bridge January 5 |
1933 May 27 |
1937 Golden Gate Strait |
north of San Francisco |
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Itaipu Dam January 1970 May 5 |
1984 Paraná River |
Itaipu Dam January 1970 May 5 |
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Delta Works/ Zuiderzee Works 1950 May 10 |
1997 Netherlands |
Delta Works/ Zuiderzee Works 1950 May 10 |
1997 Netherlands |
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Panama Canal January 1 |
1880 January 7 |
1914 Isthmus of Panama |
Panama Canal January 1 |
New7Wonders Foundation’s seven wonders of the world
In 2001 an initiative was started by the Swiss corporation New7Wonders Foundation to choose the New Seven Wonders of the World from a selection of 200 existing monuments for profit. Twenty-one finalists were announced January 1, 2006. Egypt was not happy with the fact that the only original wonder would have to compete with the likes of the Statue of Liberty, the Sydney Opera House, and other landmarks; and called the project absurd. To solve this, Giza was named an honorary Candidate. The results were announced on July 7, 2007:
The Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights
The Great Barrier Reef.
The London sewerage system‘s original Abbey Mills pumping station.
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Wonder |
Date of construction |
Location |
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5th century BCE – 16th century CE |
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c.100 BCE |
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Opened 12 October 1931 |
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c.1450 CE |
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c.600 CE |
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Completed 80 CE |
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Completed c.1648 CE |
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Great Pyramid of Giza (Honorary Candidate) |
Completed c.2560 BCE |
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Wonder |
Date started |
Date finished |
Location |
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Channel Tunnel December 1 |
1987 May 6 |
1994 Strait of Dover |
between the United Kingdom and France |
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CN Tower February 6 |
1973 June 26 |
1976 |
tallest freestanding structure in the world 1976–2007. Toronto |
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Empire State Building January 22 |
1930 May 1 |
1931 |
Tallest structure in the world 1931–1967. First building with 100+ stories. New York |
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Golden Gate Bridge January 5 |
1933 May 27 |
1937 Golden Gate Strait |
north of San Francisco |
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Itaipu Dam January 1970 May 5 |
1984 Paraná River |
Itaipu Dam January 1970 May 5 |
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Delta Works/ Zuiderzee Works 1950 May 10 |
1997 Netherlands |
Delta Works/ Zuiderzee Works 1950 May 10 |
1997 Netherlands |
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Panama Canal January 1 |
1880 January 7 |
1914 Isthmus of Panama |
Panama Canal January 1 |
50 Strange Buildings of the World
1. The Crooked House (Sopot, Poland)
Construction of the building started in in January 2003 and in December 2003 it was finished. House architecture is based on Jan Marcin Szancer (famous Polish artist and child books illustrator) and Per Dahlberg (Swedish painter living in Sopot) pictures and paintings.
Image via: brocha
2. Forest Spiral – Hundertwasser Building (Darmstadt, Germany)
The Hundertwasser house “Waldspirale” (”Forest Spiral”) was built in Darmstadt between 1998 and 2000. Friedensreich Hundertwasser, the famous Austrian architect and painter, is widely renowned for his revolutionary, colourful architectural designs which incorporate irregular, organic forms, e.g. onion-shaped domes.
The structure with 105 apartments wraps around a landscaped courtyard with a running stream. Up in the turret at the southeast corner, there is a restaurant, including a cocktail bar.
Image via: Kikos Dad
3. The Torre Galatea Figueras (Spain)
Image via: manuelfloresv
4. Ferdinand Cheval Palace a.k.a Ideal Palace (France)
Image via: Mélisande*
5. The Basket Building (Ohio, United States)
The Longaberger Basket Company building in Newark, Ohio might just be a strangest office building in the world. The 180,000-square-foot building, a replica of the company’s famous market basket, cost $30 million and took two years to complete. Many experts tried to persuade Dave Longaberger to alter his plans, but he wanted an exact replica of the real thing.
Image via: addicted Eyes
6. Kansas City Public Library (Missouri, United States)
This project, located in the heart of Kansas City, represents one of the pioneer projects behind the revitalization of downtown.
The people of Kansas City were asked to help pick highly influential books that represent Kansas City. Those titles were included as ‘bookbindings’ in the innovative design of the parking garage exterior, to inspire people to utilize the downtown Central Library.
Image via: jonathan_moreau
7. Wonderworks (Pigeon Forge, TN, United States)
8. Habitat 67 (Montreal, Canada)
Expo 67, one of the world’s largest universal expositions was held in Montreal. Housing was one of the main themes of Expo 67.
The cube is the base, the mean and the finality of Habitat 67. In its material sense, the cube is a symbol of stability. As for its mystic meaning, the cube is symbol of wisdom, truth, moral perfection, at the origin itself of our civilization.
354 cubes of a magnificent grey-beige build up one on the other to form 146 residences nestled between sky and earth, between city and river, between greenery and light.
Image via: ken ratcliff
9. Cubic Houses (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
The original idea of these cubic houses came about in the 1970s. Piet Blom has developed a couple of these cubic houses that were built in Helmond.
