Sir Norman in Dubai: 80 stories
completion 3rd quarter 2008
33 Thomas Street, NYC
wikipedia says:
The Long Lines Building was designed by architect John Carl Warnecke and completed in 1974. As it was built to house telephone switching equipment, the average floor height is 6 meters (18 feet), considerably taller than in an average high-rise. The floors are also unusually strong, designed to carry 200 to 300 pound per square foot live loads.
The exterior walls are precast concrete panels clad with pink-colored Swedish granite faces. There are six large protrusions from the rectangular base which house air ducts, stairs and elevators. There are a series of large, protruding ventilation openings on the 10th and 29th floors. William H. Whyte claimed that it features the tallest blank wall in the world.
It is often described as one of the most secure buildings in America, and was designed to be self-sufficient and protected from nuclear fallout for up to two weeks after a nuclear blast. Its style has been generally praised, with the New York Times saying it is a rare building of its type in Manhattan that “makes sense architecturally” and that it “blends into its surroundings more gracefully” than any other skyscraper nearby.
burj dubai last night
proposed in nyc next to moma
burj coming along. taken last week:
Dubai, October 5th, 2008
Inspired by Islamic design and geometry, master developer Nakheel announced today that it is building Dubai’s capital, Nakheel Harbour & Tower.
“With Islamic influences governing its design, Nakheel Tower has been able to reach its height of more than a kilometre. This inspired approach has enabled us to achieve a number of amazing feats of engineering, for example the Tower will be the world’s tallest concrete structure,” said His Excellency [Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem].
Dubai, again: Michael Schumacher World Champion Tower by LAVA
Inspired by the geometrical order of a snowflake and the aerodynamics of a Formula 1 racing car. [LAVA] being responsible as associate architects for world recognised structures such as the Water cube in Beijing and the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Germany. The Tower Ground Breaking will be at the beginning of 2009, with a completion date around June 2011.
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