The Wuhan Greenland Center is set to be built where the Han and Yangtze rivers converge in Wuhan, China. At 606 meters tall, upon completed in 2016 it will be the world's fourth tallest structure, and China's third. Designed by AS+GG Architecture, the building is both aerodynamic and eco-friendly, containing sustainable elements. It is composed of a concrete and steel core, surrounded by curtain wall cladding, and smooth, curved glass wrapped around all of the building's corners. Its shape is designed to reduce wind resistance across the building's surface, which in turn prevents the vortex wind action that is created by so many tall structures. The WGC's shape is comprised of a three-cornered, tripod-shaped base, rising upwards and tapering into an arched tip and dome at the building's top. In addition, there are openings in the curtain walls at the building's sides to allow the flow-through of air, reducing air pressure on the tower's surface.
Six-hundred meter tall aerodynamic eco-tower being built in China
Hey Great Topic! I absolutely love skyscrapers and think we need more in Kamloops. I dont know anything about Aerodynamics but being such a windy city here, I think its an excellent thing to research and can be applied anywhere. You've probably already seen this, but I thought I'd send you the link anyway. The Burj Khalifa, I modeled it for Mindy's massing project. The tallest building in the world to date, I think its soo facinating. It had to have taken many engineers to master the aerodynamics of a 828 meter building in a desert, alongside the ocean and to be able to withstand containing a helicopter pad near the top as well as a tennis court. haha
ReplyDeletehttp://www.burjkhalifa.ae/en/
That's awesome Kristyne, thankyou! I'll take a look.
ReplyDeleteHey sam,
DeleteI goofed up in my last post. I meant to include these websites also of another hotel in dubai. This is the one with the Tennis court and heli pad near the top. Its called the Burj Al Arab. Hope it helps!
http://www.grandluxuryhotels.com/hotel/burj-al-arab/?glid=AlhiDRsBn&gclid=CK3FwtDtqrYCFY5_QgodP1cADw
http://www.amusingplanet.com/2011/07/worlds-highest-tennis-court-at-burj-al.html
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1354263&page=13
ReplyDeleteHeres a link with a bunch tall srtuctures that have interesting architecture(there's more than one page). Asides from these ones the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, Shangri la in Vancouver and Metroplace at Metrotown in Burnaby might be worth checking out.