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Multistory steel frames are expected to provide resistance to progressive collapse following local damage or failure caused by extreme loading events. Features like ductility and continuity provide more deformation capacity and redistribution of loads so...
2014 World Demolition Awards
This year's World Demolition event was held at the Krasnapolski Hotel in Amsterdam. The world's best demolition contractors gathered to share their challenging demolition projects. At the end of the event, Judges chose the winners of 2014 World Demolition Awards. The...
50 Worldwide Amazing Structures Part 8 (36-40)
Mecca Royal Hotel Clock Tower Location: Mecca, Saudi Arabia Designed by: SL Rasch GmbH Date Built: 2012 This is building is owned by the Saudi government. It is now the tallest clock tower and the third tallest building in the world. The building was planned to be 734...
50 Worldwide Amazing Structures Part 7 (31-35)
Banpo Bridge Location: Seoul, South Korea Designed by: Dae Han Consultants Company, Ltd Date Built: 1982 The Moonlight Rainbow fountain was installed in 2009 on the Banpo Bridge. This fountain is the world’s longest bridge fountain. It has a Guinness World Record with...
50 Worldwide Amazing Structures Part 6 (26-30)
Zigzag Towers Location: Doha, Qatar Designed by: MZ and Partners architects The West Bag Lagoon Plaza consists of 2 zigzag towers. These two 34 story buildings are the tallest zigzag towers in the World. Each one of them consists of apartments, shopping mall...
50 Worldwide Amazing Structures Part 5 (21-25)
Capital Gate Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE Date Built: 2011 Designed by: RMJM Dubai This building is one of the tallest buildings in Abu Dhabi with 160 meters (520 foot) and 35 stories. Moreover, it has been declared by the Guinness Book of World Records as the “world’s...
50 Worldwide Amazing Structures Part 4 (16-20)
Sanzhi UFO Houses Location: New Taipei City, Taiwan. Designer: Matti Suuronen UFO Houses, also called Ruins of the Future, was an abandoned resort compound on the shores of Taiwan. The resort was built to serve as a holiday resort for the U.S Military personal in the...
50 Worldwide Amazing Structures Part 3 (11-15)
Beijing National Stadium Location: Beijing, China Designed by: Herzog & de Meuron Year Built: 2008 This stadium is called Bird’s Nest because of its unique design. The cost of building this amazing structure is 428 million USD. The stadium was designed with a...
50 Worldwide Amazing Structures Part 2 (6-10)
Rotterdam Market Hall Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands Date Built: 2014 Designed by: MVRDV The arched building located in the center of Rotterdam and is a combination of a market and apartments. The cost of the building is 175 million Euros with a total surface of...
50 Worldwide Amazing Structures Part 1 (1-5)
Habitat 67 Location: Montreal, Canada Architect: Moshe Safdie Date Built: 1967 Habitat 67 is a unique housing complex. It is built as a part of Expo-67, the world's fair that was set to take place in Montreal during 1967. It was originally conceived as Moshe Safdie...
Cold-Formed Steel Design Software
We discussed in previous articles some of the advantages of Cold-Formed Steel (CFS) over other systems. In this article, we are going to discuss a unique software that is used only to design CFS. This software is called the Steel Smart System or SSS. The software is...
The World in 24 square miles
Humans have no limits for imagination. As we discussed before the Palm Jumeria, now Dubai is working on another enormous project. This World Islands project that they are working on is 9 by 7 kilometer (5.6x 4.3 miles). The World Islands is artificial small islands...
Santa Monica Hospital Implosion
On Friday, November 2, 2012, Fabio Bruno Construcoes, with the help of Applied Science International (ASI), performed the implosion of 3 reinforced concrete buildings that were formerly an old hospital. The triple demolition of the former Santa Monica hospital...
Cold-Formed Steel Insurance Savings
Cold-formed steel (CFS) is non-combustible, which reduces the risk of property loss during construction and over the life of the structure. Reduced risk of property loss leads to lower insurance premiums for builders and owners. In fact, builders who use steel framing...
Introduction to Cold-Formed Steel
Cold-formed steel (CFS) is becoming widely used in a lot of applications. It is used in buildings, automobiles, equipment, home and office furniture, storage racks, highway products, drainage facilities, and bridges. Its popularity can be related to the ease of mass...
Construction Inspiration
The construction industry is challenging the world limits. In Dubai, Palm Jumeirah is a great evidence to that. Dubai is considered a small city with limited shores on the sea. In order to increase it's shores to attract more tourists, Dubai's government was trying to...
Tallest Buildings in the World
Tallest Buildings in the world Timeline: It is interesting to know the tallest structures in the world. USA is considered pioneer in the area of construction. According to Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, the US has been holding the record of the tallest...
Another Successful Demolition in Rio de Janeiro
The demolition of a 300 meter stretch of the “Elevado da Perimetral” or the Elevated Perimetral Bridge was done early morning of Sunday, April 20th, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The bridge was demolished in a previously calculated 3 seconds. The demolition happened...