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18 Amazing Building Wonders from Construction World

<div style="text-align: justify;">Not all buildings are the same and  some are pretty  darn unique.  Construction and architecture have risen  to a new level  altogether with  great minds working vigorously towards  building a world  with  breathtaking structures that were a far cry from  even imagining  forget  seeing them for real. The following 18 images  are of amazing   engineering wonders found across the globe.  Which one  is your favorite?</div><br />18. Dubai Rotating Towers<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQqqvzBrQx-VFe32unpA3L_RAI0qI74bNSnYeMEKzd-wJsX1X315QSwscmB1Ut0Q_2cjnVdiogYYQHN3UJlLNoVIZu6z92y9mwJuCmZwOBL5iIcSW-HgNElBUz9hG0MlvD1rz3QMw8FfP5/s1600/1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQqqvzBrQx-VFe32unpA3L_RAI0qI74bNSnYeMEKzd-wJsX1X315QSwscmB1Ut0Q_2cjnVdiogYYQHN3UJlLNoVIZu6z92y9mwJuCmZwOBL5iIcSW-HgNElBUz9hG0MlvD1rz3QMw8FfP5/s400/1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Dubai  has garnered much attention in recent years with a never-ending    supply of architectural wonders being built, or proposed, at a head    spinning pace. Mostly these towering structures are grand and tall, but    some are also green</div><div style="text-align: justify;">An ambitious project by David Fisher’s firm Dynamic Architecture  looks set to be yet another new addition to Dubai’s skyline.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The  building’s 59 floors will be capable of rotating about a central    axis, their continuous motion allowing residents in the tower’s 200    apartments to choose a new view at the touch of a button.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The  form of the building would constantly change as each floor  rotates   separately giving a new view of the building as it turns.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The  new tower is the first building of its size to produced in a   factory.  Each floor, made up of 12 individual units, complete with   plumbing,  electric connections, air conditioning, etc., will be   fabricated in a  factory. These modular units will be fitted on the   concrete core or  spine of the building at the central tower.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The  59-floor building will be powered entirely by sun and wind  energy.   And, the architect claims that the building will generate 10  times more   energy than required to power it, thus making it a positive  energy   building. Solar panels will be fitted on the roof to harness  sunlight,   and a total of 48 wind turbines will be sandwiched between the   rotating  floors, placed so that they are practically invisible.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br />17. Regatta Hotel Jakarta<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5k0pX_KGCEuhDXSlxXOKvmG1b_E1UlWKIg3oSuBAcROGi95rSJQe2hjEfTCVj2SjioainC1jJfXcVu0ZEGdjhRGcR656oU1KUJRThh_9Fk_PkJ6dRJkywnCA33wjt3Ge-OIbwBVm8CP_N/s1600/2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5k0pX_KGCEuhDXSlxXOKvmG1b_E1UlWKIg3oSuBAcROGi95rSJQe2hjEfTCVj2SjioainC1jJfXcVu0ZEGdjhRGcR656oU1KUJRThh_9Fk_PkJ6dRJkywnCA33wjt3Ge-OIbwBVm8CP_N/s400/2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Taking  the form of ten apartment towers, a five-star hotel and an  Aqua  Park  in a complex spawning over 11 hectares of reclaimed land, the   Regatta  project is certainly one of the best structures you will come   across.  Regatta’s development follows a nautical theme, the centrepiece   of  which being an aerodynamically shaped hotel bound to be one of the    most striking landscape features overlooking the Java Sea. I would kill    to live in some place like the Regatta, with sea as your backyard an a    spellbinding view.