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30 St Mary Ax
30 St Mary Axe este un zgârie-nori în principalul district financiar din Londra, orașul Londra, finalizat în decembrie 2003 și deschis în aprilie 2004. Cu 41 de etaje, turnul are o înălțime de 180 de metri și se află pe o stradă numită St. fostul loc al Băncii Baltice, care a fost puternic distrus în 1992 de explozia unei bombe plasate de IRA provizorie. După ce au fost eliminate planurile de construire a Turnului Millennium, 30 St Mary Axe a fost proiectată de inginerii Norman Foster și Arup și a fost construită de Skanska în 2001-2003. Cladirea a devenit un simbol iconic al Londrei si este unul dintre cele mai recunoscute exemple de arhitectura contemporana ale orasului.
Definiția Swiss Re Tower în dicționarul Engleză
Definiția lui Swiss Re Tower din dicționar este un bloc de birouri în formă de țigară albastră, primul zgârie-nori de mediu din Londra, situat la 30 St Mary Ax în orașul London: sediul grupului de servicii financiare Swiss Re. Pe o înălțime de 180 m și având 40 de etaje, clădirea a fost finalizată în 2004.
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A Handbook of Sustainable Building Design and Engineering: ...
The concept was to design a building that takes advantage of integrating
structure and building services within the architectural design. As a result, the
basic element in the environmental strategy of the Swiss Re Tower was its façade
, which is ...
Dejan Mumovic, Mat Santamouris,
2013
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Embedded Commissioning of Building Systems
12.3.1 Introduction The Swiss Re Tower, designed as the headquarters of the
Swiss Reinsurance Company, is situated at the historic core and financial district
of the city of London. Designed by the architect Foster and Partners, it is one of
the ...
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Constructing Architecture: Materials, Processes, Structures, ...
At first sight the close-mesh facades of these two buildings appear similar. But the
facade of the Prada Epicenter Store coincides exactly with the loadbearing
structure behind, whereas on the Swiss Re Tower it is a scaled image of the
structure ...
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30 St Mary Axe: a
tower for London
"Written by architecture critic Kenneth Powell, 30 St Mary Axe: A Tower for London tells the story of the genesis, design development, construction and public reception of one of the world's most intelligently conceived and imaginatively ...
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Fabricating Architecture: Selected Readings in Digital ...
Hugh Whitehead leads the Specialist Modeling Group at Foster and Partners that
has provided consultancy on such prominent buildings as the Swiss Re Tower (
2003), Greater London Authority City Hall (2002), the Sage Gateshead (2004), ...
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The Future of the City: Tall Buildings and Urban Design
... 235 Sweden Malmö, vi, 167, 186, 193, 195, 419 Swiss Re Building, vi, 68, 69,
71, 173, 180, 186, 201, 205, 301 Swiss Re Tower, 201, 247 Swissôtel, 139, 140
SWOT (Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, and Threat), 322 Sydney Opera House,
...
Kheir Al-Kodmany, Mir M. Ali,
2013
One of the newest buildings in the City is the Swiss Re Tower. Art: For the art
lover, London offers not only some of the world's greatest collections of Western
art but also a thriving contemporary scene with a huge range of new, creative
talent ...
Nick Hanna, Carol Sykes,
2007
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The Building Environment: Active and Passive Control Systems
The Swiss Re tower, designed by the London-based architecture firm of Foster
and Partners and completed in 2004, is an instantly recognizable addition to the
city's skyline. The building is nicknamed the “Gherkin” because of its distinctive
tall ...
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Disappearing Architecture: From Real to Virtual to Quantum
The efficiencies of mass production could still be achieved, but the resulting level
of complexity was higher. Norman Foster's designs for the British Museum
courtyard (Fig. 2) and the Swiss Re tower in London illustrate the condition of non
- ...
Georg Flachbart, Peter Weibel,
2005
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Challenges, Opportunities and Solutions in Structural ...
Nader Ghafoori. Figure 4. Analysis of the NRA/GFA of actual office buildings (
Adapted from Trabucco 2008). 5.4 Case study: Swiss Re Tower The 590-foot (
180-meter) tall Swiss Re Tower in London by Foster and Partners is considered
by ...
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Swiss Re Tower în contextul următoarelor știri.
Meet London's King of Edible Architecture
A panoramic view of the London skyline nods to recent additions to the city's architecture, such the Swiss Re tower (made from a pineapple), in addition to Tower ... «CityLab, Iul 15»
Dubai sets eye on 'mini world' park ahead of Expo 2020
... CN Tower, the Petronas Tower in Malaysia and the Swiss Re Tower in the City of London, according to an earlier report by the Emirates News Agency (Wam). «Emirates 24/7, Apr 15»
Foster + Partners releases new images of Principal Tower
The tower is part of the larger mixed-use scheme at Principal Place, which includes ... projects including the Swiss Re tower and the forthcoming Willis Building. «Architects' Journal, Sep 14»
Fracking at the palace, One Direction haircuts and UN …
... tower blocks situated either side of London's famous Swiss Re tower -- dubbed the "gherkin" by locals -- creating a skyscraper sandwich on the city's skyline. «CNN, Apr 14»
Pretty vacant skyscrapers?
One of London's tallest and perhaps best-loved skyscrapers, the Swiss Re Tower, has been a resounding critical success. But it's also standing half-empty. «BBC News, Nov 04»
Building prize for 'icon Gherkin'
The "Gherkin", the City of London's landmark Swiss Re Tower, has won a prestigious architecture award. The favourite, officially called 30 St Mary Axe, took the ... «BBC News, Oct 04»