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World tallest Building in US

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What about the Burj Dubai tower?

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This would be a good place for a spiral staircase.

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It could make bannister sliding an Olympic sport!

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I think that is the first building I've ever seen that I'm quite sure I have no idea where to start framing it out. What a mess. Sloped columns? Long outriggers?

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Obviously it is going to be a challenge, but Calatrava is not just an architect, he is also a structural engineering genius. He will be well aware of the structural issues. Check his website and the wikipedia entry
Heres a similar building he is doing that is going up now...

 
The article says tallest in the US, not in the world. I guess this wouldn't sound as good: Fairly tall building may get built in Chicago.

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At first I didn't recognise the name, but the Calatrava moving structure at the Milwaukee Art Museum is awesome. It has wings that open and close like a giant bird.

-Mike
 
Maybe they could frame that Chicago building in wood. I can see Calatrava posting here with "Need advice on large wood columns!!!".

or maybe:

"Can I specify high strength wood similar to high strength concrete, or even steel?"

 
I want to apologize for contradicting myself.. The heading should have read "Tallest Building in the US".

Thanks GregLocock for pointing that out.

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Nah, go ahead and call it "World's Tallest". File with "World Series" and "International Building Code".

I am about to change my medium-term plans to leave my job because I may get involved with a Calatrava bridge. It should be a serious pain in the ass, but interesting. His other bridge in the US came in at double the original estimate...

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From the Wiki article:

"One of his newest projects is a residential skyscraper composed of 12 townhouses in the shapes of cubes stacked on top of one another. The townhouses move up a main beam and follow a ladder-like pattern, providing each townhouse with its own roof. The "townhouse in the sky" design has attracted a high profile clientele, willing to pay the hefty US$30 million for each cube. It will be built in New York City's financial district facing the East River."

Speaking as one resident of New York City, this is not needed. A whopping twelve units at 30 mil each! Gosh, that's worth the traffic snarls... Not that they'd be noticed since the whole downtown area - even pre-9/11 was an awful mess due to unnecessary construction. Calatrava is indeed a genius, but that doesn't mean the work is reasonable.
 
HgTx,

A designer at my workplace did think that the "International" Building Code was utilized worldwide. I had to explain to him that it was "International" in name only. Pretty misleading (And I wonder why its allowed).

vooter,

I prefer the parts of New York City that have low buildings. The parts that have the skyscrapers make me uncomfortable. Tall buildings may intrigue us as engineers, but I don't like them around me.
 
i wonder if the design is meant to say "scr_w you"
 
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