Essays on Skyscraper

Burj Khalifah or Khalifah Tower, also called Burj Dubai is currently the world’s tallest skyscraper. Located in the metropolis of Dubai, the Khalifah Tower is a mighty structure which stands 829.8m or 2,723 feet tall (Merrick). Not only is it the world’s tallest skyscraper but it is also regarded as the world’s tallest free-standing structure. The structural length of the tower makes it occupy the most number of stories in a building, and it also has the highest occupied floors in the world. It is a frequently visited tourist destination by people from all over ...

The world is realizing the impacts of global warming and energy crisis and moving towards solutions that can help them to overcome these issues. The Pertamina Energy Tower is such a project that is in the construction process in Jakarta, Indonesia and the completion date of the project is in 2020. The renowned American architectural firm Skidmore, Owings, and Merril LLP (SOM) is involved in the project. The total area is 495,000 square meters with a site area of 57,512-meter square. The building will have 99 floors with the height of over 500 meters. The building will ...

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Introduction The Empire State Building is an engineering and architectural feat of its time. One of the most remarkable landmarks in New York City, the Empire State Building is the tallest building that was built in the 1930s and held that position for more than 40 years until it was surpassed by the World Trade Center building in 1972. The Empire State Building was constructed as the backdrop of the Great Depression that happened right after the stock market crash of 1929. But despite the economic challenges, the builders were able to finish the construction in a ...

When one looks back through the lens of time at the 9/11 attacks, it is easy to reduce one’s response to those bombings to hatred for Muslim terrorists. It is also easy to reduce one’s response to a belief that the federal government somehow pulled off a hoax in order to motivate the public to support war against al Qaeda and, eventually, Saddam Hussein. However, Dom DeLillo’s “In the Ruins of the Future” and Falling Man pull the reader back to the fear of those days after the attacks. For the first time in the history ...

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According to John Arend, Mike Benkert, Audrey deFilippis and Saretta Tillmaand, when the Commerzbank building opened its doors in 1997, the “53-story” edifice became the one of the “tallest” buildings located in Europe (1). Nevertheless, the edifice’s distinctiveness did not come from its height, but, rather, it came from the way in which it combined “form, inventiveness, and technical expertise” (Arend, Benkert, deFilippis, & Tillmaand 1). The design and construction of the Commerzbank saw the “[b]reaking away from the American model of deep-planned, air-conditioned structures” that have a “central service core” (Arend, Benkert, deFilippis, & ...

Burj Khalifa is the world’s tallest building and was designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill architects, who have been bestowed with the “Global Icon” award. The design of the high-performance building makes use of cutting edge technology and carries cultural and historical influences. The architects faced several challenges when building a tower of this height such as wind, heat, humidity, gravity and earthquake forces. The essay looks at the advanced technical and engineering skills used to create Burj Khalifa and how a skyscrapers’ design should respect cultural values and make the best use of space utilities and add to ...

Cardboard is an organic product, and the multi-layered paper is used for packing, storage and modeling because of its relatively sturdy nature. The biodegradable product related to the papers family carries certain virtues such as the low cost and ability to get recycled as stated by Allaoui, Aboura, & Benzeggagh( 2011, p. 1). The corrugated nature of the sandwiched layers of paper in a cardboard provide bending stiffness with a lightweight core. The extensive and successful use of Cardboard in creating geometrical and representational models is attributed to its low cost and biodegradable nature. When working with Cardboard to create ...

Slavick (4) explains that Chicago School refers to building designs in the early 19th Century. Turak (60) claim that Chicago is indeed the birthplace of skyscrapers. In 1880’s Chicago manages to develop architects referred as the First Chicago School (Turak 60). At this time, Chicago is the second largest metropolis with a high population growth in America. People consider building large commercial buildings since low-level buildings are inefficient. Chicago experiences a booming economy and a lot of innovation that enables the building of skyscrapers to allow for more space for business people.

Chicago buildings in this era display diverse styles ...

Compare and Contrast the Chrysler Building and the Empire State Building

Both The Empire State Building and Chrysler Building were constructed in New York (USA) in an era when American cities such as New York and Chicago competed to have the tallest buildings. The Empire State building was the tallest building in the world at the time of its construction, which started on January 21, 1930 and took 410 days to complete. The building remained the tallest office building in the world for 41 years. Nevertheless, the Empire State building lost this status since 1973, when the World Trade Center opened in Manhattan, progressive developers have constructed taller skyscrapers that ...

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In the architecture of the 19th century Baroque art style that has lost its momentum, yielded a new classicism, which became the main style of this era. However, close to classicism, took over the ancient forms developed romanticism became stylistic manifestation of the Middle Ages, coupled with the new trends of constructivism. In the 19th century, when the building technologies achieved tremendous success, the center of the world of architecture has shifted significantly. During this period, the highest elevation reaches architecture of such countries like France, England, Germany, and Russia. This research paper is aimed at outlining the peculiarities of ...

The Empire State Building is one of New York City’s most recognizable landmarks. For a very long time, the Empire State Building was the tallest skyscraper in the world-- it was this building that gave New York much of its mystique in the 1930s and 1940s, and helped it grow into the international city that it is today. The building itself is still operational, and there are observation decks that are currently open to the public. The building itself is something of an icon, a symbol of America at the height of the Art Deco style of architecture. It has ...

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The development of technology created some possible solutions to the global warming such as sustainable energy sources (Jin et al, 2013). In addition, the modern architecture is also contributing to the care of the environment. The government and some organizations are now promoting the sustainable use of materials and designs in buildings and skyscrapers. It is often called the “green architecture” which refers to the evolution of architectural designs which are concerned with the awareness to the environment (Bhattacharya & Singh, 2013). Skyscraper sustainable designs are usually efficient in energy use and it values the factors that could remove the ...

