The Earthscraper / BNKR Arquitectura

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The Earthscraper, designed by BNKR Arquitectura, is the Skyscraper’s antagonist in the historic urban landscape of City where the latter is condemned and the preservation of the built environment is the paramount ambition. It preserves the iconic presence of the city square and the existing hierarchy of the buildings that surround it. More images and architects’ description after the break.

aerial view

The Historic Center of Mexico City is composed of different layers of cities superimposed on top of each other. When the Aztecs first came into the Valley of Mexico they built their pyramids on the lake they found there. When a new and bigger pyramid was conceived and the Aztec Empire grew in size and power, they did not search for a new site, they just built on it and around the existing one. In this manner, the pyramids are composed of different layers of historical periods.

main section

When the Spanish arrived in America and ultimately conquered the Aztecs, they erected their Christian temples atop their pyramids. Eventually their whole colonial city was built on top of the Aztec one. In the 20th century, many colonial buildings were demolished and modern structures raised on the existing historic foundations. So in a way, Mexico City is like a massive layered cake: a modern metropolis built on the foundations of a colonial city that was erected on top of the ancient pyramids that were constructed on the lake.

empty plaza

The main square of Mexico City, known as the “Zocalo”, is 57,600 m2 (240m x 240m), making it one of the largest in the world. It is bordered by the Cathedral, the National Palace and the City Government buildings. A flagpole stands at its center with an enormous Mexican flag ceremoniously raised and lowered each day. This proved as the ideal site for the Earthscraper: an inverted skyscraper that digs down through the layers of cities to uncover our roots.

communal space

The design is an inverted pyramid with a central void to allow all habitable spaces to enjoy natural lighting and ventilation. To conserve the numerous activities that take place on the city square year round (concerts, political manifestations, open-air exhibitions, cultural gatherings, military parades.), the massive hole will be covered with a glass floor that allows the life of the Earthscraper to blend with everything happening on top.

Architect: BNKR Arquitectura
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Partners: Esteban Suárez (Founding Partner), Sebastián Suárez
Project Leader: Arief Budiman
Project Team: Arief Budiman, Diego Eumir, Guillermo Bastian, Adrian Aguilar
Collaborators: Jorge Arteaga, Zaida Montañana, Santiago Becerra
Area: 775,000 m2
Status: Competition
Photography: Sebastian Suárez

 

 
 
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George John says:

really cool

 
# August 4, 2011 at 11:39
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    Lucas says:

    Cool? Nahh… LAME!

     
    # August 4, 2011 at 14:20
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      osonu says:

      The first time I saw this project I was hoping it could be just a joke or a creative idea proposed… I really really hope that there’s still someone there that can talk about respect for our culture and history!!! The cost to keep up the palaces arround would be much more that to construct that “bunker”

       
      # October 18, 2011 at 12:22
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Alex says:

What is the plan for all of the removed earth?

 
# August 4, 2011 at 15:32
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    mechati says:

    IT will be dumped at your backyard

     
    # October 3, 2011 at 13:42
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Tosh says:

This is SPARTAAA!

 
# August 4, 2011 at 16:03
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sina pakand says:

coooooooooool!
it can be success if it be made like this renders!

 
# August 4, 2011 at 16:23
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Jay says:

This would be really cool… if you appreciate not having any natural daylight in most of the ´building´.

 
# August 4, 2011 at 16:34
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    Lou says:

    They already have a solution for that; use fiber optic lighting.

     
    # September 30, 2011 at 17:00
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DeBraido says:

How about the energy you need to push the waste up?
Ventilation in a void with no way out?

please do not show this kind of project in Dubai ou any country ruled by a Sheik!

 
# August 4, 2011 at 16:53
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JACK BOWER says:

what about rain? this would just fill up like a bucket. it’s a cool idea for a movie, but a terrible idea realistically speaking.

 
# August 4, 2011 at 19:02
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Cai Feng says:

oh babe,,,,,,,,i can definitely say that the designer is just idling away his time

 
# August 5, 2011 at 05:00
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Kameron Baumgardner says:

This definitely isn’t a new concept by any means nor one I’d expect to see built while sane humans walk the earth. The reason we build up instead of down is because its much easier to push that air out of the way than excavating that much soil. I think its encouraging to see these arcology-esque concepts emerging but not examples like this.

