The Proposed 4000-Foot Long NYC Supertall Tower #thebigbend #oiio

[TheProptechScout]

My mistake.. comments are correct, diagonal elevators have been around for a while. I meant CABLELESS elevators based on maglev tech.

[alexandero]

There was this saying that went something like: "An architects dream is an engineers nightmare"

[sobhisaoub]

If this gets built, Everyone will be on edge every September.

[Hanstein.]

"we hit the second tower!"
"abdul, this is technically just one tower"

[AndrewDeLong]

Whoever the architect is for this, I can promise you they'll need to go into witness protection due to the sheer rage of the engineers.

[caesar_cider]

that thing's gonna collapse with a slight breeze

[the_croissant]

Its like that architect looked at that one family guy cutaway gag where the plane goes through the arch 💀

[bremCZ]

Those elevators have not only existed for decades, but are currently in use all over the world.

[tedrobinson]

I can imagine each wing of an airliner making a clean cut of each tower with a single swipe.

[rockysquirrel]

And the Wonkavator becomes a reality...

[SamSung-wwrp]

If a fire ladder can't reach you, it's too tall.

[royalewithchz]

I’m not afraid of heights and just looking at this building gave me butterflies

[GalaxyFur]

It was an interesting concept. While fully possible to build, it is also quite impractical. It doesn't offer any benefits over regular vertical skyscraper design.

[eemage]

Finally the right solution for New York's homeless problem.

[stevenadams]

An elevator like this is used to get to the top of the arch in st. Louis.

[-anactualdoggo-]

Someone evaluating the building plans:


"So no one remembers nine ele- "

[Pius-XI]

NYC skyline is iconic for a reason...leave it alone

[MyAcer]

This twin tower would just fall on its own😂😂😂

[RandomPersonintheworld-tmlm]

And then a terrorist plane flies into it but keeps missing by going through the gaps.

[dimitrisgkofas]

it will break under the most painfull weight (of the arch). It is not bulk enough to stand the stresses if the arch bend or move sideways even for 1 meter.