![]() ![]() Getting inspired by the existing buildings is well and good, but to be noticed in this rat race one must stand out for their uniqueness or peculiarity. You more often than not see cuboidal blocks making up the skyline of a city. However, you may have noticed the monotony in the designs of such structures. Skyscrapers, by definition, are meant to stand out. Frank Gehry, a pioneer in the deconstructivist style of architecture played around with crumpled paper balls and for the lack of a better word peeped into the dustbin for inspiration. Make use of any tools at hand to express your idea. Create your styleĭo not be afraid to let your creativity loose. Yes, you read that right!Īnalemma Tower, a proposed design, by Clouds Architecture Office © 6. Go crazy! 8 Spruce Street, comparison between Gehry’s sketch and the building ©Īn architecture firm in New York is proposing a design for the world’s tallest skyscraper, Analemma Tower, which would hang down from the sky suspended by air cables attached to an asteroid. There is no idea too big or no design too bizarre that cannot get executed. With the technology advancing these days, one can assume the sky as the limit, quite literally in fact. Great architects like Frank Gehry or Zaha Hadid, to name a few, begin their designs by taking a pencil to paper. Sketch it out! | Skyscraper DesignĪn idea is born with a line or maybe a small scribble on a piece of paper. Designed by Norman Foster and Ken Shuttleworth © 5. Mary Axe or the Gherkin, London, edges are smoothly curved and tapers at the top. The Shanghai World Financial Center, Shanghai, has a cut out at its peak to allow winds to pass through. Tapering at the edges, cut-outs at the top, or by curving the edges are few of the ways to counter-effect the swaying. They attempt to ‘confuse the wind’ as it is put. Buildings tend to sway and move when the winds hit the side of the building.Īrchitects have found several ways to counter this effect. ![]() Do you remember the story of the big bad wolf who tried to blow down the little pigs’ house? The wolf in this scenario is the high-speed winds striking the skyscrapers near its peaks. We have grown up listening to the fables narrated to us by our parents or grandparents. ©Moreover, add the words, organic or eco-friendly in front of anything, and people are sure to buy into it. Previously non-sustainable, after some retrofitting in 2010, making it 90% more energy efficient than other office buildings. Utilizing passive heating and cooling methods or making use of the daylighting may be a small step to a better future. We architects have the ability, and opportunity, to create a difference, as well as raise awareness through our designs and buildings. Architects now have to become self-aware about the growing climatic crisis the world is facing, which will only continue to worsen. The concept of sustainable or green buildings has become a popular trend in the architecture world. “The polar ice caps are melting! How can you do your part to help?” Materials used- concrete and steel rebars. Materials used- glass sheets and iron rods ©Burj Khalifa, the tallest skyscraper in the world, in Dubai. The Crystal Palace by Joseph Paxton, Hyde Park, London. To bear the variety of loads imposed on the skyscrapers, engineers opt for a strong iron or steel skeleton. Joseph Paxton has now become one of the most widely utilized materials, particularly in high rise structures or skyscrapers, to form the skeleton. These materials were first used in the Crystal Palace by Ar. The Second Industrial Revolution or more commonly known as the Technological Revolution saw the mass production of iron and steel. Maximum depth- 114m for a height of 452m ©The point to note here is that one has to keep the depth of the foundation necessary for the structure in mind, without which a skyscraper would not be possible. Pyramid by cheerleaders ©Foundation for the Petronas Towers, Malaysia. The more stable the foundation, the higher the pyramid can go. We can paint a likeness between a skyscraper and the pyramids created by cheerleaders. However, what we are not able to observe are the foundations or the substructure beneath our feet. Skyscrapers make us tilt our heads back until we are left with a crick in our necks. The deeper you dig, the higher you can go | Skyscraper Design Here are ten guidelines to look for or to keep in mind while designing skyscrapers. People ordinarily dish out their opinions about buildings based on its façade, and more often than not, forget the structure that keeps it standing. There’s an old saying that goes as such, “An architect’s dream is a civil engineer’s nightmare.” The architects reading this might be snickering to themselves. William Le Baron Jenney, Chicago ©en. The Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia are the tallest twin structures in the world. Exterior of The Home Insurance building by Ar. ![]()
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