 
# August 5, 2011 at 10:58
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Kyle says:

Cool idea but not practical. Maybe in a smaller scale but not like this.

 
# August 5, 2011 at 14:17
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Jorge says:

my eyes!!!!!

 
# August 6, 2011 at 09:33
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Vala says:

Whattt!!?? I cant believe we are still making this type of proposals… Firstly, the technical challenge that arises when you build on lake-bottom soil is of course: the pumping out of the water.. The amount of energy needed to drain the water ir even stop it from coming in is enourmous, making the project not only anti – ecological, put expensive just to exist. Secondly, I hope they have at least considered that the historic district was built on TOP a prehispanic “chinampa” city. If so, i hope they aren’t really intending on digging out the remains… This would mean cultural murder and a betrayal of our heritage.

 
# August 8, 2011 at 17:04
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mvb says:

Actually, what worries me is how people get out the building in case of fire. I can´t imagine people going upstairs from the bottom of the building to reach the ground level exit successfully.

May be if the building was 25m depth could be feasible, but 240m depth is a f*** tomb.

 
# August 9, 2011 at 14:15
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Aldo says:

lol this is awful. it doesn’t even work as a manifesto. an insult to one of our most interesting and iconic urban spaces.

 
# August 22, 2011 at 12:38
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EV76 says:

Mexico city? Who’s gonna fund it? Los-Zetas?

 
# October 3, 2011 at 17:11
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    Sarcasmo says:

    It’s a pretty deep pit to store all of the headless corpses they like to make, so there’s that.

     
    # October 5, 2011 at 10:47
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AlexBonSix says:

stop!! Mexico needs education before this kind of sh#ts

 
# October 4, 2011 at 14:14
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Pawel says:

To evacuate you need to climb up 65 stories LOL

 
# October 4, 2011 at 15:04
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    Luke says:

    Lateral bunkers, I’m sure that was the design intent. +1 for you Pawel.

     
    # October 5, 2011 at 11:08
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ALEXANDRA TIMPAU says:

hipsters. they just wanna be different

 
# October 5, 2011 at 09:07
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Lucas Benjamin says:

Beautiful but… useless

 
# October 5, 2011 at 09:52
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Marco says:

nice concept, but to really make something like that feasible, there is the need for a keen construction phasing and system.

just an example from a real experience: many underground carparks constructed in the city center of Milan during the last years, have produced serious damages to the existing surrounding buildings.

 
# October 5, 2011 at 10:04
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Muahamd says:

Amazing Idea .. love fanAmazing Idea .. love fantasy tasy

 
# October 5, 2011 at 11:04
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Efris says:

very good project .. like it …what a good new Architecture…

 
# October 5, 2011 at 12:10
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Emilio says:

The only big problem is that there is water underneath… (and what about Earthquakes???) If they learn about the history of Mexico and how it was founded, this project wouldn’t be a realistic project. Cool idea but find a different place to do it… In fact the “Palacio de Bellas Artes” is drowning year by year…

 
# October 5, 2011 at 20:02
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kt says:

its a weird shape, very occult idea actually..as I imagine being there, it will be intimidating- you can even see from one of the renderings – and my first instinct is to get back up asap..it will not be nearly as comfortable as what they are trying to show, regardless of lighting, because its a pyramid narrowing at the bottom.

 
# October 11, 2011 at 14:32
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Jeremy L says:

So that thing is right next to Mexico City Cathedral that’s already having sinking into the ground problems? Add earthquake to that which could turn soft ground into quicksand and you’ve just created a giant tomb.

 
# October 13, 2011 at 00:14
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etty says:

fire ??

 
# October 13, 2011 at 06:19
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etty says:

i dont want to run up the staircase when theres fire

 
# October 13, 2011 at 06:21
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Malkovich says:

Haters gonna HATE!

