[ervin mccoy (OP)]

what kind of science is included in the newbielink:http://pawst.com/post/584029-dubai-to-build-first-quot-shape-shifting-quot-skyscraper-and-it-looks-out-of-this-world-pic-and-video [nonactive] ?

[BabyDoll]

what kind of science is included in the moving building [nofollow] ?

The only moving house I have heard of recently is house on walking legs. So, when you want to move your house or in a flooding situation, your house can move (well, its the legs that move)...but i think this is still in the designing stages.

[lyner]

Presumably the lift shafts don't take part in this exercise.

[dentstudent]

There are already plenty of rotating buildings, especially restuarants. Doesn't the CN tower rotate? And of course, Oceans 12...

[BabyDoll]

More like this one:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/HealthSci/House_that_walks_away_from_floods/articleshow/3630095.cms [nofollow]

And I have seen one with longer legs ...

[Alandriel]

Presumably the lift shafts don't take part in this exercise.

...... there're going to be a lot of very fit resident in that 80 storey tower
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The 420-metre (1,378-foot) building's apartments would spin a full 360 degrees, at voice command, around a central column by means of 79 giant power-generating wind turbines located between each floor.

bold added by me


.... and they'll all have to wear huge noice reduction helmets .....

BBC ought to re-check their sources me thinks...... [] []