#CHINA SKYSCRAPER 19 DAYS SERIES#

If you have ever driven past a skyscraper in progress day after day, you will know from experience just how fast this assembly really is compared to industry standards around the world – the precision of parts and management of contractors involved would be staggering in a situation with less-tight coordination as well. The country recently saw the successful completion of the world’s first 3D-printed apartment complex as well as the rapid creation of 10 houses 3D-printed from scrap materials put together in just one day. It was built in 19 days in 2015 by Broad. The skyscraper is part of the 'Mini Sky City' project in Changsha.

#CHINA SKYSCRAPER 19 DAYS SERIES#

Mini Sky City, as the tower is titled, is to be part of a larger Sky City series of interconnected skyscrapers that will include vertical farming spaces. One of the less-obvious byproducts of building at such speeds: China is able to effectively rapid-prototype urban design experiments at scale, testing novel strategies for vertical interaction and horizontal integration across structures. Mini Sky City () is a 57-story, 204m high building in Changsha, the capital of Hunan province in China. Watch a timelapse video of a 57-story skyscraper being built in China in 19 days.

Its builders at BSB estimate a reduction in output of carbon dioxide by 12,000 tons thanks to these techniques as well as other environmental benefits, including a decrease in dust and particulates in the air around the building site. Producing many of the component parts in advance in factories, including entire truss systems, saves time and energy on site and also reduces pollution associated with busy construction sites and cast-on-site concrete. In this video, we'll take a deep dive into how Broad Sustainable Building constructed.

China skyscraper 19 days