 
# October 14, 2011 at 23:11
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Dieza says:

Stop! dont hurt the EARTH anymore then we already have. This is agaisnst the sustainability environment concept! the world will just get even worse if this were to build. more carbon will evaporate. =’(

 
# October 16, 2011 at 08:10
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Enrique says:

So it rains and you drown, or you can always exit the building, climbing up 300 meters, don’t even mention a zombie apocalypse, what the hell would you do. This would be awesome as a Call of Duty, Halo or Gears of War map.

 
# October 18, 2011 at 14:00
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Cristian says:

This is like Umbrella Corporation in Resident Evil.

 
# October 23, 2011 at 03:50
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Explanocave says:

Imaginative with a touch of could happen.

 
# October 28, 2011 at 08:46
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Ghiath says:

biggest basement :)

 
# December 1, 2011 at 03:28
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Eddie C C Chong says:

Digging down 300M, you are bound to hit something, Gold, Diamonds, Oil, Gas and definitely WATER. To pump water, each liter/one kg can be heavy work for pumps. What about septic wastes.

First will Govt approve design.

Better make sure there is no Black Out Eddie

 
# December 8, 2011 at 03:38
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Jimbo Cataraja says:

If the structure on the way to build, how it is started? what is the way of taking out the earth, is it by phase or as a whole?

 
# December 14, 2011 at 22:34
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Claudio Tapia says:

No comments…

 
# December 28, 2011 at 16:22
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Steven Dornbusch says:

At least it’s not conventionally phallic. A really impractical idea, nicely rendered.

 
# January 2, 2012 at 21:14
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Alris says:

I am proud of this project realized. Arief Budiman, whether you are an Indonesian?

 
# February 9, 2012 at 23:32
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2:26 PM Aug 4th

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2:49 PM Aug 4th

Seguro ya lo habían visto y si no,pues echenle un ojo al "Nuevo" Zocalo The Earthscraper/BNKR Arquitectura http://t.co/nY5RWoB @archdaily

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2:50 PM Aug 4th

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3:00 PM Aug 4th

Geen skyscraper maar een earthscraper / BNKR Arquitectura http://j.mp/q17YI3 #architecture”

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The Earthscraper / BNKR Arquitectura | ArchDaily http://t.co/e335Kxm vía @archdaily Interesante!

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5:00 PM Aug 4th

This is insanely amazing – http://t.co/UrJeGBH

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6:32 PM Aug 4th

@bunkerarq ha tocado el intocable zócalo del DF http://is.gd/fNxjaY. Una maravilla. vía @archdaily

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6:47 PM Aug 4th

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@bunkerarq ha tocado el intocable zócalo del DF http://is.gd/fNxjaY. Una maravilla. vía @archdaily

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RT @bunkerarq "The Earthscraper / BNKR Arquitectura | ArchDaily http://t.co/WlWY3a4 via @archdaily "

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6:53 PM Aug 4th

The Earthscraper de @bunkerarq [BNKR Arquitectura] http://bit.ly/n6KfJ5

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7:02 PM Aug 4th

The Earthscraper / BNKR Arquitectura | ArchDaily http://t.co/vToF52I via @archdaily BOMBA!

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7:02 PM Aug 4th

interesting earthscraper concept by @bunkerarq http://archdai.ly/q17YI3

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7:11 PM Aug 4th

interesting earthscraper concept by @bunkerarq http://archdai.ly/q17YI3

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7:11 PM Aug 4th

Competition entry: The Earthscraper in Mexico City / BNKR Arquitectura | ArchDaily http://bit.ly/pA96ZZ

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7:17 PM Aug 4th

the Earthscraper / BNKR Arquitectura | ArchDaily http://t.co/PMPDSuK via @archdaily / seriously?

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7:18 PM Aug 4th

interesting earthscraper concept by @bunkerarq http://archdai.ly/q17YI3

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7:59 PM Aug 4th

“@RodionRomanov: @bunkerarq ha tocado el intocable zócalo del DF http://t.co/ikYnp6J. Una maravilla. @archdaily”// en serio?

