What If We Covered the Burj Khalifa in a Big Condom?

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What If We Covered the Burj Khalifa in a Big Condom?


February 14th, 2014

By JOHN METCALFE

Read More: http://www.theatlanticcities.com/des...g-condom/8403/

Website: http://www.op-en.is/Exo-Burj

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"Exo-Burj," a thought fart from creative think tank OP-EN, would drape the entirety of the building's 160 stories in a sheath of lightweight and semitransparent material. This titanic architectural condom would then mirror the surrounding city, providing an utterly new and strange facet to Dubai's skyline.

- The proposed support structure is fan-shaped, circling the Burj Khalifa with the main connection point stemming from the tower’s spire. Visitors would not only be able to view the temporary installation from a distance – which would reflect the tower and its surroundings – but also walk up-close and experience the installation first-hand. --- The end-result would amplify the visual perspectives of the city’s skyline, augment the tower’s symbol as an urban centre of gravity and create an artistic atmosphere on a vast architectural scale.

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