“What if the world’s tallest tower never touched the ground?” As unreal as it sounds, this is exactly the vision Dubai has set its eyes on. It is planning a futuristic floating skyscraper that challenges
everything we know about architecture.
Recently, creator Yash Sanghavi shared a video on Instagram discussing the Analemma Tower, a futuristic vertical city concept imagined to hang from an asteroid orbiting nearly 50,000 km above Earth.
Sanghavi described it as “a skyscraper hanging from space.” He explained how this tower would run on solar power, harvest rainwater and function with “no borders, no roads and no footprint.” The concept is the brainchild of New York-based Clouds Architecture Office, according to a report in Gulf News.
What Is The Analemma Tower?
The Analemma Tower is unlike any skyscraper ever built. Instead of standing on a foundation, it would hang down from an asteroid held in orbit and supported by a powerful cable system called the Universal Orbital Support System (UOSS). If it becomes a reality, this would make it the tallest building in the world.
“A City In The Sky”
According to the vision, the tower would operate like a complete city. Sanghavi notes it could host “homes, offices, gardens, worship spaces, even space burials.”
As per Gulf News, each section would serve different purposes: the lower levels closer to Earth for daily use, and the upper levels stretching into near-orbital zones with breathtaking views.
The Orbit And Daily Path
The name “Analemma” comes from the figure-eight path the tower would trace across the sky. Every 24 hours, it would return to the same point. During this journey, it could hover over cities including Dubai, New York, Havana and Panama City.
Where Will Power Come From?
The tower is designed to run on natural resources. Solar panels placed above the clouds would capture constant sunlight, much like how the International Space Station (ISS) is powered. It would also use advanced recycling systems to reuse water and air while collecting rainwater and moisture from the clouds below.
Following a daily figure-eight path between hemispheres, the tower would offer shifting views and could even “dock” with Earth at slower orbital points. The proposed anchor site is planned above Dubai, Gulf News reported.
Elevators Without Cables
Instead of traditional elevators, the tower would use electromagnetic elevators to move people between levels that would be free from cables.
At certain points in its path, special “transfer zones” would allow spacecraft or asteroid hubs to connect and move in or out.
Still Just A Vision
Despite its scale and detail, the Analemma Tower remains a speculative idea. No work has begun on building it, and there are no clear plans or funding to make it a reality anytime soon. The report mentioned that the proposal was first introduced in 2017 and has been revisited since, but it remains more of an imaginative exercise than a practical project.
But as Sanghavi highlighted in his post, “It sounds like science fiction, but so did the Burj Khalifa before it was built.”