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8:00 PM Aug 4th

interesting earthscraper concept by @bunkerarq http://archdai.ly/q17YI3

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8:55 PM Aug 4th

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9:29 PM Aug 4th

interesting earthscraper concept by @bunkerarq http://archdai.ly/q17YI3

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10:27 PM Aug 4th

Vamos hacia ésto, para el que quiera saberlo : interesting earthscraper concept http://t.co/ts5xiof

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10:49 PM Aug 4th

the Jeddah antithesis, a sunken Shard http://t.co/LjfAuix

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11:32 PM Aug 4th

"Earthscraper"! Smart. RT @ArchDaily interesting earthscraper concept by @bunkerarq http://archdai.ly/q17YI3

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12:00 AM Aug 5th

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12:05 AM Aug 5th

The Earthscraper / BNKR Arquitectura http://t.co/VKILkQv

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12:26 AM Aug 5th

Something new :)

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The Earthscraper / BNKR Arquitectura http://j.mp/q3Rpua

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6:53 PM Aug 5th

"The Earthscraper" – where buildings are built down instead of up. Interesting concept but will it catch on? http://is.gd/diVlAL

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7:37 PM Aug 5th

Do you like skyscrapers? What about an EARTHscraper? http://t.co/J2UMVbE via @archdaily

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6:02 AM Aug 6th

[Skyscraper’s historic urban landscape of #Mexico City] The #Earthscraper, BNKR #Arquitectura… http://t.co/KV3p9OW

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8:44 AM Aug 6th

The Earthscraper / BNKR Arquitectura http://zite.to/om3Xdm #mexicoCity #fb

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9:43 PM Aug 8th

Seguro ya lo habían visto y si no,pues echenle un ojo al "Nuevo" Zocalo capitalino de la Cd. de México. http://t.co/0Pee9vS

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3:20 PM Aug 9th

Après les Skycrappers, les Earthcrappers. Des bâtiments urbains sous-terrains. Une inspiration d'#Evangelion peut-être? http://bit.ly/n6KfJ5

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4:05 PM Aug 9th

Après les Skycrappers, les Earthcrappers. Des bâtiments urbains sous-terrains. Une inspiration d'#Evangelion peut-être? http://bit.ly/n6KfJ5

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7:16 PM Aug 9th

The Earthscraper / BNKR Arquitectura | ArchDaily http://t.co/t60Gnrj via @archdaily

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10:54 AM Aug 11th

earthscraper. hmm. http://t.co/cKoRDdz

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11:26 AM Aug 11th

Mexico City earthscraper concept @ArchDaily @bunkerarq http://t.co/7f6a2Bw #architecture #design going down could be interesting

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11:29 AM Aug 11th

Mexico City earthscraper concept @ArchDaily @bunkerarq http://t.co/7f6a2Bw #architecture #design going down could be interesting

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7:46 PM Aug 11th

Incredible inverted pyramid structure plan in Mexico City plaza. http://t.co/T6DsVwh #architecture

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10:51 PM Aug 12th

The Earthscraper / BNKR Arquitectura | ArchDaily http://j.mp/oTphN0

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11:53 AM Aug 16th

Would you live 60 storeys underground? You can once Mexico builds the world's first Earthscraper! http://t.co/MYzuXk0

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11:55 AM Aug 16th

The Earthscraper turns #Architecture on its head #BNKRArquitectura http://ht.ly/63msA

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8:39 PM Aug 22nd

Now this is a city square… wow, just wow. http://t.co/bfbaZt9

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4:27 PM Aug 29th

Tenho medo de coisas assim. http://t.co/DZcOvjb via @archdaily

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7:05 PM Sep 30th

Is BNKR Arquitectura designing an earthscraper for the Umbrella Corporation? http://t.co/CVRU9WWs

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7:45 PM Sep 30th

@Beam – http://t.co/mcvlQ27C Se ve chilo – pero con tanta lluvia…

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8:04 PM Sep 30th

The Earthscraper / BNKR Arquitectura | ArchDaily http://t.co/7hOx8DxS via @archdaily <- great piece of architectural design #future

