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Confirmed Conference Sponsors (as of January 2014) ⸡䢝⯉䚳嶍⋘╵ ㉙㮑刢⺣㜷 'LDPRQG _ 擪䠢他≚ *ROG _ 滳戀他≚ 6LOYHU _ 䚬攥他≚ 6LOYHU _ 䚬攥他≚ New World Development Company Limited What’s Inside | 䜝⾄ &RQIHUHQFH6\QRSVLV _ Ὁ寝㦱妰 &RQIHUHQFH7KHPHV &DOOIRU3DSHUV _ Ὁ寝Ṫ棇Ⓕ⾰曵審㖶 Cover Graphics: The buildings in the Innovative 50 skyline on the cover of the brochure include .H\'DWHV _ 懼妰Ὁ寝㘔㝎 tall buildings currently under construction or completed in the past few years that have challenged 3XEOLVKHG3URFHHGLQJV 7UDQVODWLRQ _ ∩䉷Ὁ寝審㖶曵⏹倪尀䉷㝛 the traditional typology of tall buildings in some way, through innovation in form, design, façade, :KR :K\$WWHQG _ ⏱⋏ứ⒇Ⓕ⏱⋏⏎✏ environmental approach, technologies, etc. The background cities in the graphics include all urban 9HQXH $FFRPPRGDWLRQ _ ❩㉯Ⓕ὾⯮ agglomerations projected to reach populations of over 4 million by 2025. 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The reduction of operating and embodied energy consumption ἔ佂娒惒ỊỎ⾴娒⇢䚳懼⥖昝棇ͬ㉀Ἓ术妰倲嚀㯾ḯ⻖⼩䮀㙞⦱ᾄ in every single building is, of course, vitally important – but even this ❗Ⓕ尿䚳⟽⸱㖣ᾂṜḽ↥⮲⼩䮀䜧ềᾋ䕗䚳ȍȍ㜯⥖⍅≘䕗⟽⸱Ⓕ is likely not enough to mitigate the huge issues at stake. We need to ⼩䮀䚳⠩䡯寭㗬ͫ↠Ớ嵳㺿ͫ䕎Ỗ⺥⃗⮇儬㺿ἔ⏹㏑䵑↗㗟䚳㗨⼾ start considering how every building can start working with others in a 㞔㏿⍶⼩䮀❗䊘嵗ͫ䏞⢲ͫ㖶⍅ḽ䥭Ὁ㗨枑ṩ⟽⸱₉∩䚳嵐䍝ͬ harmonious urban whole – by maximizing urban/building infrastructure, sharing resources, generating and storing energy, and looking for ✏㮓烆㉀Ἓ术妰ỽḸ伣䫺ᾂ䚳威⻕㞔が倲Ⓕ姳≁⟽⸱ḽ⼩䮀ȍȍ⮲ completely new ways to improve the building’s contribution to the city; ἛḼ儬Ỵᾋṩ㊮徬⎄ḯ⋎儬䚳⫁Ỻ烆㉅㈿ṩ㼐巢ẻ伣⺢枑⍩⠎≁∵ physically, environmentally, culturally, and socially. ḽ晿欇妰㱱䚳Ỗ⓰ͬ㒘⥘⥖㦫䚳㯾ḯⱱ他䚳㱣⺢䕻枑愬⻃⾂✍⻃⟽ ⸱Ⓕ⥅愗䏞⢲䚳䊨⾰烆倻怈Ị䊨⾰暾欇⻕䚳Ḽ␻倻␇⍅ͬ棽ͫ晢 Cities thus need to be thought of, and buildings planned for, in all three ⅸͫ朗㱣ͫ㹘⻕ἔ⏹⟽⸱䚳傻䐵㘏審㙞❗⼩䮀䚳⻕⺢枑⍩⠎怇 dimensions – they cannot just be vehicles for isolated programs and 㙞䲢䚳欇⻕匲✣愬㙞Ḽ␻䚳烆㉀Ἓ䚳⼩䮀术妰Ⱘ怈Ị✏䵏怊塻 H[SUHVVHGDVSURGXFWVRIWZRGLPHQVLRQDO]RQLQJSODQVDQGKHLJKWOLPLWV 