Still Waters Posted August 11, 2011 #1 Share Posted August 11, 2011 From a architect's perspective, several problems impede the development of Mexico City, one of the world's largest cities with a population teeming around 21.2 million. A scarcity of new construction plots, height restrictions that limit new edifices to eight stories and laws that prohibit demolishing historic structures leaves little room for building up.The solution: build down. Read more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melo - Posted August 12, 2011 #2 Share Posted August 12, 2011 next they might make underground cities.....*oh wait* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino666 Posted August 12, 2011 #3 Share Posted August 12, 2011 It'll be a nice view out the window.... dirt!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V__ Posted August 12, 2011 #4 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Is it really feasible ? If they pull it off, it would be one hell of a job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philbo Posted August 12, 2011 #5 Share Posted August 12, 2011 I fully support this endeavour..theses building should be the norm all across South America...Pakistan..Middle East..Africa. It offers huge benefits to the rest of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Yates Posted August 12, 2011 #6 Share Posted August 12, 2011 And when the NEXT big earthquake hits Mexico City...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanthurion2 Posted August 12, 2011 #7 Share Posted August 12, 2011 they would be completely ****ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoIverine Posted August 12, 2011 #8 Share Posted August 12, 2011 (edited) What's the deal with the height restriction, they don't want people to escape the smog? LOL moving the Mexicans underground, that just doesn't seem right. Edited August 12, 2011 by Spid3rCyd3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Socio Posted August 12, 2011 #9 Share Posted August 12, 2011 And when the NEXT big earthquake hits Mexico City...? Yea how do they plan to re-enforce this structure to keep shifts in the earth from causing catastrophic cave ins, like from an earth quakes from example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Socio Posted August 12, 2011 #10 Share Posted August 12, 2011 next they might make underground cities.....*oh wait* Perhaps it might end up like that TV show Cleopatra 2525 where everyone was forced to live underground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoIverine Posted August 12, 2011 #11 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Yea how do they plan to re-enforce this structure to keep shifts in the earth from causing catastrophic cave ins, like from an earth quakes from example. They can probably just make more drug runner tunnels to minimize pressure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NVR Posted August 12, 2011 #12 Share Posted August 12, 2011 What?! 63 stories deep. Whats it going to be like at the bottom! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dank Posted August 12, 2011 #13 Share Posted August 12, 2011 I don't understand why something like this hasn't been constructed already. Although the shifts would definitely be a problem unless they had the entire structure on some sort of wiggle room system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dharma warrior Posted August 13, 2011 #14 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Of course the proposed structure has to gain the approval of the drug cartels before construction can begin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinityandbeyond Posted August 13, 2011 #15 Share Posted August 13, 2011 i believe they have something similar in canada its like and underground city tho i don't think they got skyscrapers, this is a cool idea if its feasible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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