@4, thank you! @3, I didn't hear that - appreciate the link. All the same, I'll believe it when I see it. Since Triad's multi-year deal with the city ends in 2013, this may be a bit of PR to lay the groundwork for the council (and perhaps a new mayor) granting the one-year extension they may be needing.
Oh, fercrissakes. Just dig a domicile instead of building some expensive contraption. Underground doesn't need expensive and heavy equipment. Small crane and pre-built monad supports. This guy is thinking of his own profits.
All they did was buy a sketch from Foster they could dangle before investors. Who did not bite, so the hole remains.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtBy_ppG4…
Lunar living.
The ultimate sparsity.
Hundreds of sq. mi. per person.
At least while it lasts.