</div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPhIaOOCJS00lqBIHFcdfxfRyHOoJ_DE2MFtCeCARS7sBPzvJuWt1AlIQ3gDgoI29PasAQqm9Z_fVSJBhHGazJIZ-1-WHV10knRR6Mx92k5jNiE9dPtpuV5Quy06RKzDLLABut1SdsG7qw/s1600/3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPhIaOOCJS00lqBIHFcdfxfRyHOoJ_DE2MFtCeCARS7sBPzvJuWt1AlIQ3gDgoI29PasAQqm9Z_fVSJBhHGazJIZ-1-WHV10knRR6Mx92k5jNiE9dPtpuV5Quy06RKzDLLABut1SdsG7qw/s400/3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The  Chicago spire stands tall at no.3 and literally so as it is  touted  as  one of the most significant residential developments in the  world  and  also the tallest. A simple inspiration and a great result that  is   there for everyone to see by the year 2010. It is inspired by nature    and its complexities and beauty. This 609m structure will dominate the    Chicago skyline and our hearts too.</div><br /><br />15. Chicago Spire<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaQ80JYnw1m5OJqxSxDmIsJPu30KHfAQLwxM8IR-UpC24M0G1SE6WdO-Q829nJxmHAG2vQL7sYqOH8iaK8RfbVPz2NVeYAaNVmLKszU5fvjo0t3MnBRgugpvoArEKS5P765DLS3semHF3A/s1600/4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaQ80JYnw1m5OJqxSxDmIsJPu30KHfAQLwxM8IR-UpC24M0G1SE6WdO-Q829nJxmHAG2vQL7sYqOH8iaK8RfbVPz2NVeYAaNVmLKszU5fvjo0t3MnBRgugpvoArEKS5P765DLS3semHF3A/s400/4.jpg" width="380" /> </a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The  Chicago spire stands tall at no.3 and  literally so as it is touted  as  one of the most significant residential  developments in the world  and  also the tallest. A simple inspiration and  a great result that is   there for everyone to see by the year 2010. It  is inspired by nature   and its complexities and beauty. This 609m  structure will dominate the   Chicago skyline and our hearts too.</div><br /><br />14. Singapore Green Building<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Lbft_bD6PmibN1CGdla9AJE78ZMDpcbKmxA3Uz2Ccsn0mhBZ_GFwqAsBNWL85FTUDrVy02RhQxThBGN1nR-3_APZamRjmNAlLrYADNyygMlVOv9j08Uc5HxSNlDCv6-yuzJsln1BG4PY/s1600/5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Lbft_bD6PmibN1CGdla9AJE78ZMDpcbKmxA3Uz2Ccsn0mhBZ_GFwqAsBNWL85FTUDrVy02RhQxThBGN1nR-3_APZamRjmNAlLrYADNyygMlVOv9j08Uc5HxSNlDCv6-yuzJsln1BG4PY/s400/5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">A  new green complex from world renowned architecture firm Foster +    Partners will be adding more than a dash of green to the Singapore    skyline. As sustainability becomes an essential ingredient to    development in this island nation, the UK-based firm is leaving no stone    unturned to make good use of alternative energy sources in this   150,000  square meter mixed-use project. As the winning design from an    international competition, Singapore’s new eco-complex from Foster +    Partners is pushing the green envelope from top to bottom in this    sophisticated downtown design.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The  complex will fill an entire city block between Singapore’s Marina    Center and the Civic District with commercial, residential, retail,    hotels, and a ‘green’ link to an Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station. All    facades will be fitted with solar cells and, to help control solar  gain,   direct sunlight will be filtered through ribbon-like canopies  rising   from the base of the entire complex to the exposed east and  west   elevations of the towers.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The  canopies will form vertical louvers at the elevations and provide    more renewable on-site energy with integrated thin-film solar arrays.    Vertical green spaces, and extensive sky gardens are also important    components of the towers, further greening the whole structure with    natural vegetation and ambient temperature moderation.