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11:31 PM Sep 30th

Umbrella Corporation's Mexico City Headquarters designs unveiled: http://t.co/237LNHal ( link via @laughingsquid )

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11:38 PM Sep 30th

Umbrella Corporation's Mexico City Headquarters designs unveiled: http://t.co/237LNHal ( link via @laughingsquid )

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11:42 PM Sep 30th

Upside down pyramid scheme http://t.co/sKCKFdvl #architecture

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12:00 AM Oct 1st

The Earthscraper / Arch Daily http://t.co/TdNZfHST // O_o El anti-rascacielos propuesto bajo el Zócalo… ¿y ya pedirían permiso al SME? :P

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12:19 AM Oct 1st

Upside-down skyscraper proposal for Mexico City: http://t.co/zlXBGZTb

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2:36 AM Oct 1st

Umbrella Corporation's Mexico City Headquarters designs unveiled: http://t.co/237LNHal ( link via @laughingsquid )

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5:29 AM Oct 1st

Umbrella Corporation's Mexico City Headquarters designs unveiled: http://t.co/237LNHal ( link via @laughingsquid )

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5:07 PM Oct 1st

@clausgr ¿Y no te interesaría un anti-rascacielos… http://t.co/TdNZfHST ;)

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5:11 PM Oct 1st

@clausgr ¿Y no te interesaría un anti-rascacielos… http://t.co/TdNZfHST ;)

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5:19 PM Oct 1st

Earthscraper, a subterranean inverted skyscraper, proposed for Mexico City's central square http://t.co/f9XBuk6b

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6:32 PM Oct 1st

Earthscraper, a subterranean inverted skyscraper, proposed for Mexico City's central square http://t.co/f9XBuk6b

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7:32 PM Oct 1st

Es gibt also doch noch Utopien in der Architektur: Wow – The Earthscraper! http://t.co/qOGOvImv

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8:02 PM Oct 1st

BNKR Arquitectura y su proyecto para el Zócalo de la Ciudad de México: "The Earthscraper" http://t.co/Quroqgub

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1:14 AM Oct 2nd

The Earthscraper Building Concept. Instead of Skyscraper go the other direction http://t.co/fQqBylB7 @PD_Smith

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1:41 AM Oct 2nd

¿Y si construimos una pirámide invertida en el Zócalo? http://t.co/0inuXDw3

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4:35 AM Oct 2nd

#Earthscraper project #Mexico http://t.co/Wy1qAnfa

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6:08 AM Oct 2nd

¿Qué les parece? estaría muy chido, si la hicieran seguro no faltaría el #renunciaCalderon jaja http://t.co/15dQxsTR

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5:23 PM Oct 3rd

ok : @SandiV Proposed underground skyscraper in Mexico City–designed as an inverted pyramid http://t.co/eAdK2Is4 via @Coudal

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5:24 PM Oct 3rd

Proposed underground skyscraper in Mexico City–designed as an inverted pyramid http://t.co/yySkh3It via @Coudal

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5:31 PM Oct 3rd

The Earthscraper / proposed inverted skyscraper in Mexico City – http://t.co/rHN97ved #skyscraper #Mexico

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5:37 PM Oct 3rd

Un gratte-ciel souterrain au Mexique http://t.co/vm5bmjvc #fb

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7:08 PM Oct 3rd

The Earthscraper / BNKR Arquitectura via ArchDaily http://t.co/1ePYu5Vs

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8:16 PM Oct 3rd

Great name for a great beautiful concept The Earthscraper / BNKR Arquitectura | ArchDaily http://t.co/B7ml6w15 via @archdaily

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11:01 PM Oct 3rd

¿Una pirámide invertida en el zócalo? http://t.co/nRFf6gmV

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1:40 AM Oct 4th

¿Una pirámide invertida en el zócalo? http://t.co/nRFf6gmV

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3:54 AM Oct 4th

WOW! ¿Será posible?: The Earthscraper / BNKR Arquitectura | ArchDaily http://t.co/FnFvLO5d vía @archdaily

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7:05 AM Oct 4th

No sé si verlo como un disparate, un sueño o una utopía. Pirámide invertida en el zócalo (inglés) ~ http://t.co/hB6TZywA /via @lahojadearena

