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brown666

Hi there, do you guys know any interesting examples of towers built with a tubular structure in the facade, leaving inside volumes as free as possible??? Please give me a hint. tnx

 
Sep 25, 07 9:19 am
PerCorell
Sep 25, 07 9:36 am  · 
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THEaquino

Sep 25, 07 9:53 am  · 
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el jeffe

pelli's 777 tower in los angeles.


Sep 25, 07 11:22 am  · 
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prada by handdem in tokyo

sony hq in shibuya (don't know architect)

in end structural requirements don't actually allow ext. skin to work as structure on own, more often becoming bracing...but if you are into tubes i think most skyscrapers actually qualify based on the conditions you describe above.

my fav, for pure structural reasons, was always the sears tower. the idea that a building is a bundle of tubes seems very smart to me.

Sep 25, 07 7:20 pm  · 
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w3

OMA - Seattle Central Library
not exactly a tower - but an interesting example using the skin as a structural element.

Sep 25, 07 9:32 pm  · 
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