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"Skyscrapers have dominated city skylines for the last hundred years, and their
form and function have continued evolving, ever-growing upward.
But what happens when a skyscraper is at the end of its life? Usually, the end
of a high-rise means the entire building is torn down, crushed, and a new one
rises in its place.
But for the AMP Centre, once Sydney’s tallest building, the end of its life
didn’t mean the end of the entire structure. The 1970s building was stripped
back, but much of the core was kept, built-upon, and retrofitted for the
successor, which is now called Quay Quarter Tower. It’s considered the first
‘up-cycled’ skyscraper in the world.
The new tower added additional floors and real estate to the old structure, but
in keeping the original core intact, architects claim they’ve saves 12,000 tons
of CO2 versus building a skyscraper from scratch.
We like this approach to revitalizing architecture and skyscrapers, where
possible, to save resources and time in the building new towers."
Via Joyce Donahue, who wrote "Great idea. Don’t just tear down older buildings
- upcycle what can be reused to build a new one!"
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*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
