CITY IN THE PYRAMID QUESTIONS 1. What is the City in the Pyramid?

? The City in the Pyramid is a dream for the future. The plan is to build a pyramid in the Tokyo bay which would be a city in the city. Inside the Shamizu pyramid there would be 400 skyscrapers, and each skyscraper would be m tall. 2. Why did the Japanese choose this building site? Tokyo bay was chosen for the Shamizu pyramid because there is no enou!h buildin! space in the city. Tokyo is a me!alopolis which means it has the population of more than "0.000.000 people. # few millions come to the city to work there and the pressure is risin!. Plus the a$ailable buildin! space is e%tremely e%pensi$e. 3. What do the Japanese expect from the Shami u pyramid? The &apanese e%pect the pyramid would reduce pressure on the city' there will be less traffic (ams and pollution. The pyramid would also pro$ide new homes for more people. !. What "ould the Shami u pyramid be li#e? The Shamizu pyramid would be a self)assembled and a self)sustained structure. *n one hand it would in a way construct itself relyin! on +r. +ante ,ini-s re$olutionary method which uses a steady supply of hot air to erect a dome, while on the other hand the pyramid would power itself usin! !reen ener!y. $. What building design "as chosen for the Shami u pyramid? The Shamizu pyramid would be a network structure made of carbon thrusses connected with nodes. The thrusses would be hollow and would be used as transit lines. #ll trains runnin! inside the pyramid would be electric and fully automated or dri$er)free. This means the pyramid would be completely car free and !reen .en$ironmentally friendly/. %. What "ould the thrusses be made of? The thrusses would be made of nanotubes or carbon. Carbon is a $ery stron!, yet li!ht buildin! material .cf. !raphite/ and it would enable the pyramid not to crumble under its own wei!ht. &. 'o" many people "ould li(e in the Shami u pyramid? The Shamizu pyramid would be a new home to appro%imately 010.000 people, rou!hly the population of San 2rancisco. ). What "ould the foundations of the pyramid be li#e? The pyramid would be "00 times bi!!er than an a$era!e skyscraper which means it would be massi$ely hea$y. Therefore, its foundations would ha$e to be stron! enou!h to hold the structure in place and to

support it. 3ammoth support columns would be cast and then dri$en into the !round which would make them the lar!est sunken footin!s in the world. *. Why is it difficult to build in and around Japan? It is so difficult to build in and around &apan because &apan is a country sittin! on the ed!e of the 4in! of 2ire facin! the Pacific which means $olcanoes, earth5uakes and tsunamis, plus super storms are common. The &apanese always ha$e to think of fi!htin! the elements .forces of nature/. In case of the Shamizu pyramid the structure would be left open to the elements because if co$ered with !lass panels this !lass would shatter under the pressure and shards flyin! throu!h the air would endan!er people inside and outside the pyramid. 1+. What "ould the Shami u pyramid be li#e? Would it be an enclosed or an open structure? #fter the scale model .6maketa/ of the pyramid was tested out a!ainst the elements .6sile prirode/, e.!. hi!h winds, earth5uakes, tsunamis, etc., it was disco$ered it would be better to ha$e the pyramid open to the elements. Thus, the intial desi!n .6pr$obitni ide(ni pro(ekat/ accordin! to .6prema ko(em, sa!lasno ko(em/ which the pyramid was to be co$ered with !lass slabs .6staklene plo7e/ was dropped. In case of a tsunami, killer earth5uake and a superstorm, the !lass would crack and the broken shards .6krhotine8 sloml(eni komadi/ would start flyin! throu!h the air which would be dan!erous both for people inside and outside the Shamizu pyramid.