Millennium Tower

Exorbitant (land prices|prices for building estate) and an extremely high population density (urge|force) Japans' architects into thinking about new construction models. (Giant|Gigantic) bureau and residential (premises|buildings) are supposed to (accomodate|house) tenthousands of people. The most (advanced|progressed|The furthest in planning:) in planning: a 800 meter high sky scraper (amidst|in the middle of) the sea.

The most realistic project for a japanese city of the future is the Millennium Tower, the tower of the millennium. It (was|has been) (designed|drafted) by the British architect Sir Norman Foster.

The Millennium Tower is (supposed to|shall) reach 800 meters -- with the (upper|topmost) 200 meters serving as communications (top|tip|spire) (equipped|[out]fitted|supplied) with radio and TV (arials|antennas). The (lower|inferior) 600 meters will offer (on|in) 150 (floors|storeys) room for 2000 apartments as well as (office rooms|bureau premises) for 17 000 people. The tower's basis is supposed to have a diameter of 130 meters.

Five segments each with 30 (floors|storeys) (tower|loom|pile) up to 150 (floors|storeys). In between these segments are located sky centers with cinemas, hotels, restaurants, sport studios and shops. (Each|Every) sky center additionally serves as transfer station for the (intricate|complicated|complex|sophisticated|elaborate) elevation system. Each of the express elevators (commuting|running|operating) can (carry|accommodate|hold) up to 160 persons who have to change (elevators|lifts|hoists) after 30 (floors|storeys) each.

In between the individual (floors|storeys) of a section (conventional|ordinary) person elevators are (commuting|running|operating). Changing the lift (demands|causes) an additional loss of time to the passengers. If, however, they wanted to cover the whole (distance|stretch|section) in a single elevator, 600 meter long and extremely heavy cables would be (required|needed). [That's why|Therefore] Japanese mechanical engineers have suggested the development of a special magnetic train being able to go to the tower just like a subway and could rise up vertically inside the tower like an elevator. Electromagnetic coils attached to the train and the (rails|tracks{for curtains}) are to provide the propulsion of the train. (As a result|Thereby{German}), however arises a safety problem hard to (tackle|be overcome|be tackled|be coped with|be mastered|be handled|be solved) (A result of this is a hard to tackle safety problem). If there is an electrical (current|power) failure for such an elevator, it (drops|plummets) down. Therefore it should be equipped with an absolutely safe emergency brake. For that reason the planners of the Millennium Tower rather (stick to|hold on to|stay with|cling to|adhere to) conventional elevators.

The 800 meter high tower is (designed|conceived|fabricated) (to be earthquake-(proof|safe)|in an earthquake-proof way). Elevators and (stairs|staircases) will be found in the tower's heavy (core|center|interior), a (steel pipe|tubular steel) structure. The (core|center|interior) is connected in certain (spacings|(distances)) to the outer (shell|(cover[ing])). This consists of a spiral structure being reinforced additionally by horizontal girders. This construction method does not only (resist|sustain) earthquakes but also (gales|storms) and hurricanes.

Millennium Tower is [planned|supposed] to be constructed in the Tokio bay - 2 kilometers (offshore|off the coast). His foundation will be (set up|constructed|situated|arranged) on an artificial insula with a (400-meter-diameter|diameter of 400 meters). Due to a little harbor the residents of the tower can (make|take) little excursions with the boat and enjoy a fresh (sea|ocean) breeze.