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The [[Megabuilding Project]] was a program adopted in 1973, in anticipation for the influx of migrant workers flocking to the city for work. A total of nine concrete | The [[Megabuilding Project]] was a program adopted in 1973, in anticipation for the influx of migrant workers flocking to the city for work. A total of nine concrete residential megastructures were constructed, but failed to achieve its goals as housing was and still remains expensive and hard to come by. Additionally, the tight budget and unrealistic deadlines set by the city council caused major problems in the construction of these megastructures, which frequently experiences power outages, plumbing issues, waste disposal issues, hygiene issues. The Megabuilding Complex in Gounkhã North was sold to a private real estate company in 1982, whose poor management caused the buildings to deteriorate even more. By the mid 80s, the buildings developed a reputation of being seedy places rampant with crime and vices. | ||
[[File:Megabuilding3.png|thumb|Megabuilding 3 in 1994, after resettling its inhabitants]] | |||
In 1992, the city government repurchased the complex from the company for its [[Megastructure Renaissance]] program, which includes demolishing the more run-down Megabuildings 1, 3, 6, 7, and 9, and converting the rest as office space. The government spent 26.3 million dollars resettling the 25,000 inhabitants of the Megabuildings. | |||
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Jikhein
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 Clockwise from the top: Jìya Forbidden City; Yõmaun Gate; aerial shot of Achein; Prosperity Plaza Towers |
Jikhein (Standard Kwang: /d͡ʒì.kʰeɪ̃́/, formerly known as Rìkheim), official the Jikhein Metropolis, is the capital city of Qonklaks, located in southeastern Jikhein Province, on the Ji River Delta. A population of 22.5 million people, the city boundaries cross into neighbouring Hàzai Province, covering the special cities of Pathain, Chazein, and Balein. The Greater Jikhein Metropolitan Area (GJMA), which includes Jikhein Metropolis itself, and 13 other cities upriver, with a total population of 52.8 million, the largest metropolitan area in the world.
Architecture
Jikhein, like many Qonklese cities that experienced the national-wide economic boom in the 80s, is a mosaic of traditional Qonklese architecture, brutalist architecture of the late 60s and 70s, and towering glass skyscrapers.
Megabuilding Project
The Megabuilding Project was a program adopted in 1973, in anticipation for the influx of migrant workers flocking to the city for work. A total of nine concrete residential megastructures were constructed, but failed to achieve its goals as housing was and still remains expensive and hard to come by. Additionally, the tight budget and unrealistic deadlines set by the city council caused major problems in the construction of these megastructures, which frequently experiences power outages, plumbing issues, waste disposal issues, hygiene issues. The Megabuilding Complex in Gounkhã North was sold to a private real estate company in 1982, whose poor management caused the buildings to deteriorate even more. By the mid 80s, the buildings developed a reputation of being seedy places rampant with crime and vices.
In 1992, the city government repurchased the complex from the company for its Megastructure Renaissance program, which includes demolishing the more run-down Megabuildings 1, 3, 6, 7, and 9, and converting the rest as office space. The government spent 26.3 million dollars resettling the 25,000 inhabitants of the Megabuildings.