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3:40 PM Oct 4th

@SERGESEPULVEDA http://t.co/KH593EQ1 …Nuevo turismo…

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6:08 PM Oct 4th

Interesante pero poco viable. Una pirámide invertida donde hubo pirámides erigidas: http://t.co/loXruWrz

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6:09 PM Oct 4th

Interesante pero poco viable. Una pirámide invertida donde hubo pirámides erigidas: http://t.co/loXruWrz

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6:15 PM Oct 4th

Interesante pero poco viable. Una pirámide invertida donde hubo pirámides erigidas: http://t.co/loXruWrz

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6:33 PM Oct 4th

Interesante pero poco viable. Una pirámide invertida donde hubo pirámides erigidas: http://t.co/loXruWrz

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8:03 PM Oct 4th

@dabidson: Interesante pero poco viable. Una pirámide invertida donde hubo pirámides erigidas: http://t.co/LeMsvQa7 < Mira Coz @Tanoloza

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8:10 PM Oct 4th

No se que tan factible sea esta construcción en el #zocalo #df pero sería interesante http://t.co/Q6nRcbog #bnkr #earthscraper

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12:46 AM Oct 5th

Interesante pero poco viable. Una pirámide invertida donde hubo pirámides erigidas: http://t.co/loXruWrz

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7:00 AM Oct 5th

The Earthscraper, tomorrows skyscraper http://t.co/nSfaecNw via @archdaily

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6:18 PM Oct 5th

The Earthscraper | ArchDaily http://t.co/P2czsMuJ via @archdaily

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6:19 PM Oct 5th

RT @arjanscheer Centrale plein Mexico-City krijgt een moderne ondergrondse piramide: http://t.co/9yGY8DRX #diebergkomter #spectaculair

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7:03 PM Oct 5th

WOW! 65-Story Inverted "Earthscraper" project in Mexico. http://t.co/7zY9OgJI via @USHUD

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8:43 PM Oct 5th

EARTHSCRAPER PROJECT in Mexico City… downtown + museum + subway station + offices + mall. WHAT?!?! http://t.co/KDpIvEm5 via @archdaily

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9:56 PM Oct 5th

Love this concept for an inverted skyscraper burrowing down into the ground… http://t.co/TpWQ2FZV

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9:57 PM Oct 5th

An Upside-Down, Underground, Earthscraper http://t.co/9ABw7Qrb via @archdaily #design #architecture

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11:49 PM Oct 5th

The Earthscraper / BNKR Arquitectura | ArchDaily http://t.co/MD8UuBsa via @archdaily

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11:53 PM Oct 5th

http://t.co/kqyzC5Dk que burrada pinche wey

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1:06 AM Oct 6th

The Earthscraper is a concept design for an inverted, pyramid-shaped skyscraper – 300 metres deep – to be… http://t.co/n6LKbqax

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5:05 AM Oct 6th

The Earthscraper / BNKR Arquitectura | ArchDaily http://t.co/SIgRFb4B vía @archdaily

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3:58 PM Oct 9th

This blows my mind, but what about the lack of natural light? The #Earthscraper / BNKR Arquitectura | ArchDaily http://t.co/y7nr7EhH

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6:35 PM Oct 10th

@anafvega Es un concepto de un despacho de arquitectura: http://t.co/Uc1xmH5X

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7:04 PM Oct 10th

Earthscraper, and underground building proposed for mexico city, pretty cool http://t.co/qlxnTk8B

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7:10 PM Oct 10th

The Earthscraper by BNKR inverts a 65 story skyscraper and builds downwards. Genius, or earthquake magnet? http://t.co/MfuusURr

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7:33 PM Oct 10th

@EsbenNeander The Earthscraper / BNKR Arquitectura: http://t.co/JibhrMZ0

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8:51 PM Oct 10th

Earthscraper, and underground building proposed for mexico city, pretty cool http://t.co/qlxnTk8B

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9:05 PM Oct 10th

Una excelente idea para conservar la herencia cultural de nuestro países http://t.co/kKGgDvF4 #arquitectura