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The  slanted facades are designed to catch the wind and direct it    downwards for natural cooling of the ground floor spaces. A rainwater    harvesting system, geothermal heating system, chilled beams and    ceilings, and an ice storage system for cooling are further enhancements    planned for the complex.</div><br /><br />13. River Gym<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO6umkZxBAyS8uvrjUefCcZm_ii1oUWxv-_-u_2QHIR1iOngT0HT5Up4yCXo1nwPfUf_9ynC7GKwJI2h6WWlv8qcSgtrAyJ0NFEaaRPaVx9Zyxdz0XLhKblQmb8diExYB4Txyi6qphTZiK/s1600/6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO6umkZxBAyS8uvrjUefCcZm_ii1oUWxv-_-u_2QHIR1iOngT0HT5Up4yCXo1nwPfUf_9ynC7GKwJI2h6WWlv8qcSgtrAyJ0NFEaaRPaVx9Zyxdz0XLhKblQmb8diExYB4Txyi6qphTZiK/s400/6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNhTk5VQoU0ceiZX_ZjwZ8Av5Wp3mBqeTthi4cJtWvERLdPJU-2NYSUY8Hrh75Cjwwqfzvu5YvymN1zRlspfPjnO-rSLki932woq5D_GW4XDTzU8yIOqj6QSgocjsUx4w3Wb7mzMN4_EaM/s1600/6a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNhTk5VQoU0ceiZX_ZjwZ8Av5Wp3mBqeTthi4cJtWvERLdPJU-2NYSUY8Hrh75Cjwwqfzvu5YvymN1zRlspfPjnO-rSLki932woq5D_GW4XDTzU8yIOqj6QSgocjsUx4w3Wb7mzMN4_EaM/s400/6a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The   River Gym will fulfill one of the major contemporary fitness goals  of   “functional training”. This training protocol will exploit the   inherent  disequilibrium of floatation devices.  Often the average   urbanite  exercising at the gym performs controlled repetitive single   plane  movements using industrial fitness equipment.  All of this energy   is  summarily dissipated and ultimately exhausted for the sake of a   single  individual’s wellbeing.  Other potentials exist to harness this   vast  human expenditure of caloric energy.  Why not have the simple   transfer  of this workout vigor supply New York with needed supplemental    transport and amenities?  How can we extend and capitalize on this    untapped group potential?  Into what form will this new kind of gym    evolve?</div><br /><br />12. Bio Marine Inspired<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO2JzdsiFNv-BqaTInQ6oKzoZr6evBziD0enI7Sh8RDzTYfwMw6_TJtBTR3nrcq99UiqxD_URR_2RnwBwHrJXy9KIPcF7fYy4Dr3ZqZ2CcXbT6Z4dzedMSulTq8Lyn7dlre0igIvu5J04M/s1600/7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO2JzdsiFNv-BqaTInQ6oKzoZr6evBziD0enI7Sh8RDzTYfwMw6_TJtBTR3nrcq99UiqxD_URR_2RnwBwHrJXy9KIPcF7fYy4Dr3ZqZ2CcXbT6Z4dzedMSulTq8Lyn7dlre0igIvu5J04M/s400/7.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Malaysia  is all set to get another iconic  structure that will surely  become  one of the landmarks of the country  when it gets done. Green   architecture and green building has taken a new  meaning in the last   couple of years with green features looking more  stylish than the   regular ones. This can only be good news for those who  have been trying   to give green architecture a mighty big push forward.  Yesterday we   came to know that the already green Reichstag building is  set to become   the greenest parliament in the world. Malaysian capital  Kuala Lumpur   is not too far behind in the green race though.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Two  of the tallest buildings in the world, the Petronas Twin Towers, are    located in Kuala Lumpur. So it comes as no surprise to us that a    stunning new residential development is planned for the Putrajaya    waterfront known as Precinct 4, just 30km south of Kuala Lumpur. The    design is special with green features and amazing architectural splendor    inspired by marine life. It also draws from traditional Islamic   designs  and is arranged in a permeable, radiating block of bioclimatic    architecture.