LEADER 02787nam 2200553 450 001 9910792675603321 005 20240102235721.0 010 $a3-03821-018-8 024 7 $a10.1515/9783038210184 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5117736 035 $a(DE-B1597)208305 035 $a(OCoLC)979752331 035 $a(DE-B1597)9783038210184 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5117736 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11605032 035 $a(OCoLC)1051140465 035 $a(PPN)257937048 035 $a(CKB)3710000000981730 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000981730 100 $a20180921d2017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$a18° $eCapital Gate - leaning tower of Abu Dhabi : the ultimate diagrid /$fPierre Martin Dufresne and Jeff Schofield ; photography by Gerry O'Leary 210 1$aBasel :$cBirkhauser,$d[2017] 210 4$d©2017 215 $a1 online resource (176 pages) $cillustrations 311 $a3-03821-583-X 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tINHALT -- $tPREFACE -- $tTHE SKYSCRAPER RECONSIDERED: THE COMPLEXITY OF SOARING -- $tURBAN PLANNING AND CONTEXT -- $tARCHITECTURAL EXPRESSION -- $tSTRUCTURAL INNOVATIONS -- $tFAÇADE INNOVATIONS -- $tCONSTRUCTION CHALLENGES -- $tSUSTAINABLE ASPECTS -- $tINTERIOR DESIGN -- $tPROJECT DATA -- $tACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- $tABOUT THE AUTHORS -- $tILLUSTRATION CREDITS 330 $aSpektakulärer Turm in Abu Dhabi 330 $aThis 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. 606 $aArchitecture$zUnited Arab Emirates$zDubayy (Emirate) 606 $aArchitecture$zUnited Arab Emirates$zAbu? Z?aby 607 $aAbu? Z?aby (United Arab Emirates) 615 0$aArchitecture 615 0$aArchitecture 676 $a720.95357 700 $aDufresne$b Pierre Martin$01474850 702 $aSchofield$b Jeff 702 $aO'Leary$b Gerry 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910792675603321 996 $a18$93688752 997 $aUNINA