寵≚⺥ᾋ∩✍⻃ͬ Each stratified horizon of a tower has an opportunity to draw from the characteristics of the city and external environment, both of which vary 怈ⰵ㙞❗&7%8+⺣ḹ㶦Ὁ寝ḹ妰寗審䚳槅妰寝棇ͬ寗審ⰵ㏗⋗ widely with height. Wind, sun, rain, temperature, and urban grain are not ㉀ἛⰨ嶴嶹⼩䮀㝛廚䚳が倲烆⏪倲嚀⟽⸱䚳㖣ᾂざͬ⾂≼ṅ䕻ḹḯ the same through 360 degrees of plan or 360 meters of height, and our Ị⟽⸱⮻㈿ẵ〽㡦䚳㜯ᾢ⯍帤烆怇㜸┙Ị㙞␞ἔ⯍䏟䚳烙㉯ἔ寘㉀ buildings need to both recognize, and draw opportunity, from that. Ἓ䜧傉❗ḹ㶦烆ḽ↗䐲梵ⅷ䚳ṉṪͫ⼯␀╵ͫ㊮⼩╵ͫ⼩䮀⸷ͫ⸔ 䨺⸷ͫ姳≁⸷ͫ⇢䮅倴Ⓕ↥ἅ䜧↢ứ⤚ḯ␻懼㗟が倲㉀Ἓ䚳⟽⸱烕 This will be the primary subject of debate at the CTBUH 2014 Shanghai 寘⟽⸱␇⿆Ḽ↼Ỵ㙞Ḽ␻㠶〆ざ⼩䮀䚳曵␷烆倻㙞忷⑀䜧ề↢傃 Conference. The discussion will drive thinking beyond just buildings, to 䚳ͫ㜯⥖⍅䚳ͫ␞㌰伜䚳➱䜣⟽⸱ṪṸ䚳ㅮ㚞ͬ considering cities as a whole. What best practices are some cities in the world already doing, and what else can be done? Thus join the world’s leading owners, developers, contractors, architects, planners, engineers, policy makers and others in Shanghai, to work together to rethink our cities; to develop them beyond a collection of disparate icons, towards a vision of a connected, maximized, Sustainable Vertical Urbanism… 3 Conference Themes & Call for Abstracts/Papers The 2014 conference will convene speaking and poster presentations, panel discussions, and a major exhibition focused RQWKHRYHUDOOFRQIHUHQFHWKHPHFuture Cities: Towards Sustainable Vertical Urbanism. In addition, there will be a number of “City 5RRPVȔHDFKKLJKOLJKWLQJEHVWSUDFWLFHXUEDQDQGEXLOGLQJFDVH VWXGLHVIURPVSHFL炃FFLWLHVLQWHUQDWLRQDOO\ CTBUH members1 of all disciplines interested in presenting DWWKHHYHQWDUHQRZHQFRXUDJHGWRFRPSOHWHWKHRQHSDJH abstract template by the January 17, 2014 deadline, showing how their proposed presentation and technical paper will address the conference theme. The abstract should be VXEPLWWHGWRWKH&RQIHUHQFH,QWHUQDWLRQDO6FLHQWL炃F&RPPLWWHH XVLQJWKHVWDQGDUGWHPSODWHORFDWHGDWWKH&RQIHUHQFHZHEVLWH www.ctbuh2014.com/papers All abstracts/papers will be subject to rigorous