</div><br /><br />11. Moscow Crystal Island<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLfh5mJOl2FN0bawE2uo-y2rSGakYBIkr2V_KIPezVGwiZ8hdBlTq7MxXFU15zGTET6YZViL2vOhrw5Hy3LFZoYiCdUgfDjKE1_X7Q5dn4vWWVsO9dqj99MMIdYmxsSdduCsc7zt_wOjAa/s1600/8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLfh5mJOl2FN0bawE2uo-y2rSGakYBIkr2V_KIPezVGwiZ8hdBlTq7MxXFU15zGTET6YZViL2vOhrw5Hy3LFZoYiCdUgfDjKE1_X7Q5dn4vWWVsO9dqj99MMIdYmxsSdduCsc7zt_wOjAa/s400/8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Moscow’s  rapidly growing skyline will soon feature an eye-popping new  addition:  Crystal Island, which will be the world’s biggest building  when  completed. Sir Norman Foster’s mountainous 27 million square feet   spiraling “city within a building” will cost $4 billion and it is   scheduled to be built within next 5 years.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The  Crystal Island will be Lord Foster’s second large scale project in  the  Russian capital, and his third new building design that resembles a   volcano (we’re talking about his two mountainous buildings in Astana,   Kazakstan). Although many people are calling this design the ‘Christmas   Tree’ of Moscow – we can’t help but be reminded of the utopian and also   rather volcanic X-Seed 4000 design for Tokyo. Unlike that pipe-dream   project, however, Foster has a track record of getting buildings built,   so the likelihood is high that we will see this striking structure   towering over the Kremlin within 5 years time.</div><br /><br />10. Millennium Dome<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaU0w3DCh8tglAhE4qTP3XMpivJkdBBvDD8GavgrH9BsYey9BhtK0YAzC19bUxpZcGz8kM3Rp8yj1fIM24mkKjZ_4GdpeQVYk6CIpHTUKtAA-wWWpeI-92sPqhHgrcexhoMKuybxzPjBiM/s1600/9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaU0w3DCh8tglAhE4qTP3XMpivJkdBBvDD8GavgrH9BsYey9BhtK0YAzC19bUxpZcGz8kM3Rp8yj1fIM24mkKjZ_4GdpeQVYk6CIpHTUKtAA-wWWpeI-92sPqhHgrcexhoMKuybxzPjBiM/s400/9.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The  Millennium Dome, often referred to simply as The Dome, is the  original  name of a large dome-shaped building, originally used to house  the  Millennium Experience, a major exhibition celebrating the beginning  of  the third millennium. Located on the Greenwich Peninsula in South  East  London, England, the exhibition opened to the public on 1 January  2000  and ran until 31 December 2000. The project and exhibition was the   subject of considerable political controversy as it failed to attract   the number of visitors anticipated, leading to recurring financial   problems.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">While all of the  original exhibition and associated complex has since  been demolished,  the canopy or shell of the dome still exists, and it is  now a key  exterior feature of the The O2 entertainment district.</div><br /><br /><b>9. Crooked House</b><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWjtnfZgXY0HwSJs3F_E9nZUU6IXjtZdTKV2L1Neoqis7t8W7IhjfeVXd3boQ2FCkb95txvrN7YgKur130v47_q9iayB9DsRsYlYmqlUICapBGKLAPBK7iSrkRwrV4T_-w2wdA3YS83fcs/s1600/10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWjtnfZgXY0HwSJs3F_E9nZUU6IXjtZdTKV2L1Neoqis7t8W7IhjfeVXd3boQ2FCkb95txvrN7YgKur130v47_q9iayB9DsRsYlYmqlUICapBGKLAPBK7iSrkRwrV4T_-w2wdA3YS83fcs/s400/10.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div><br /><b>8. Book Themed Building</b><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjOSoSgUOO6saxOq9OgTeUgjbxxlMCHu5Cr4lX4Jv1IUnoxzPFp8TfSWMTuqC0-v36Ce9fsFmd5wrmXYY8K1pDpq6SGyL1Wj1JyvAS98YKr2PQ3qSVSm_3x5HzLL8L4hYoN0ZpVdOZCh6x/s1600/11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjOSoSgUOO6saxOq9OgTeUgjbxxlMCHu5Cr4lX4Jv1IUnoxzPFp8TfSWMTuqC0-v36Ce9fsFmd5wrmXYY8K1pDpq6SGyL1Wj1JyvAS98YKr2PQ3qSVSm_3x5HzLL8L4hYoN0ZpVdOZCh6x/s1600/11.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><b>7 Spiky Tower</b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcKK8ucsJD4gL0XbjPaLHu98514_djYh76Sp7_fsPCF8IAbqOlmsb3m-3wSKjZ52CJkbuDJUYja5ACvq9LIOZmdUIIYI6pNeh_c7_SD6sWdZ0gwCKZ8cl9tCQkD1X-weVmyvV2QDtOAptA/s1600/12.