X-Seed 4000: Difference between revisions

| name = X-Seed 4000

| native_name = X-Sen Shushi 7000

| status = {{orange|Vision}}Proposed

| image = X-seed4000.jpg

| caption = The [[design]] of X-Seed 4000

| location = [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]

| coordinates =

| floor_count = 700

| cost = 900B to 1.7T

| highest_prev =

| building_type = [[Mixed use]]

| roof = {{convert|4,000|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}

| developer = [[Taisei Corporation]]

The '''X-Seed 4000''' was a [[concept]] [[skyscraper|megatall skyscraper]].<ref name="Accelerating Future">[https://web.archive.org/web/20080618150549/http://www.acceleratingfuture.com/michael/blog/2006/02/x-seed-4000/ Accelerating Future » X-Seed 4000]</ref> {{citation needed|textreason=The idea was initially created and developed by Martin Pascoe.|date=September 2022}} Its proposed {{convert|4|km|mi|adj=mid}} height, {{convert|6|km|mi|adj=mid|-wide}} sea-base, and 800-floor capacity could accommodate 500,000-1,000,000 inhabitants. This structure would be composed of over 3,000,000 tons of [[steel]].

It was designed for [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]] by the [[Taisei Corporation]] in 1997 as a futuristic environment combining ultra-modern and technological living and interaction with wildlife and nature.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060518173240/http://digitalstudio.gre.ac.uk:80/content/view/125/31/ Contemporary Theories of Architecture Brief]</ref><ref>[http://www.emporis.com/en/cd/cm/?id=100207 Taisei Construction Co. Ltd]</ref> Methods of transportation within the X-seed would most likely include [[MagLev]] trains.

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