The city of Rotterdam asked him to design housing on top of a pedestrian bridge and he decided to use the cubic houses idea. The concept behind these houses is that he tries to create a forest by each cube representing an abstract tree; therefore the whole village becomes a forest.
Image via: vpzone
10. Hang Nga Guesthouse a.k.a Crazy House (Vietnam)
The house is owned by the daughter of the ex-president of Vietnam, who studied architecture in Moscow.
It does not comply with any convention about house building, has unexpected twists and turns, roofs and rooms. It looks like a fairy tale castle, it has enormous “animals” like a giraffe and a spider, no window is rectangular or round, and it can be visited like a museum.
Image via: JonasPhoto
11. Chapel in the Rock (Arizona, United States)
Image via: santanartist
12. Dancing Building (Prague, Czech Republic)
Image via: jemil75
13. Calakmul building a.k.a La Lavadora a.k.a The Washing Mashine (Mexico, Mexico)
Image via: marj k
14. Kettle House (Texas, United States)
Image via: y luckyfukr
15. Manchester Civil Justice Centre (Manchester, UK)
Image via: tj.blackwell
16. Nakagin Capsule Tower (Tokyo, Japan)
Image via: pict_u_re
17. Mind House (Barcelona, Spain)
Image via: angelocesare
18. Stone House (Guimarães, Portugal)
image via: Jsome1
19. Shoe House (Pennsylvania, United States)
Image via: James Gordon
20. Weird House in Alps
Image via: nicolasnova
21. The Ufo House (Sanjhih, Taiwan)
Image via: cypherone @ Taiwan
22. The Hole House (Texas, United States)
Image
via: melinnis
23. Ryugyong Hotel (Pyongyang, North Korea)
Image via: Pricey
24. The National Library (Minsk, Belarus)
Image via: ledsmagazine.com
25. Grand Lisboa (Macao)
Image via: Michael McDonough
26. Wall House (Groningen, Netherlands)
Image via: Liao Yusheng
27. Guggenheim Museum (Bilbao, Spain)
Image via: disgustipado
28. Bahá’í House of Worship a.k.a Lotus Temple (Delhi, India)
Image via: MACSURAK
29. Container City (London, UK)
Image via: y Fin Fahey
30. Erwin Wurm: House Attack (Viena, Austria)
Image via: Dom Dada
31. Wooden Gagster House (Archangelsk, Russia)
Image via: deputy-dog.com
32. Air Force Academy Chapel (Colorado, United States)
Image via: dbking
33. Solar Furnace (Odeillo, France)
Image via: f2g2
34. Dome House (Florida, United States)
Image via: easement
35. Beijing National Stadium (Beijing, China)
Image via: littlemalt
36. Fashion Show Mall (Las Vegas, United States)
Image via: b2tse
37. Luxor Hotel & Casino (Las Vegas, United States)
Image via: wallyg
38. Zenith Europe (Strasbourg, France)
Image via: Edouard55
39. Civic Center (Santa Monica)
Image via: karenchu121
40. Mammy’s Cupboard (Natchez, MS, United States)
Image via: Live Simply
41. Pickle Barrel House (Grand Marais, Michigan, United States)
Image via: the naked fauxtographer
42. The Egg (Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York, United States)
Image via: iessi
43. Gherkin Building (London, UK)
Image via: Lawrie Cate
44. Nord LB building (Hannover, Germany)
Image via: iterby
45. Lloyd’s building (London, UK)
Image via: ryanfb
46. “Druzhba Holiday Center Hall (Yalta, Ukraine)
Image via: Argenberg
47. Fuji television building (Tokyo, Japan)
Image via: kamoda
48. UCSD Geisel Library (San Diego, California, United States)
Image via: ewen and donabel
49. Ripley’s Building (Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada)
Image via: Bekah267
50. The Bank of Asia a.k.a Robot Building (Bangkok, Thailand)
Image via: hewy
50 Strange Buildings of the World
By Village Mayor • Sep 4th, 2008 • Category: Architecture, Latest Post, The Best of Village of Joy
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This is the original list of 50 strange buildings which has been and is being copied (stolen) by many bloggers.
If you wish to post it on your blog or website, feel free to use up to 20 buildings from this list and give a proper link to our website (http://villageofjoy.com/50-strange..) as the source article.
Ok, now enjoy this weird, odd, bizarre and incredible looking arcitechture!
After reading it, don’t forget to check Part II and Part III.
1. The Crooked House (Sopot, Poland)
Construction of the building started in in January 2003 and in December 2003 it was finished. House architecture is based on Jan Marcin Szancer (famous Polish artist and child books illustrator) and Per Dahlberg (Swedish painter living in Sopot) pictures and paintings.
Image via: brocha
2. Forest Spiral – Hundertwasser Building (Darmstadt, Germany)
The Hundertwasser house “Waldspirale” (”Forest Spiral”) was built in Darmstadt between 1998 and 2000. Friedensreich Hundertwasser, the famous Austrian architect and painter, is widely renowned for his revolutionary, colourful architectural designs which incorporate irregular, organic forms, e.g. onion-shaped domes.
