Monday, January 14, 2019

Edificios Jorge


Palace of Peace and Reconciliation
Architect
Norman Foster
Location
Astana, Kazakhstan
Materials
Due to the speed with which the work had to be completed and also to the extreme temperature conditions that can be reached in Kazakhstan during the winter the pyramid was materialized by a steel structure instead of concrete as in the basement area.
At first it was thought that all the enclosures were made of glass, which would be entrusted to the artist Brian Clarke, who had already collaborated with Foster on numerous occasions.
Finally the contribution of Clarke was limited to the enclosures of the upper part of the pyramid and the rest of the triangular spaces that the structure left to be covered were covered with concrete panels on which a gray granite cladding was placed.
Year of construction
2003-2006
Shape
It has a pyramidal shape
Cost
$ 58,000,000 USD
Opinion
I think that this structure is very beautiful because I like the idea with which it was built and based on the hierarchical power of religions






Water Cube
Architect
PTWOve Arup & PartnersCSCEC
Location
Beijing, China
Materials
The structure of concrete and steel (6,700 tons) while the coating is created by translucent ETFE (ethylene-tetra-fluoro-ethylene) membranes.
Year of construction
2003-2007
Shape
It's a cube
Cost
$ 143,500,000 USD
Opinion
I do not like this structure because it's just a cube with a pool inside











National Library of Belarus
Architect
Mihail VinogrdovVictor Kramarenko
Structural engineer
Shohina L.M
Electrical engineer
GVA Lighting Inc
Location
Minsk, Belarus
Materials
Its structural shell shaped diamond base is covered with glass panels that shine for 24 hours a day as the gem it represents. The architects Víctor Kramarenko and Vinogradov Michael wanted to preserve and transmit this vision also at night
            Led technology
A large monitor measuring 25 × 25 meters on the side and 62 meters in diameter. 4,646 colored LEDs were placed around the building
Designed in
1989
Year of construction
2002-2006
Shape
It has an octahedral rhombic cube shape
Opinion
I like this structure because there are a lot of lights and it’s very beautiful at night




Agbar Tower
Architect
Jean NouvelB720 Architects
Technical architect
Josep Gilabert
Engineer
Gepro BOMA, Master of Engineering
Structural engineer
R. Brufau & A. Obiol
Location
Barcelona, ​​Catalunya, Spain
Designed in
1999
Year of construction
2001-2005
Shape
It has cylindrical shape
Materials
The Agbar Tower is formed by two dense concrete bodies, one central and the other perimeter. Both joined by radial beams that hold the different slabs that shape each of the levels of the tower. The perimeter concrete module is covered by a first skin created by aluminum modules lacquered and tinted in earth tones, blue, green and gray that decompose as height is gained, giving the tower its characteristic tone during the day. The perimeter module together with the aluminum panels are in turn covered by a second skin, a brie-soleil composed of 59,619 transparent and translucent safety glass slats. These 120x30cm mobile slats can be electronically oriented according to the atmospheric conditions of light, wind, etc. The building is crowned by a glass and steel dome.
Opinion
I do not like it because it seems too simple compared to the previous structures


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