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5/15/2009 1:37 PM 

Rand Elliott reveals idea for energy-efficient skyscraper  

May 15, Oklahoma City

Rand Elliott has plans for a new downtown Oklahoma City skyscraper that looks like a top. And it spins. But at the present time it’s just an idea. Elliott is calling the building plan Turbinomic. His renderings show an office tower with spinning turbines and a stainless steel skin that would derive much of its power courtesy of the Oklahoma wind. The idea came about from an international skyscraper design competition Elliott entered in January 2009...more

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