By 2028, Singapore will welcome a near 1000 feet skyscraper known as 8 Shenton Way

This height of this skyscraper will be 984 feet and offer offices, a hotel and 34 floors of luxury residences. It will be known as 8 Shenton Way and occupy 1.6 million square feet of floor space. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), the US architects behind Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, have designed the new tower in Singapore. The project envisages more than 107,000 square feet of elevated green space. These will have plants chosen specifically to attract birds and butterflies. More than half of the site's landscaped areas will be accessible to the public. SOM design principal Nic Medrano said at a press conference - "We want to create places that are comfortable, where people want to be and are healthy." He added that all occupants would be able to "access nature" within "three or four floors." Moreover, this will be among Asia's "most sustainable" skyscrapers. Once in operation, the consumption of electricity would be 55 percent less than is required to achieve the local government's highest sustainability rating. Plans for Singapore's first 'supertall' skyscraper unveiled.

Incidentally, the skyscraper will come up on a site currently occupied by another tower that opened in 1986. Demolition work has started and the new building will make use of portions of the existing foundation. Such a move would "save material... and lower the carbon footprint of the building from the get-go." Singapore is one of the world's most densely populated countries. However, its skyline is relatively low-rise compared to cities like Hong Kong, Shanghai and Shenzhen. Singapore is less than half the size of London and has two civilian airports and multiple military air bases. There are reports of a restriction on the height of buildings in downtown areas. However, the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) of the country declined to comment on the subject.

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Flying cars like the XPeng X2 could revolutionize urban transport. These would take the load away from city life transportation. Obviously, traffic on the roads would reduce and make them more friendly for pedestrians and cyclists. Electric vehicles like the XPeng X2 would also reduce carbon emissions. Flying cars are still in the infancy stage but by successfully completing the first public test flight of its two-seater flying car the Chinese XPeng X2 has sent out a message. They did this at GITEX technology expo in Dubai. The flying car lifts vertically off the ground. It does not need any runway, is therefore suitable for built-up urban areas and can carry two passengers. moreover, it is fully electric, can climb at a rate of around two meters per second and reach speeds of up to 80 miles per hour. XPeng flying car takes to the air in Dubai. The duration of the test flight was just 90 seconds. An official of XPeng Aeroht says the technology is close to being ready for public use. However, regulations related to flying cars are still developing.

The company plans to work with governments to establish a physical regulatory infrastructure for flying cars in urban areas. It is quite possible that people would be able to use this mode of transport within five years. The Chinese government plans to launch flying taxis by 2025. Incidentally, the XPeng X2 is equipped with AI automation and can be driven manually or it can be set to self-drive. Right now, there are other flying cars under development around the world, and many of them actually fly. Examples are the Canadian firm Opener's "BlackFly," SkyDrive Inc's "SD-03" and Klein Vision's prototype "AirCar." The last one made a successful 35-minute test-flight between two cities in Slovakia last year.

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