Friday, July 27, 2007

Bridge of the Horns

Included in NCDC’s vision of new cities and infrastructures for people around the world will be the new Bridge of the Horns. This bridge, which promises to be one of the great engineering feats of this century, will link the Middle East with Africa for the first time. The benefits of such a transportation route are unfathomable. The sharing of resources, the creation of new jobs, and the new opportunities for development will write a new chapter in the history of humanity.


The Bridge of the Horns will link Yemen to the Island of Perim in the Red Sea, and on to Djibouti in Africa. The Red Sea is one of the busiest and most important seaways in the world. It is also one of the most dangerous due to the great irregularity and complexity of the water currents. The ship traffic primarily travels North or South. Getting resources and people East or West across this constant traffic by ship would be close to impossible and treacherous. The bridge will also allow much greater speed of transit and more cargo and people to be transported from one point to another.


To be approximately 28.5 km long and comprised of girder and suspension bridge structures, the suspension portion of the bridge will be the longest in the world. Six lanes of vehicle roadway and 4 rail lines will allow tremendous versatility. Once operational, it is expected that 100,000 cars and 50,000 rail riders will cross the bridge daily.

Trio Towers


“A new engineering and style philosophy” best describes NCDC’s new Trio Towers design. To be located in various locations around the world, these towers exude a sense of the future and excite the senses. Unlike anything else ever constructed, these structures mark a new direction in the progression of human civilization.

The Trio Towers design concept includes one 85-story condominium/commercial tower and two 75-story hotel towers. One remarkable design element of these structures will be where they are built – in the water! The towers will be encircled at their bases by a multi-tiered platform which will connect all three buildings, contain shopping and dining areas, and provide automobile parking spaces. In addition, 3 floors of each tower will be underwater, affording an unforgettable view and experience of an undersea world.

The hotel towers, each standing roughly 176 meters tall, will be an experience like no other. Not only providing world-class views, these hotels will add a new class of service and amenities not found elsewhere. These towers will surely be sought after by various lodging corporations as their “signature” hotel locations.

The main tower will stand about ten-stories taller than the hotel towers and be mixed-use. About 20-30 floors will be commercial space with the remaining floors being residential condominiums.