Skymile Tower will be the tallest building

The Sears Tower (Willis Tower) in Chicago was an architectural marvel when it proudly brushed its shoulder with clouds in the sky. It was the tallest building in the world for 25 years and once a must-see edifice in the United States of America for both its citizens and tourists from abroad. Gone are those days. Now the world's tallest building is Burj Khalifa in Dubai. Standing  at 829 metre high and providing for some of the luxurious accommodations, this building had to overcome a number of natural forces working against it to touch the highest blue canopy. The engineering and technology behind it are highly advanced and complex. Its maintenance costs -- and costs heavily. Those responsible for maintenance have to be on their toes all the time.
Now there is news that Burj Khalifa's status as the tallest building is under threat. It will be dwarfed by half the size of the one under plan. None other than the Japanese are reportedly going to construct a building 1,600-metre high (approx one mile) under their Next Tokyo 2045 Project. If it happens, it will be the first time that man has ever attempted to touch or cross the one-mile barrier on height.
Front-line architects the world over have been contemplating construction of such a building for long. They are advancing various designs and engineering techniques in order to make it happen. So far no one ever dared take up any such project because of the many problems, they envision, it will confront them at the time of its construction and later on. One such problem concerns the lifting of water to the top of the building.
If and when completed, the building is expected to accommodate as many as 55,000 people as its permanent inhabitants. This is not going to be a building only but a  mini-city in its own right. Japan's land area is not large enough. So it has to think of skyscrapers for people's living quarters. But Japan is also a quake-prone country. How the engineers will negotiate such a tall building's vulnerability to the Earth's convulsions is going to be very intriguing.
The two companies involved with the project assure that they have the appropriate technology to deal with the problems the building is likely to confront. Appropriately named Skymile Tower, its water supply, air circulation and resistance to earth quake will be fully ensured. The safety issue will be well taken care of.
Human mind surpasses the tangible in order to dream of the unthinkable. The idea may not instantly be translated into reality but the legacy stays with generation after generation. Then there appear some select bands of people who make possible what was once a fantasy. Thus the flying ambition of mythical Icarus and many real characters was fulfilled by the Wright Brothers. Now not only do people with money can jet set whenever they like but also a few fortunate among them have marked their footprints on the moon's surface. Also cosmonauts are spending a few years in the space and their next destination is the red planet Mars.
Compared to these feats, the construction of a mile-long tall building should not be considered exceptionally challenging. After all, it has its feet on the Earth. Yet people around the world will eagerly be waiting for the futuristic building to be completed. Japan technological prowess is legendary and it should be successful in its attempt to get the building on its feet.
One note of caution, though. Man may be equal to his dream. But when he is arrogant, he invites his destruction. Buildings of this size or height should not feed man's hubris or arrogance. It should not be something in order to brag over. A pride possession is one thing but to declare one's feat superior to others' is a completely different thing. Let the Skymile Tower be a symbol of human endeavour and talent but not of arrogance. Remember, the ambitious talk over the frame of the Titanic and its consequence.