Gate Towers – Abu Dhabi

Gate Towers – Abu Dhabi

The Gate Towers is designed to be built on one common denominator of all great structures…with its imposing architectural design, state of the art amenities and unrivalled location. The Gate Towers will provide an all new concept in urban lifestyle, a perfect combination of modern comfort and natural living.

Torre Mayor – Mexico City

Torre Mayor – Mexico City

Brief history of the Torre Mayor, the tallest skyscraper in Latin America. Made of steel and concrete, it is located in the largest city on the planet, Mexico City. It has to survive some of the world’s deadliest earthquakes.

New York’s New World Trade Center

New York’s New World Trade Center

Nice footage featuring the World Trade Center and its three new towers currently under construction, designed by Lord Norman Foster, Lord Richard Rogers and Fumihiko Maki (in addition to SOM current plan for the Freedom Tower), that will replace the twin towers in New York.

Dubai and Moscow’s Dynamic Architecture

Dubai and Moscow’s Dynamic Architecture

David Fisher’s company “Dynamic Architecture” has designed two rotating skyscrapers, on for Dubai and one for Moscow. Dubai’s building will be made up of 80 floors, with an apartment on each floor. The rotation is made possible by 79 giant power-generating wind turbines that will also provide enough energy to power the entire building and feed extra [...]

World’s Tallest Hotel – Megastructures

World’s Tallest Hotel – Megastructures

The Burj Al Arab Hotel off the coast of  Dubai rises 321 metres from an artificial island in the Arabian Gulf. tThis sail-like structure boasts numerous technical innovations, including the largest fabric wall and atrium in the world, and a “floating” restaurant. First envisioned by Dubai’s crown prince, the project was entrusted to the inexperienced architect [...]

Shanghai World Financial Center – Extreme Engineering

Shanghai World Financial Center – Extreme Engineering

This mixed use skyscraper which consists of office spaces, hotel rooms, conference rooms, observation decks and shops on the ground floors. The hotel component will open with 175 rooms and suites in mid-2008 as the Park Hyatt Shanghai.
On September 14, 2007,  it became the tallest structure in China, including Hong Kong, as well as the world’s third [...]

London Olympic Stadium 2012

London Olympic Stadium 2012

The London 2012 Olympic stadium is a £450 million project. The athletics stadium will allow for 80′000 seats, and it will be converted into a more easily maintained 25′000 seat venue after the Games.
On our blog:
London 2012 preparing its demountable Olympic stadium

Beijing National Stadium – Discovery Channel

Beijing National Stadium – Discovery Channel

Excellent video from Discovery Channel about Beijing National Stadium. It illustrates the whole thing, from the idea to the architectural concept, to the engineering challenge and the construction. If you find the videos too long, you might want to jump to parts 3 and 4 that have the most information about the engineering and the [...]

Moscow City – Russia’s gate to success

Moscow City – Russia’s gate to success

The Moscow International Business Centre (MIBC or “Moscow City”) is an enormous multi-billion dollar project in the Presnenskaya Embankment area in the heart of Moscow’s Kremlin.
It is said the MIBC is the largest investment and construction project in Europe at the moment. The project is estimated to cost more than $12 billion, and it should be completed by [...]

Why the World Trade Center 7 Collapsed

Why the World Trade Center 7 Collapsed

This is the official technical explanation from the NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) of how fire could bring down the 47 stories Salomon brothers building, in 6.5 seconds.

Building the Burj Dubai – Big, Bigger, Biggest

Building the Burj Dubai – Big, Bigger, Biggest

When completed, the Burj Dubai will be the world’s tallest skyscraper. But how is it possible? What technology wil allow 35,000 people in a single building?

Tokyo Sky City – Extreme Engineering

Tokyo Sky City – Extreme Engineering

The project of Sky city is a building capable of housing thousands of people vertically.

Torre Espacio Madrid – Extreme Engineering

Torre Espacio Madrid – Extreme Engineering

Spain’s tallest building, completely made out of concrete in the center of Madrid.

V building, Birmingham

V building, Birmingham

“A 52 storey residential in the heart of Birmingham. Received planning permission to be built by Developers Dandara on the site of the old TV centre.
Helping to create a new skyline to define Birmingham’s renaissance as a 21 century city, the tower will create a grand new public space open to all. Culminating in a [...]

Taipei Tower – Richard Hammond’s Engineering Connections

Taipei Tower – Richard Hammond’s Engineering Connections

Short clip about the Taipei Tower from National Geographic’s Richard Hammond’s Engineering Connections.