18 Degrees: Capital Gate - Leaning Tower of Abu Dhabi: The Ultimate Diagrid

Pierre Martin Dufresne,Jeff Schofield

18 Degrees: Capital Gate - Leaning Tower of Abu Dhabi: The Ultimate Diagrid
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Birkhauser
Country
Switzerland
Published
5 December 2016
Pages
184
ISBN
9783038215837

18 Degrees: Capital Gate - Leaning Tower of Abu Dhabi: The Ultimate Diagrid

Pierre Martin Dufresne,Jeff Schofield

This spectacular building is at the crossroads of dominating architectural trends: parametrically designed, it features a Diagrid structural frame and an innovate structural core, allowing it to be the world’s furthest leaning tower. Developed by the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Company, it will host, on its opening in 2013, the Exhibition Center and a Hyatt Hotel. The combination of technological pioneership with a striking appearance and a world-wide functional use will bring this building to the attention of all those who cherish the challenge in contemporary lifestyle. To be published in time for the buildings opening, this book by the building’s leading architects will convey the drama and the details in a stunning volume.

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