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9:35 PM Oct 10th

An underground "skyscraper"? – The Earthscraper – http://t.co/0QTNdnh4 // this actually looks pretty cool. #fb #in

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10:44 PM Oct 10th

Proposed underground "earthscraper" – http://t.co/NEOs77P5 – Once again, @CBCThisIsThat predicts the future. (cc: @cgkelly @steveprattca)

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1:50 AM Oct 11th

BNKR Arquitectura call this "The Earthscraper" http://t.co/lxiafYvn

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8:53 AM Oct 11th

Earthscraper (2011) http://t.co/eAv9FpzN. Tokyo-3 Geofront (1995) http://t.co/LczUObjM.

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9:37 AM Oct 11th

Earthscrapers look nice… http://t.co/cVt88dOW #dowant

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9:59 AM Oct 11th

The Earthscraper / BNKR Arquitectura | ArchDaily http://t.co/3QbjqNuq via @archdaily

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4:04 PM Oct 11th

The Earthscraper / BNKR Arquitectura | ArchDaily http://t.co/Jya3sHi1 via @archdaily

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4:44 PM Oct 11th

Mexico City found #innovative way to #create skyscrapers w/out visually disrupting the landscape, build it underground! http://t.co/t5Q6v6qE

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7:56 PM Oct 11th

The Earthscraper project for Mexico City / BNKR Arquitectura | ArchDaily http://t.co/mWjBpqUX via @archdaily

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8:57 PM Oct 11th

This is awesome: http://t.co/9jfAWKu7

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3:20 AM Oct 12th

The Earthscraper / BNKR Arquitectura | ArchDaily http://t.co/RnOi0G4X via @archdaily WOOOW! o.o

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3:33 AM Oct 12th

The Earthscraper / BNKR Arquitectura | ArchDaily http://t.co/wPXziAOv via @archdaily

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10:15 PM Oct 13th

The Earthscraper: an inverted skyscraper / BNKR Arquitectura | ArchDaily http://t.co/ybOgGFYE via @archdaily

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10:51 PM Oct 13th

http://t.co/dOUnuR3d NO MAMES!!! en serio arquitectos… hay límites…

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12:06 AM Oct 14th

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12:39 AM Oct 14th

Que tal este proyecto en el zocalo? http://t.co/lYNyHnJF

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4:25 AM Oct 14th

http://t.co/YLpVoyDg
Then, there's an earthquake and everyone dies. =D #Goodidea

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5:27 AM Oct 14th

http://t.co/dOUnuR3d NO MAMES!!! en serio arquitectos… hay límites…

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5:34 AM Oct 14th

http://t.co/dOUnuR3d NO MAMES!!! en serio arquitectos… hay límites…

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10:41 AM Oct 14th

#Tequila ist ja ne tolle Erfindung, aber DAS http://t.co/sOfF71Nt ? Die spinnen, die Mexikaner.

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2:36 PM Oct 14th

The Earthscraper of Mexico City. http://t.co/rrz57bc5

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7:29 AM Oct 17th

The Earthscraper in Mexico http://t.co/I7SZtM6o

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3:23 AM Oct 18th

The Earthscraper…ingenious idea http://t.co/N2pucJIU

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4:31 PM Oct 18th

Simply Amazing……….nothing else to write on this, the images do the talking (donna) http://t.co/bFvMaxYb

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6:45 PM Oct 18th

The Earthscraper / BNKR Arquitectura | ArchDaily http://t.co/5W7ESDhD via @archdaily

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4:22 PM Oct 19th

@wayusei @pedrilatero @cesarpadillao @nashkalina miren les va interesar este articulo http://t.co/BKHg0Pft via kato

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10:53 PM Oct 19th

The Earthscraper / BNKR Arquitectura | ArchDaily http://t.co/RjkGrEqw

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3:20 AM Oct 21st

Huge engineering challenge that I'd love to see built. Consider that Mexico City itself, is sinking into the ground… http://t.co/b9qIA7bU

