18 Degrees: Capital Gate – Leaning Tower of Abu Dhabi: The Ultimate Diagrid

Pierre Martin Dufresne; Jeff Schofield

Published by Birkhäuser 2016

18 Degrees: Capital Gate – Leaning Tower of Abu Dhabi

The Ultimate Diagrid

Pierre Martin Dufresne and Jeff Schofield

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783038210184

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Iconic leaning tower

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.

Essay by Aaron Betsky on „The Skyscraper Reconsidered“

World’s furthest leaning man-made structure

Based on highly advanced digital modeling technology

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Jeff Schofield, Martin Dufresne, design architects of Capital Gate, Abu Dhabi

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THE SKYSCRAPER RECONSIDERED: THE COMPLEXITY OF SOARING Aaron Betsky Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	14
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Language: English
Publisher: Birkhäuser
Audience: Architects, engineers, interior designers, designers
Pages
- Main content: 184
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 50
- Coloured Illustrations: 300
Keywords: Architektur; Parametrisches Entwerfen; Diagonale Fachwerkgitter; Tragwerke; Abu Dhabi

eBook

Published: December 5, 2016
ISBN: 9783038210184

Hardcover

Published: December 5, 2016
ISBN: 9783038215837