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Confusing The Wind: The Burj Khalifa, Mother Nature, and the Modern Skyscraper

If you happen to check in to the Grand Hyatt San Francisco on a windy day, you’ll receive a friendly note at the front desk advising you that the 35-story skyscraper may creak a bit as it moves gently back and forth in the wind. Though the hotel assures guests that this quirk is not an indication of any structural problem, the issue has nevertheless prompted complaints from visitors.

From the disconcerting to the dangerous, wind has always been an important consideration when constructing skyscrapers.

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The tuned mass damper, also used in Boston’s John Hancock Building and New York City’s Citigroup Center, is a commonly employed mechanism for reducing the wind’s action on a skyscraper. The size and shape of the damper is “tuned” based on the height and mass of each particular tower. As the wind pushes the building in one direction, the damper swings or slides the other way, reducing sway similar to the way shock absorbers on a car soften bumps in the road.

“You’re adding a component to the building that’s going to take the motion rather than the building itself ”

JASON GARBOR

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From the disconcerting to the dangerous, wind has always been an important consideration when constructing skyscrapers. Since the 10-story steel-frame Home Insurance Building, the world’s first skyscraper, opened in Chicago in 1885, architects have had to think about wind stress, or “wind loading,” as they’ve built higher and higher.3 Today, wind engineering is an integral aspect in the design of any new tall building, especially the very tallest of them all: the Burj Khalifa.

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The Burj Khalifa is specially designed to conquer the wind, a goal that becomes more and more important as altitude increases. The building rises to the heavens in several separate stalks, which top out unevenly around the central spire. This somewhat odd-looking design deflects the wind around the structure and prevents it from forming organized whirlpools of air current, or vortices, that would rock the tower from side to side and could even damage the building. Even with this strategic design, the 206-story Burj Khalifa will still sway slowly back and forth by about 2 meters at the very top.

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2018-08-14

The Rise and Fall of Modernist Architecture

Modernism first emerged in the early twentieth century, and by the 1920s, the prominent figures of the movement – Le Corbusier, Walter Gropius, and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe – had established their reputations. However it was not until after the Second World War that it gained mass popularity, after modernist planning was implemented as a solution to the previous failure of architecture and design to meet basic social needs.

During the 1930s as much as 15% of the urban populations were living in poverty, and slum clearance was one of the many social problems of this decade.[1] Modernist planning was a popular idea, and used as a solution to these problems. But the movement could not adequately comprehend and cater for the social dynamics of family and community, and a result, many modernist buildings were pulled down in the seventies. With reference to key architectural studies, this essay discusses the principles of modernism, how modernist architects initially worked to solve design problems through the creation of urban utopias, and why the ambitious modernist dream ultimately failed.

Students at the Bauhaus school of design were taught purity of form and to design for a better world by Walter Gropius. The phrase ‘form follows function’ is often used when discussing the principles of modernism. It asserts that forms should be simplified – architectural designs should bear no more ornament than is necessary to function. Modernists believe that ornament should follow the structure and purpose of the building.

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2018-08-14

Consulting and Engineering in Wood Projects

Whether you want to evaluate the feasibility of a complex load-bearing or enveloping structure or looking for a way to bring your architectural visions to life, Blumer-Lehmann AG is your place to go. Our consulting and engineering services range from project development and planning, production, assembly and installation to worldwide logistics.

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Creating exceptional timber projects requires intensive and close cooperation between specialists. Developing the geometry, designing the supporting framework and generating production data are closely interconnected processes. An integrated exchange of data with clearly defined interfaces enables seamless project management.

We have the experience necessary to manage your ideas and projects – from the first draft to more detailed designs, engineering, production and smooth implementation. We are also able to help you with competitions, by creating appealing visualisations or putting together a competitive bid.

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Architectural Wire Mesh – Mesh Coloring

There are numerous options available for coloring HAVER & BOECKER Architectural Mesh made of stainless steel.

Painting (complete or partial)
Woven wire mesh can be combined with a variety of colors. In addition to RAL colors, there are also numerous metallic colors available. The creative possibilities are almost unlimited. Multi-colored designs can also be applied.

Coated Wires

By weaving coated stainless steel wires, different colors can be combined in vertical and horizontal directions. Color-coated and stainless steel wires can also be combined. The individual scope of design is almost unlimited.

Wire mesh made of non-ferrous metal (cooper, tin bronze, brass)
The surface of non- ferrous metals may start to tarnish under atmospheric conditions. The strength of the material may limit the possibilities depending on the application. Alternatively, we can offer stainless steel mesh with a corresponding metallic painting.

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Hypnotize Yourself Into The Ghost Of Christmas Future

A funnel-shaped entrance under the south façade of CEPT University, formerly known as the Center for Environmental Planning and Technology, in Ahmedabad, India. It was designed by the Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi, who won the 2018 Pritkzer Prize

The winner of the 46th Pritzker Architecture Prize was announced on Tuesday: Arata Isozaki, an architect, urban designer and theorist. So what is this award? And why is it so important?

The Pritzker Prize is frequently called the Nobel of architecture.
This annual international award recognizes a living architect or architects whose work “has produced consistent and significant contributions to humanity through the art of architecture.” The prominent Pritzker family of Chicago established the award through the Hyatt Foundation in 1979, when the American architect Philip Johnson became the first winner, for a body of work that includes the Glass House in New Canaan, Conn. The prize consists of $100,000 and a bronze medallion.

Does it matter?
Many in the field see the Pritzker not only as a validation of an individual’s work but also as a validation of the profession.

“People rarely think about architecture as an art or architecture as creative expression”

Deborah Berke, the dean of the Yale School of Architecture

Along the way, they have made 3-D printing cheaper and more accessible, often relying on lightweight printers to fabricate architectural components that can be assembled into large structures. These include the “Cabin of Curiosities” prototype in their backyard.

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