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|birth_place  = [[Tel Aviv]], [[Israel]]
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|nationality = [[Italy|Italian]]<ref>{{cite news |first=Jackie |last=Len |authorlink= |author= |coauthors= |title=Israeli-born architect unveils twirling tower for Dubai |url=http://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1215330943612&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull |format= |work= |publisher=[[The Jerusalem Post]] |birthplace= |id= |pages= |page= |date=2008-07-12 |accessdate=2008-07-13 |language= |quote=He has relinquished his Israeli citizenship, but wouldn't say why. |archiveurl= |archivedate= }}</ref>
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'''David Fisher''' (fl. c. 2000) is an  [[Israel]]i-born [[Italy|Italian]] [[architect]] in [[Florence]]. He graduated from the [[University of Florence]] and also was a [[lecturer]] of [[architecture]] and [[structural engineering]] at the same university. He has designed buildings and proposed schemes for the restoration of ancient monuments. He has dealt with prefabrication and construction technologies. He has invented the concept of the “rotating tower”. An Israeli court ruling has declared him uniquely responsible for one of the largest cases of corporate fraud in the history of Israel{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}}, and an Italian court has sentenced him to three years’ prison in April 2010.

==Career==

Fisher launched Fiteco Ltd. in [[New York]] during the mid-eighties while also becoming involved in the development and building of [[hotels]]. He researched technologies such as the "Smart Bathroom by Leonardo da Vinci," which is a pre-assembled [[bathroom]] system for luxury homes and hotels. Fisher is the founder and chairman of Dynamic Architecture Group.<ref>[http://www.asiabusinessconference.org/index.html@q=p_entrepreneurship.htm Asia Business Conference 2008]</ref> Between 1995 and 1998, Fisher was Honorary Consul of [[Italy]] in [[Israel]].<ref>[http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=it&u=http://www.archimagazine.com/arotating.htm&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=6&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3DFiteco%2BLtd%26hl%3Den Archimagazine-translated]</ref>

===Dynamic Tower===

David Fisher is the designer of the proposed rotating [[Dynamic Tower]], billed as the world's first building in motion. It was designed with the firm Dynamic Architecture Group.<ref>[http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/ World Architecture News]</ref> The intention was to build an 80-story [[skyscraper]] in [[Dubai]]. It would have had revolving floors, some of which could have moved on command, providing residents with
an ever-changing shape along with a changing view of the [[Persian Gulf]].  This would have been Fisher's first skyscraper design.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-david-fisher-architect-080625-ht,0,4537094.story | title=David Fisher, architect | publisher=Chicago Tribune | date=2008-06-25 | accessdate=2008-06-25}}</ref> In addition to Dubai, rotating towers were thought for London, Paris, New York, Moscow and Bogotá. None of these towers were ever built.

==Criticism==
Fisher distributed a biography which said he received an honorary doctorate from "The Prodeo Institute at [[Columbia University]] in New York". No such institution exists, however, and Columbia said it had never awarded Fisher an honorary degree.<ref name="associated_press">{{cite news
  | last = Caruso
  | first = David
  | title = Architect hopes new skyscraper keeps us spinning
  | newspaper = The Associated Press
  | date = 2008-06-25
  | url = http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5ivNvD_jdPad4lPulmUIt1_aw2xvwD91H3GT80
   | accessdate = 2010-05-09 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080719155436/http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5ivNvD_jdPad4lPulmUIt1_aw2xvwD91H3GT80 |archivedate = 2008-07-19}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.dynamicarchitecture.net/home.html Dynamic Architecture]
*[http://kelebeklerblog.com/2010/11/15/chaim-david-fisher-a-dubai-dove-incontriamo-sceicchi-torri-rotanti-e-torri-cadenti-vinai-bancarottieri-fraudolenti-la-creativita-italiana-ferrari-rombanti-camerieri-re-di-scozia-e-molti-molti Kelebekler Blog]

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