China to Build World's Tallest Building in only 90 Days.

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China Will Build the Tallest Building In the World in Just 90 Days (Updated)

According to its engineers, this will be the tallest skyscraper in the world by the end of March of 2013. Its name is Sky City, and its 2,749 feet (838 meters) distributed in 220 floors will grow in just 90 days in Changsha city, by the Xiangjiang river. Ninety days!

It's not a joke. According to the construction company, the skyscraper will be built in just 90 days at the unbelievable rate of five floors per day.

It's hard to believe, but they claim the building has been designed by some of the engineers who previously worked at the Burj Khalifa. It is also the same firm that built a full 30-story hotel in 15 days—which yes, is still standing and in perfect working condition.

Foundation work is beginning at the end of the month, once the Chinese authorities give the final go ahead to the project.
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This is insane. Apparently the trick is they are using prefab'ed sections to do this but that seems like an incredibly tight timeline to build such a tall structure.
 
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If they are prefabricated, then shouldn't we start the clock when initial construction began?
 
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Safety > Quality > Quantity is the first thing you learn in engineering school.

Seems as though the first two may be broken to meet the third for apparently no reason (quantity in size and speed).
 
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They prefabbed everything before hand. It's not construction it's assembly.
 
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The Jeremy Lin of buildings. It will excite at first, but soon people will find its flaws.
 
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took them 16 years to build the world's largest dam, I guess they're making up for lost time
 
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