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18 Degrees: Capital Gate – Leaning Tower of Abu Dhabi

The Ultimate Diagrid

Authors: Pierre Martin Dufresne, Jeff Schofield Publisher: Birkhäuser Publication date: 2016 Publication language: Angielski Number of pages: 178 Publication formats: EAN: 9783038210184 ISBN: 9783038210184 Category: Individual architects & architectural firms Publisher's index: - Bibliographic note: -

Description

This spectacular building is at the crossroads of dominating architectural trends: parametrically designed, it features a Diagrid structural frame and an innovate structural core, allowing it to be the world’s furthest leaning tower. Developed by the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Company, it will host, on its opening in 2013, the Exhibition Center and a Hyatt Hotel. The combination of technological pioneership with a striking appearance and a world-wide functional use will bring this building to the attention of all those who cherish the challenge in contemporary lifestyle. To be published in time for the buildings opening, this book by the building’s leading architects will convey the drama and the details in a stunning volume.

TOC

  • INHALT 12
  • PREFACE 13
  • THE SKYSCRAPER RECONSIDERED: THE COMPLEXITY OF SOARING 15
  • URBAN PLANNING AND CONTEXT 22
  • ARCHITECTURAL EXPRESSION 44
  • STRUCTURAL INNOVATIONS 72
  • FAÇADE INNOVATIONS 86
  • CONSTRUCTION CHALLENGES 114
  • SUSTAINABLE ASPECTS 146
  • INTERIOR DESIGN 150
  • PROJECT DATA 174
  • ABOUT THE AUTHORS 175
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 175
  • ILLUSTRATION CREDITS 177