Xtopia

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Xtopia is a concept building for a 300 floor high-rise self-contained community in Shanghai, China. It aired on Discovery Channel on 25-April-2010 as a possible method to combat geographic urban sprawl and lower the environmental impact of human populations. It features a tripod base which combats wind and ground tremor, while allowing sunlight to pass through to surrounding buildings and parks. There are industrial sections in the legs, commercial floors in the first panoramic levels, residential levels, and aeroponic gardens further up.