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Forget the Shard, the latest plans for a skyscraper in London would not only give fantastic views of the city but these views could change every hour and a half because the building rotates. An Italian architect has revealed the ambitious plans to create Dynamic Towers in cities around the world with separate floors that spin 360 degrees around a concrete centre every 90 minutes. The first two are planned to be built in Dubai and Moscow with other cities including London, Milan, Paris, Rome, New York and Miami on the cards too. The brainchild behind the plans is Dr David Fisher from Florence who owns the Rotating Tower Technology Company. He said he was inspired to create the perpetual motion skyscrapers after soaking in the view from a friend's apartment in Manhattan. On his website he claims it is a new era for architecture: 'For the first time ever, buildings will be able to become part of life. 'Buildings will have four dimensions, adding the dimension of 'time''. Each of the Dynamic Towers are also designed to be self-sustaining and can generate electricity from wind and solar power. Up to 79 wind turbines will be fitted to each floor to generate enough energy to fuel the building's electricity. Fisher also claims that the buildings will be able to identify changes in climate and temperature and regulate energy through the building's surface. The 'intelligent' building can manage the internal temperature of rooms automatically - making it cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter, for example. | 
