The world has never seen a skyscraper pass the one-mile mark, but architecture firm Kohn Pedersen Fox has some amazing ideas. The current worlds tallest building is the Burj Khalifa which is located in Dubai. This stands at a record breaking height of 2,722 feet tall. However architecture Kohn Pederson Fox has plans to construct a "Sky Mile Tower" in 2045 which would reach more than 5,000 feet into the sky. There is no actual construction plans as of yet as research is been constructed to see how the build would be possible.
Kohn Pedersen Fox conducted many tests to gauge the strength and wind-resistance of the tower, even pitting it against existing tower designs to see how it would compare. The final design features a staggered set of sections, connected every 60 to 90 floors, rather than one big chain. Breaking the building into sections allowed the design team to essentially "vent" the middle of the building, which lets harsh winds more easily pass through.
Thankfully, the building comes equipped with express shuttle cars that travel up each leg of the building next to the local car shafts, just like a subway system. Passengers can then easily transfer from one to the other where the legs overlap.
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