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcKK8ucsJD4gL0XbjPaLHu98514_djYh76Sp7_fsPCF8IAbqOlmsb3m-3wSKjZ52CJkbuDJUYja5ACvq9LIOZmdUIIYI6pNeh_c7_SD6sWdZ0gwCKZ8cl9tCQkD1X-weVmyvV2QDtOAptA/s640/12.jpg" width="425" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>6 Grocery Basket Building</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie6pX8gGaC69IaJXOfQZK15gLP-gIGiOMBiFpVfmsTdkJzrzq6VChHRDA8gkGqAFk-YXydD79qT5Mlq7HEVgMeln6gNxDkNFrIn46XbhPJlI3vHUNam5DoJp4IyuK426HoZSzo4bVcbFNy/s1600/13.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie6pX8gGaC69IaJXOfQZK15gLP-gIGiOMBiFpVfmsTdkJzrzq6VChHRDA8gkGqAFk-YXydD79qT5Mlq7HEVgMeln6gNxDkNFrIn46XbhPJlI3vHUNam5DoJp4IyuK426HoZSzo4bVcbFNy/s400/13.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><b>5.Honeycomb Building</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6cQ0B7qBNGoRRP9Ll7G-iHJhJo49v8okuywgRx2Jv07QXe0j3DxE_WEFbwOuK7awajSnZRoyGiYfaS_suEJbUk5rMWBIMVHX_qMY1RsO_YFqHpduF6VIwwZnCNYnfhCnI6wl-Xs9UYsYJ/s1600/15.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6cQ0B7qBNGoRRP9Ll7G-iHJhJo49v8okuywgRx2Jv07QXe0j3DxE_WEFbwOuK7awajSnZRoyGiYfaS_suEJbUk5rMWBIMVHX_qMY1RsO_YFqHpduF6VIwwZnCNYnfhCnI6wl-Xs9UYsYJ/s640/15.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>4.Rabbit Building</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCEYEti8NLRcVOnt085oMfXLch1DoI0rJbmokAKEIVpH596WMrVhXC-LkWqiPD5aSTs0cTx4-CvUAdgY047VoWbh2HxRp3oj-dcrKJKMAdEuUcDR-SrJpiv_fx_qhF1IiaC5ioLHSRqjtR/s1600/16.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCEYEti8NLRcVOnt085oMfXLch1DoI0rJbmokAKEIVpH596WMrVhXC-LkWqiPD5aSTs0cTx4-CvUAdgY047VoWbh2HxRp3oj-dcrKJKMAdEuUcDR-SrJpiv_fx_qhF1IiaC5ioLHSRqjtR/s400/16.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><b>3.Burj Al Khalifa</b><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx36S9BPP4R4OGEVcB-Swm2vEAirs5cavgLi4IjccR8-V-3KBShDTFT8BMeCJMw2byLAS3HHK0UijErYKiZllYTe_xEhKv2WKMULAJMdrRnC3eUUk5iKFEmbA_5kRV1UWpNoQKIJnWSKVS/s1600/17.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx36S9BPP4R4OGEVcB-Swm2vEAirs5cavgLi4IjccR8-V-3KBShDTFT8BMeCJMw2byLAS3HHK0UijErYKiZllYTe_xEhKv2WKMULAJMdrRnC3eUUk5iKFEmbA_5kRV1UWpNoQKIJnWSKVS/s400/17.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: black; overflow: hidden; text-decoration: none;">Burj   Khalifa (Arabic: ??? ?????? “Khalifa  Tower”),known as Burj Dubai  prior  to its inauguration, is a skyscraper  in Dubai, United Arab  Emirates,  and the tallest man-made structure ever  built, at 828 m  (2,717 ft).<br />Construction began on 21 September 2004, with the  exterior of the   structure completed on 1 October 2009. The building  officially opened on   4 January 2010. The building is part of the 2 km2  (490-acre) flagship   development called Downtown Burj Khalifa at the  “First Interchange”   along Sheikh Zayed Road, near Dubai’s main  business district.<br />The tower’s architecture and engineering were  performed by Skidmore,   Owings, and Merrill of Chicago. Adrian Smith,  who started his own firm   in 2006, was the chief architect, and Bill  Baker was the chief   structural engineer for the project. The primary  contractor was Samsung   C&T of South Korea, who also built the  Taipei 101 and Petronas Twin   Towers. Major subcontractors included  Belgian group Besix and Arabtec   from the UAE. Turner Construction  Company was chosen as the  construction  project manager. Under UAE law,  the Contractor and the  Engineer of  Record, Hyder Consulting, is  jointly and severally liable  for the  performance of Burj Khalifa.<br />The  total cost for the Burj Khalifa project was about US$1.5 billion;   and  for the entire new “Downtown Dubai”, US$20 billion. Mohamed Ali    Alabbar, the Chairman of Emaar Properties, speaking at the Council on    Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat 8th World Congress, said in March 2009    that the price of office space at Burj Khalifa had reached US$4,000  per   sq ft (over US$43,000 per m2) and that the Armani Residences, also  in   Burj Khalifa, were selling for US$3,500 per sq ft (over US$37,500  per   m2).