18 Degrees: Capital Gate – Leaning Tower of Abu Dhabi

The Ultimate Diagrid
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-3-03821-583-7
Verlag: De Gruyter

Buch, Englisch, 184 Seiten, Format (B × H): 290 mm x 290 mm, Gewicht: 1522 g

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Schofield, Jeff

Dufresne, Pierre Martin

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Gebäudetypen Wohngebäude
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Gebäudetypen Öffentliche Gebäude, Gewerbliche Bauten
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Gestaltung, Darstellung, Bautechnik
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Architekten & Architekturbüros

Über Autor(innen)

Jeff Schofield, Martin Dufresne, Architects, Abu Dhabi

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