Discuss Tyler Durden, the beliefs he preaches, and the methods he uses. Are these

ideas and methods the best for reforming society? Why do so many people find Tyler such a charismatic figure? The analysis of Chuck Palahniuk’s “Fight Club” is impossible without observation of the personality of Tyler Durden, the key character that exposes the key themes and deep social problems that are presented in the book. Tyler’s character amazes with the large number of angles that is similar to a diamond. The different sides of his personality perfectly demonstrate all the hidden sense of the “Fight Club”. Moreover, this character is interesting because of his natural magnetism that ...

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If one listens to Demi Lovato, in her song “Skyscraper” the incantatory, oratorical and the how she recites is clearly apparent of her good delivery. This pattern always the words’ meaning to live the audiences’ mind in which state they are remembered and also through this interaction the audience can derive further meaning. Demi Lavato song is common in all cultures. However, it plays different roles across cultures. In some, it is considered as natural as speech, while in others, it is a real call of duty. In such communities, where singing the Lavato song, it is vital; everyone is ...

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Famously quoted as saying, "Architecture is the masterly, correct, and magnificent play of masses brought together in light" Le Corbusier, one of the famous architects of the 20th century, was a versatile genius (Tomas, 2009). Besides being an architect, he was a designer, writer, urban planner, painter and one of the founding fathers of modern architecture. A pioneer in modern high design with his buildings scattered across Europe, America and India, he contributed to better living arrangements for people in crowded cities. Born in a small city in Switzerland in 1887, Le Corbusier’s actual name was Charles Édouard Jeanneret. He adopted ...

The thesis of this paper is to bring out the concept of the architects who worked on the two great building, considering their intentions and procedure they used and maintained. The two buildings represent the nineteenth century and the twentieth century. The New York Times building which was finished in 2007 is one of the world’s tallest buildings. The building was designed by an architecture that based on the concept of modern buildings, the iron class designed to be draped in ceramic tubes which creates the ceramic .the building is a skyscraper. The project was announced in the year ...

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The Austonian is considered a remarkable achievement in the history of architectural development in the 21st century. The towering skyscraper sets a new standard of urban luxury living which made the city of Austin proud of its existence. What made Austonian unique from its neighboring counterparts? Its commitment to energy conservation, restoration of natural resources and utilization of construction materials from sustainable resources are the major factors that sets Austonian apart from all other buildings. The Austonian’s effort to restore and incorporate the Brown-Dumas blacksmith shop represents the architecture of cultural significance that recognizes Austinite’s cultural heritage. In these ...

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Skyscrapers in the City p. 4 – 8 List of Figures Fig. 1 (Burj Khalifa) p. 5 Fig. 2 (Table of Skyscrapers in the World) p. 6

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Introduction Tall buildings have captured the imagination of people throughout history. In the Old Testament, the Tower of Babel builders admonished the people to build a city and a tower “with its top in the heavens And let us make a name for ourselves” (Glaeser, 2011). The height of the tower signified success and power. It showed recognition. Tall structures also date back to the obelisks of ancient Egypt. Western city builders ...

Ever since the 1920s and 1930s, the allure and absorption with the metropolitan life and the images related to it has resulted in an increased interest in the artistic rendition of urban images in various forms (Alifragkis and Penz 221). Whether in the moving image works of famous urban story tellers, such as Woody Allen, or still image works of admired photographers, such as Eugene Atgets and Man Ray, the interest in urban images is here to stay. The purpose of urban photography can be said to create visual appeal that summarizes the dynamics of modernity in an open ...

The Pantheon in Rome, Italy is the ultimate symbol of imperialistic power and control. Its name means "to every god," and was created by Marcus Agrippa in order to provide a temple to all of the Ancient Roman Gods; rebuilt in 126 AD, it is a monument to godly power and the capabilities of an entire empire. While this is one of the most famous examples of the might of an empire, City Hall in Los Angeles is a similar symbol of the capabilities of a modern, imperialistic empire - the United States of America. Located in the Civic Center district of downtown ...

Whether in the moving image works of famous urban story tellers, such as Woody Allen, or the still image works of admired photographers, such as Eugene Atgets and Man Ray, the interest in urban images is here to stay. I feel that the purpose of urban photography is to create visual appeal that summarizes the dynamics of modernity in an open or closed manner. Urban photography is a bold and formal experiment with the iconography of urban landscapes, and can be described as “city symphonies.” Thus, I view urban photography as a serious form of art. Yet, because urban images can ...

Ever since the 1920s and 1930s, the allure and absorption with the metropolitan life and the images related to it has resulted in an increased interest in the artistic rendition of urban images in various forms (Alifragkis and Penz 221). Whether in the moving image works of famous urban story tellers, such as Woody Allen, or still image works of admired photographers, such as Eugene Atgets and Man Ray, the interest in urban images is here to stay. The purpose of urban photography can be said to create visual appeal than summarizes the dynamics of modernity in an open ...

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Air rights are rights to develop the unfilled space situated above a physical property site. As with other categories of rights related to real estate, it is feasible to transfer these rights to other parties while preserving possession of the property itself. In extremely urbanized areas where the only potential course to construct is up, air rights are a burning topic of discussion and debate as developers tussle to expand their projects while still remaining inside the confinements of zoning law. In the past, property proprietors preserved fundamentally unlimited property rights. As human societies grew and began introducing zoning laws, individuals ...