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6:56 AM Oct 21st

The "Earth-Scraper" ….! http://t.co/03DxSgFI

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7:18 AM Oct 21st

The quest for the highest office just got interesting…
http://t.co/8vo2ilIw

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5:07 AM Oct 24th

The Earthscraper / BNKR Arquitectura | ArchDaily http://t.co/la8EaiNk via @archdaily

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3:52 PM Oct 25th

Now this I'd like to see http://t.co/UNcDmqMX

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7:20 PM Oct 25th

Yuuuuuh! Süpermiş lağn! http://t.co/dJQ14Fbo

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8:43 PM Oct 25th

The Earthscraper / BNKR Arquitectura | ArchDaily http://t.co/Uq1XFtPQ

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10:08 AM Oct 26th

How's this for a new way of living – the proposed 'earthscraper' in Mexico City (@archdaily) – http://t.co/Bm3MypcP

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10:25 AM Oct 26th

Un building à l'envers pour un nouveau mode de vie : le projet "earthscraper" à Mexico (@ archdaily) Qu'en pensez vous? http://t.co/YGedza0v

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3:10 PM Oct 26th

Ett nytt sätt att leva? – 'earthscraper' i Mexico City (@archdaily) – http://t.co/LK9h29qZ

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1:51 AM Oct 27th

The Earthscraper in Mexico ناطحة أرض تحت مدينة نيومكسيكو http://t.co/R3qY7WMf

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8:42 PM Oct 27th

@GsusGonz The Earthscraper / BNKR Arquitectura | ArchDaily: http://t.co/ObwVE5eZ

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8:46 PM Oct 27th

Interesting bro RT "@saul_mussgo: @GsusGonz The Earthscraper / BNKR Arquitectura | ArchDaily: http://t.co/iNSL0t91"

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11:30 PM Oct 27th

How do you evacuate? Does Mexico have a lot earthquakes? Help claustrophobia coming on http://t.co/AHGKzngT

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10:50 PM Oct 28th

"Arranha-terra"? Olha só esse conceito de arranha-céu invertido! http://t.co/oqyFObmE

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10:49 AM Oct 31st

Was für eine neue Art zu leben – Der Vorschlag eines „Earthscraper“ in Mexiko City (@archdaily) – http://t.co/oo6adFAb

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6:22 AM Nov 1st

The Earthscraper
http://t.co/zpuVJedy
قامت شركة بتصميم ناطحة أرض على شكل هرم مقلوب يدخل في عمق الأرض لمسافة 300م تحتوي على65طابق تحت الأرض

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7:21 PM Nov 1st

65-story inverted skyscraper: http://t.co/gSG1MIQI #fb

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8:03 PM Nov 1st

epic RT @urbanplanet: 65-story inverted skyscraper: http://t.co/ZDCUhpfQ #fb

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7:14 PM Nov 7th

I though the move underground was going to be POST-apocolypse. NYC The Low Line http://t.co/dkNjU2HF, #Earthscraper: http://t.co/oSbepam0

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1:43 AM Nov 10th

@ArchDaily What's the status of the Earthscraper? http://t.co/to1sqYvk

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10:48 AM Nov 23rd

If ants can do it, why not us? The Earthscraper / BNKR Arquitectura | ArchDaily http://t.co/9ClTr00X vía @archdaily

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5:01 PM Nov 28th

Rascasuelos: 65 pisos por debajo. http://t.co/M8xO2Qo8

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9:33 PM Nov 28th

The Earthscraper / BNKR Arquitectura http://t.co/7OPaVtdb A giant underground building. Scary but cool!

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4:40 AM Dec 16th

The Earthscraper / BNKR Arquitectura | ArchDaily http://t.co/QwEIalVb via @archdaily

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7:46 AM Jan 23rd

真ん中の吹き抜けが凄いですね。地下65階って、建設費が恐ろしいことになりそう…。 The Earthscraper / BNKR Arquitectura | ArchDaily http://t.co/a98z98zz

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6:24 AM Feb 7th

awesome!!! —> http://t.co/NMm5rMT9

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9:44 PM Feb 18th

The Earthscraper: http://t.co/qrgOwC00

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