peer review before acceptance into the conference program. Timing for submission of papers and production of the conference proceeding is extremely tight – please note the Key Dates for abstract and paper processing on the opposite page. Shen Jun, Vice Mayor of Shanghai, opens the 2012 Shanghai Conference 1 All presenters at the 2014 conference must be CTBUH members at either the 㲷檾ḹ㶦⸱⊞⸱斮⯒⸲⺣ḹ㶦⥖Ὁ⼯⺄ organizational or individual level. See if your company is already an organizational PHPEHURIWKH&7%8+DWwww.ctbuh.org/memberlisting 4 Key Dates | 懼妰Ὁ寝㘔㝎 Ὁ寝Ṫ棇Ⓕ⾰曵㒇妰審㖶 Papers Call for Papers & Official Launch September 2013 Abstract Submission Deadline January 17th, 2014 Abstract Acceptance Notification February 28th ⺣Ὁ寝ⰵὉ⮸㏁㽃寡㋔⑹ͫ㶦㋔Ⲅ䥩ͫⰾ仳寗審ἔ⏹傉 Full Paper Submission Deadline April 18th Paper Peer Review & Edits period April 18th – May 30th 䅕Ὁ寝Ṫ棇烔ȓ㝙㞔⟽⸱烔忷⑀␞㌰伜䚳➱䜣⟽⸱ṪṸȔ䚳⥖➺ Paper Translation & Checking Period June 1st – July 15th Ⲅ姷ͬ暓㮓Ṻ⥅䚳匔⺡ȓ⟽⸱㋔⑹⎴ȔⰵὉ傉䅕↗䐲䊨⯉⟽⸱ Final Production of Proceedings July 15th – August 15th Speaker PPT Submission Deadline July 18th ❗⟽⸱ḽ⼩䮀㗨枑䚳㜯ᾢ⯍帤䚳㡷Ὰ䡃䪥ͬ Registration ㉀Ἓ㭑忽㞔则㉯㜸梵⠎⺥㜸↣巒❗Ὁ寝ḹᾋ㋔⑹䚳&7%8+Ὁ Early Bird Registration Before March 28, 2014 Normal Registration March 29th – August 15 ⒇1 ❗⺣㜷㘔≼㏿ồḯἬḯ梤䯶⹴䚳㒇妰烆⺥尣㘽↥ Late Registration After August 16th 寐≁Ṝ䚳㋔⑹Ⓕ㊯㝞審㖶⦱ᾄḽ⥖ὉṪ棇䜧↢ͬ㒇妰术妰㏿ 2014 Shanghai Conference ồ刢審㖶␻塻⯐㠔⨃⒇Ὁ烆尦䚪晵Ὁ寝侀䬈 Day 1: Workshops & Networking Reception Tuesday, Sept 16th Day 2: Presentations & Conference Dinner Wednesday, Sept 17th www.ctbuh2014.com/papersḺ徬ᾮ䕗㠶⇵㩐㞮ͬ Day 3: Presentations & Networking Reception Thursday, Sept 18th Day 4: Technical & Regional/City Tours Friday, Sept 19th ㉯㜸䚳㒇妰審㖶❗㕥⾄❗Ὁ寝䜧↢∩䉷䊘≼愬妰仾忶⯑姱 Ṕ佋䚳␻塻⯐㠔ͬ㏿ồ審㖶Ⓕ∩䉷Ὁ寝審㖶曵䚳㘥昣枍⹧䵖 審㖶 ⾰曵審㖶ⒻὉ寝㮒⼾⑞⋗ ⺣㜷 ⽏ȍȍ㉯ἔ尦㴗ㄾḺḯ梤ḹ㜸↢㒇妰Ⓕ審㖶㏿ồ䚳懼妰㘔 㒇妰㏿ồ㉙㮑㘔㝎 ⺣㜷㘔 㝎ͬ 㒇妰⾄␅恉䠔 㜷㘔 ↗㖶㏿ồ㉙㮑㘔㝎 㜷㘔 ⯐㠔佅忀審㖶晥㯤 㜷㘔刢㜷㘔 審㖶倪尀⏹㡧㠔晥㯤 㜷㘔刢㜷㘔 Ὁ寝審㖶曵∩䉷晥㯤 㜷㘔刢㜷㘔 㽃寡倴337㏿ồ㉙㮑㘔㝎 㜷㘔 㴗↻ 㘘㝎㴗↻ ⺣㜷㘔≼ 㮒⹧㴗↻ 㜷㘔刢㜷㘔 㚉㝎㴗↻ 㜷㘔␽ ⺣ḹ㶦Ὁ寝 1㉯㜸⺣Ὁ寝㽃寡倴⿴梪㙞&7%8+ṙứὉ⒇㉅倴㉯❗⎄ὼṩ&7%8+ἰṉ 䭛⥘烔䡃寗ὉⒻ㌊⾴憁Ὁ 㜷㘔 㙎㝎ẻ Ὁ⒇ͬ尦≼⾯www.ctbuh.org/memberlisting㠔䜺嵤↛␧㙞⑕⸡仾㈿ṩ&7%8+ 䭛⥘烔㋔⑹ⒻὉ寝㚉⯣ 㜷㘔 㙎㝎Ḹ ἰṉὉ⒇ͬ 䭛⥘烔㋔⑹Ⓕ㌊⾴憁Ὁ 