02783nam 2200553 450 991046614850332120200520144314.03-03821-018-810.1515/9783038210184(MiAaPQ)EBC5117736(DE-B1597)208305(OCoLC)979752331(DE-B1597)9783038210184(Au-PeEL)EBL5117736(CaPaEBR)ebr11605032(OCoLC)1051140465(PPN)257937048(EXLCZ)99371000000098173020180921d2017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrier18° Capital Gate - leaning tower of Abu Dhabi : the ultimate diagrid /Pierre Martin Dufresne and Jeff Schofield ; photography by Gerry O'LearyBasel :Birkhauser,[2017]©20171 online resource (176 pages) illustrations3-03821-583-X Frontmatter -- INHALT -- PREFACE -- THE SKYSCRAPER RECONSIDERED: THE COMPLEXITY OF SOARING -- URBAN PLANNING AND CONTEXT -- ARCHITECTURAL EXPRESSION -- STRUCTURAL INNOVATIONS -- FAÇADE INNOVATIONS -- CONSTRUCTION CHALLENGES -- SUSTAINABLE ASPECTS -- INTERIOR DESIGN -- PROJECT DATA -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS -- ILLUSTRATION CREDITS Spektakulärer Turm in Abu DhabiThis 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.ArchitectureUnited Arab EmiratesDubayy (Emirate)ArchitectureUnited Arab EmiratesAbū ẒabyAbū Ẓaby (United Arab Emirates)Electronic books.ArchitectureArchitecture720.95357Dufresne Pierre Martin1047162Schofield JeffO'Leary GerryMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910466148503321182474559UNINA