The structure with 105 apartments wraps around a landscaped courtyard with a running stream. Up in the turret at the southeast corner, there is a restaurant, including a cocktail bar.
Image via: Kikos Dad
3. The Torre Galatea Figueras (Spain)
Image via: manuelfloresv
4. Ferdinand Cheval Palace a.k.a Ideal Palace (France)
Image via: Mélisande*
5. The Basket Building (Ohio, United States)
The Longaberger Basket Company building in Newark, Ohio might just be a strangest office building in the world. The 180,000-square-foot building, a replica of the company’s famous market basket, cost $30 million and took two years to complete. Many experts tried to persuade Dave Longaberger to alter his plans, but he wanted an exact replica of the real thing.
Image via: addicted Eyes
6. Kansas City Public Library (Missouri, United States)
This project, located in the heart of Kansas City, represents one of the pioneer projects behind the revitalization of downtown.
The people of Kansas City were asked to help pick highly influential books that represent Kansas City. Those titles were included as ‘bookbindings’ in the innovative design of the parking garage exterior, to inspire people to utilize the downtown Central Library.
Image via: jonathan_moreau
7. Wonderworks (Pigeon Forge, TN, United States)
8. Habitat 67 (Montreal, Canada)
Expo 67, one of the world’s largest universal expositions was held in Montreal. Housing was one of the main themes of Expo 67.
The cube is the base, the mean and the finality of Habitat 67. In its material sense, the cube is a symbol of stability. As for its mystic meaning, the cube is symbol of wisdom, truth, moral perfection, at the origin itself of our civilization.
354 cubes of a magnificent grey-beige build up one on the other to form 146 residences nestled between sky and earth, between city and river, between greenery and light.
Image via: ken ratcliff
9. Cubic Houses (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
The original idea of these cubic houses came about in the 1970s. Piet Blom has developed a couple of these cubic houses that were built in Helmond.
The city of Rotterdam asked him to design housing on top of a pedestrian bridge and he decided to use the cubic houses idea. The concept behind these houses is that he tries to create a forest by each cube representing an abstract tree; therefore the whole village becomes a forest.
Image via: vpzone
10. Hang Nga Guesthouse a.k.a Crazy House (Vietnam)
The house is owned by the daughter of the ex-president of Vietnam, who studied architecture in Moscow.
It does not comply with any convention about house building, has unexpected twists and turns, roofs and rooms. It looks like a fairy tale castle, it has enormous “animals” like a giraffe and a spider, no window is rectangular or round, and it can be visited like a museum.
New Buildings to Dance in the Wind
A series of rotating buildings based on Dynamic Architecture will be built around the world, starting in Dubai, U.A.E. The Dynamic Architecture concept was introduced by Florentine architect David Fisher.
The rotating buildings get their electrical power from wind turbines that are placed between floors and which rotate freely with the wind. Additional power is provided from solar cells on the tops of the individual floors.
Each individual floor is able to rotate slowly, based on commands issued by the owners of condos or apartments on that floor. I assume that the building owners can also take control, for coordinated movements of the floors. Note that the rotation of the floors is slow and uses power – the rotation of the floors does not produce power.
The building is constructed around a central core; each floor is composed of individual pie-like sections that are pr
Dynamic Architecture: Rotating Buildings in Dubai and Moscow
Revolution in Architecture
We have seen tall buildings, we have seen strange buildings, but have you seen buildings in motion that actually change their shape? Sounds unbelievable but not to Dr. David Fisher.
Visionary architect Dr. David Fisher is the creator of the world’s first building in motion – the revolutionary Dynamic Tower. It will adjust itself to the sun, wind, weather and views by rotating each floor separately.
This building will never appear exactly the same twice.
It is amazing but you will have the choice of waking up to sunrise in your bedroom and enjoying sunsets over the ocean at dinner.
In addition to being such an incredible engineering miracle it will produce energy for itself and even for other buildings because it will have wind turbines fitted between each rotating floor. So an 80-story building will have up to 79 wind turbines, making it a true green power plant.
(Image: Dynamic Architecture ™ all rights reserved to Dr. David Fisher)
The Dynamic Tower in Dubai will be 1,380 feet (420 meters) tall, 80 floors, apartments will range in size from 1,330 square feet (124 square meters), to Villas of 12,900 square feet (1,200 square meters) complete with a parking space inside the apartment. It will consist of offices, a luxury hotel, residential apartments, and the top 10 floors will be for luxury villas located in a prime location in Dubai.
The Dynamic Tower in Dubai will be the first skyscraper to be entirely constructed in a factory from prefabricated parts. So instead of some 2000 workers, only 680 will be sufficient. Construction is scheduled to be completed by 2010.
Moscow Project
(Image: Dynamic Architecture ™ all rights reserved to Dr. David Fisher)
The tower will be 1312 ft (400 meters) tall. The investments into the tower construction is going to be more than $400 million. The beginning of construction is planned for the end of 2008, and the commissioning of the tower into operation will be for 2010.
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