</div></div><br /><br /><b>2. Shanghai World Finance</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFn1I0uCo60sKWQr7YmzFtm1yyG1gtrp9Z8bBF4siWm5v41d_h5RdDBfdKqTaZkvZtG-cbc44hR5WSjewuXv4urOnT4PkHx2PLzPrwN-1jQ0BmeyP2MImelEBTRwzsxDBqsZiqlugAuOqv/s1600/18.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFn1I0uCo60sKWQr7YmzFtm1yyG1gtrp9Z8bBF4siWm5v41d_h5RdDBfdKqTaZkvZtG-cbc44hR5WSjewuXv4urOnT4PkHx2PLzPrwN-1jQ0BmeyP2MImelEBTRwzsxDBqsZiqlugAuOqv/s400/18.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div><div style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: black; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">The   Shanghai World Financial Center was planned  to be the tallest  building  in the world when it was designed in 1997.  The 97 Story  building would  surpass the spires of the Petronas Towers in  Malaysia.  When  Construction was restarted in 2003, the 508 Meter Taipei  101 in  Taiwan  was already underway to becoming the World’s Tallest  Building.  Plans  where changed but the Tower couldn’t be built any higher  than  its  present height at 492 meters since the already done foundation  was   meant to support a 460 meter tall building.<br />The structure features 3  floors of underground parking, shops and a   conference center on  floors 1 through 5, offices on floors 7 through 77,   a hotel located on  floors 79 through 93, and finally observation and   exhibition areas on  floors 94 through 100.<br />To protect the building from fierce winds,  the Shanghai World  Financial  Center holds two tuned mass dampers below  its observation  floors to  reduce the building’s sway during  windstorms and earthquakes.<br />After the events of September 11th, 2001,  the building was redesigned   to withstand a disaster such as a plane  crash including 12 fireproof   refugee areas, and two external  elevators.</div><div style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: black; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: black; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><b>1.Beijing Olympic Stadium</b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFIsxEWSKRuO01HPkyQ3kO0hJsCvtgz5s4qXGXaXg3yi2L97MoBbR0-JZGndzRTsnlM1gcKCWuJj3iv_s2OtiXFeDhJnR3vQcScCnfo9QW2wpTgfCpd0gee6b6OTX-AtF1CDxhJEd_3dEC/s1600/19.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFIsxEWSKRuO01HPkyQ3kO0hJsCvtgz5s4qXGXaXg3yi2L97MoBbR0-JZGndzRTsnlM1gcKCWuJj3iv_s2OtiXFeDhJnR3vQcScCnfo9QW2wpTgfCpd0gee6b6OTX-AtF1CDxhJEd_3dEC/s400/19.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Sports  stadiums have long followed the enduring design of one of the  original  wonders of the world, Rome ’s Coliseum. Herzog & de  Meuron’s  National Stadium in Beijing is an attempt to rethink the  classic  sports-arena layout for more ecologically correct times.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The  Swiss architects (of Tate Modern fame) wanted to provide natural   ventilation for the 91,000-seat structure — perhaps the largest   “eco-friendly” sports stadium designed to date. To achieve this, they   set out to create a building that could function without a strictly   enclosed shell, yet also provide constant shelter for the audience and   athletes alike.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">To  solve these design problems, they looked to nature for inspiration.   The stadium’s outer grid resembles a bird’s nest constructed of   delicately placed branches and twigs. Each discrete space within the   facility, from restrooms to restaurants, is constructed as an   independent unit within the outer lattice — making it possible to encase   the entire complex with an open grid that allows for natural air   circulation. The architects also incorporated a layer of translucent   membrane to fill any gaps in the lacy exterior.</div>

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