| Aeropolis 2001 | |
|---|---|
エアロポリス2001 | |
 Drawing of Aeropolis 2001 | |
| General information | |
| Status | Proposed |
| Type | Arcology Skyscraper |
| Architectural style | Futurism |
| Location | Tokyo |
| Height | 2,001 metres (6,565 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 500 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | Obayashi Corp. |
The Aeropolis 2001 is a proposed 500-story high-rise building over Tokyo Bay in Japan, envisioned by Obayashi Corporation. With a height of 2,001 metres (6,565 ft), the mammoth structure would have been approximately five times as tall as the former World Trade Center in New York City.
The Aeropolis 2001 was proposed in 1989, amid a spate of similar projects for incredibly large buildings. All were proposed during the Japanese asset price bubble, which ended in the early 1990s. According to a 1995 article, the corporation still had plans for the structure, and gave a proposed height of 2,079 metres (6,821 ft).[1]
At the time it proposed Aeropolis 2001, Obayashi Corp. also proposed building a city on the moon by 2050.[2][3] Newspapers have reported little on either proposal since 1995.
- ^ GOEBEL, JOCHEN (1995-02-20). "Nowhere to go but up; Huge skyscrapers only solution, supporters argue". Ottawa Citizen. pp. 12C.
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