1.0 link 109274 <![CDATA[Dubai's Moving Skyscraper "Dynamic Tower" Planned For 2010]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/25/dubais-moving-skyscraper_n_109274.html NEW YORK -- An Italian architect said he is poised to start construction on a new skyscraper in Dubai that will be "the world's first building in motion," an 80-story tower with revolving floors that give it an ever-shifting shape.

The spinning floors, hung like rings around an immobile cement core, would offer residents a constantly changing view of the Persian Gulf and the city's futuristic skyline.

A few penthouse villas would spin on command using a voice-activated computer. The motion of...

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