By Priyanka Mehta
August 21, 2022
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Kingdom Tower's massive structure will engineer with 80,000 tons of steel, and with concrete parts several metres thick. The “three petal” plan allows separate extrusions to nudge against each other, while the profile is inspired by folded fronds of young desert plant growth. The Kingdom Tower comes with the world’s highest observatory at 634 metres from the ground.
Soon-to-be tallest building in the world
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Engineered by
Langan International & Thornton Tomasetti
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The Heydar Aliyev Centre, Azerbaijan, challenges notions of geometry and gravity—with nearly a right angle in sight. Mathematically continuous topological surfaces inspire the building's form, and swooping shapes mask extreme engineering.
Signature architectural landmark of Modern Baku
Baku, Azerbaijan
Engineered by
Werner Sobek, AKT and Tuncel Engineers
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Engineered to create an iconic, world class, high performance stadium, Mercedes-Benz’s stadium discovers a fresh approach to the movement of typical bi-panel retractable roofs, incorporating a large 360 degree “halo” scoreboard to every spectator without blocking the view of the sky. The structure of long span roofs makes the stadium more breezy too.
The sustainable stadium
Atlanta, USA
Engineered by
BuroHappold
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Engineered to provide vast spaces for outdoor activities and keep it cool amidst the tropical weather, The Interlace recasts and reframes Singapore’s urban milieu. It engineers and establishes a desire to want to live in a spatially and programmatically diverse tropical city, not just swim in another gated, fun pool.
Reframing life in Singapore
Singapore
Engineered by
Arup Associates & RSP Architects Planners Engineers
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Engineered, manufactured and installed with acrobatic courses and a skywalk more than 300 m above the ground, Canton Tower is a perfect tourist integration of an architect's dream. The team is engineering development with creativity and innovation in designing and implementing a sensational urban leisure project.
Fifth tallest building in the world
Guangzhou, China
Engineered by
Arup Associates
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The architects and engineers teamed up to design a one-of-a-kind pool. This 90-feet-long pool spans 15 metres between the 10th floors of two residential blocks, keeping the design simple and the acrylic base of the pool 360 millimetres thick. The pool is transparent, just like a fish tank, engineered with "a sense of fun" that gives people "a swim like no other".
A swim between two housing blocks
London, United Kingdom
Engineered by
Arup Associates and Eckersley O'Callaghan
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The engineered airport emerged with traditional Islamic architecture, with engineering and architectural design running in parallel from the initial design stages. The energy-efficient airport is constructed in an on-site pre-cast manufacturing facility, mainly from concrete nearby. Every dome in the roof is a modular unit, an adaptable solution that allows the airport to grow and change.
The sustainable airport
Atlanta, USA
Engineered by
Amman, Jordan