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ACTBUH 2008 URBAN FUTURES

ACTBUH UPDATE. Tallest 10 Completed in 2007. What is the context of tall. The edifice is once again the statement of progress

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ACTBUH 2008 URBAN FUTURES

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    1. ACTBUH 2008 URBAN FUTURES

    2. ACTBUH UPDATE

    3. Tallest 10 Completed in 2007

    4. Current Tallest, 2008

    5. Current Tallest, 2008 (cont’d)

    6. Taipei 101, Taiwan Currently world’s tallest building.. But not for long 508 metres

    7. Tallest Completed By 2010

    8. Burj Dubai Under construction 800+ metres Estimated completion in 2009

    9. Beyond 2010, Completed By 2020

    10. And soon the Mile-High Tower

    11. Mubarak Tower, Kuwait 1001 metres

    12. Al Burj, Dubai 1050 metres

    13. Mile High, Illinois Frank Lloyd Wright, 1956 Wright proposed atomic powered elevators to carry 100 people

    14. Proposed Chicago Skyline

    15. Freedom Tower, New York

    16. The Middle East is definitely the Construction Frontier

    17. Australia By 2010 Cost efficiency, the difficulty in amalgamating land in large blocks in the CBD. Aircraft restrictionsCost efficiency, the difficulty in amalgamating land in large blocks in the CBD. Aircraft restrictions

    18. Australia By 2010 (cont’d)

    19. Q1, Gold Coast Currently 20th tallest Completed 2005 323m to tip of spire 80 floors, 526 apartments

    20. Eureka Tower, Melbourne Setting a new direction in Melbourne’s CBD. The New docklands redevelopment area has give opportunity for rapid growth in the number of both residential and commercial office towers. Looking for Icon statusMore figurative and Setting a new direction in Melbourne’s CBD. The New docklands redevelopment area has give opportunity for rapid growth in the number of both residential and commercial office towers. Looking for Icon statusMore figurative and

    21. Dubai Skyline

    22. Tall & Green, CTBUH

    25. World Trade Centre, Bahrain Many projects look to high levels of technology to produce positive environmental outcomes Wind generation taken to extreme

    26. Dancing Towers These not only challenge construction technology but also elevator design

    27. 360° Views with Rotating Buildings Orientation a matter of daily choice What is sale-able? What is practicable to construct

    28. Pearl River Tower, China More technology on show Façade detailing Wind generation at height ‘The first “net” zero-carbon skyscraper designed to produce its own energy’

    29. Dubai from 7km above the city

    31. The earth is a more fragile place than we had ever thought. Building uses a large portion of our total energy consumptionThe earth is a more fragile place than we had ever thought. Building uses a large portion of our total energy consumption

    32. The earth is a more fragile place than we had ever thought. Building uses a large portion of our total energy consumptionThe earth is a more fragile place than we had ever thought. Building uses a large portion of our total energy consumption

    33. ACTBUH 2008 URBAN FUTURES

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