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June 25th, 2008

Rotating skyscrapers planned

Posted: 05:59 AM ET

NEW YORK (CNN) - An Italian architect has unveiled plans to build swirling skyscrapers - multi-storied buildings where each floor rotates individually around a central core, causing the structure to constantly shift shape.

Architect David Fisher hopes to build his "Dynamic Towers" in Russia and the United Arab Emirates by the end of 2010, he said Tuesday at a press conference in New York.

He also hopes to build a similar skyscraper in New York.

Both the 80-floor building in Dubai and the 70-story structure in Moscow will apparently generate their own electricity from solar panels and wind turbines fitted horizontally between each floor.

Along with the usual luxury amenities such as swimming pools, the building plans also call for car elevators so residents can park on their floors.


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