Megastructure
Very large artificial object
Megastructure
A megastructure (or macrostructure) is a very large artificial object, although the limits of precisely how large vary considerably. Some apply the term to any especially large or tall building. Some sources define a megastructure as an enormous self-supporting artificial construct. Most megastructure designs could not be constructed with today's level of industrial technology. This makes their design examples of speculative (or exploratory) engineering. Those that could be constructed tend to qualify as megaprojects. Examples of megaprojects are the Great Wall of China, Zuiderzee Works in the Netherlands and Burj Khalifa in Dubai. Megastructures are also an architectural concept popularised in the 1960s where a city could be encased in a single building, or a relatively small number of buildings interconnected. In 1968, Ralph Wilcoxen defined a megastructure as any structural framework into which rooms, houses, or other small buildings can later be installed, uninstalled, and replaced...
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