㜷㘔 㙎㝎✊ 䭛⥘烔㊯㝞⏱姱Ⓕ⍩⠎⟽⸱姱ⅸ 㜷㘔 㙎㝎ể 5 Published Proceedings & Translation As the recognized international authority on tall buildings, CTBUH conferences differ significantly from the many commercial confer- ences that are now being held around the world, in terms of both quality of knowledge-sharing and networking opportunities. Dissemination of best-practice information is of primary impor- tance at every CTBUH conference. Thus, every presentation given at the 2014 Conference will be substantiated by a paper, which will be rigorously peer-reviewed and published in the proceeding: a series of high-quality, books around 1,000 pages in total length, which will be produced in two languages (English and Chinese). This proceeding, which delegates will receive in both hard-copy and digital format at the Conference itself, will form an impor- tant historical archive long after the event has ended. Language & Translation The official languages of the Conference will be both English and Chinese, with simultaneous translation of all presentations from English to Chinese and vice versa. The 2014 Shanghai Conference Proceeding publication will also be produced in both languages. Submitters are encouraged to consider now how they can submit their final papers in both English and Chinese, perhaps drawing on translation expertise within your organization. Each Every conference attendee will receive a copy of the conference proceedings. The 2012 presenter submitting their final paper in both languages will be 6KDQJKDL&RQIHUHQFH3URFHHGLQJ VKRZQDERYH ZDVSDJHV long, containing 114 papers in both English and Chinese languages. offered a CTBUH Technical Guide or other Publication of their 㯾ὼḽὉ倴ⰵ㕥≟ḯ㝛Ὁ寝審㖶曵ͬ⺣ḹ㶦⥖Ὁ審㖶曵烂⦱ choice, as recognition of this assistance. ḹ㉯䥩烃↠㜸梤烆↥Ṝ⌴㌛ẵ䯶Ṝ匠⏻尜䚳審㖶ͬ 6 ∩䉷Ὁ寝審㖶曵Ⓕ倪尀䉷㝛 &7%8+㙞✬晴ḹỚ㜸⤟媸䚳欇ⱱ⼩䮀㝲⨰㝩㞳烆❗↠Ớ‐ゞ 尜娯Ⓕ倪尀 Ⓕ䥭ồ㝩Ὁ䚳嵗懾㗨枑烆㉀Ἓ䚳Ὁ寝ḽ⾂≼❗ṅ䕻↥⮲❟⍩ Ὁ寝㝎昣⯇㗨尜娯ṩ匠㖶ⒻṜ㖶烆⺥ṃ㉯㜸㋔⑹愬ⰵ㜸匠倪 ṭ⋍䚳⾷⥉╵ṉὉ寝㜸䝯㝛嵗䚳Ḽ␻ͬ὏㓜㜯ᾢ⯍帤䚳‐ゞ Ṝ烂⏼Ṻổ䅥烃䚳␻⤟὏尀ͬ⺣ḹ㶦Ὁ寝審㖶曵Ẏⰵἔ匠 㙞&7%8+㉯㜸Ὁ寝䚳㜯懼妰䜝㠶ͬ❗Ὁ寝Ṝ䚳㯾ṙ㋔⑹愬ⰵ 㖶⏹Ṝ㖶ṓ䧼⾑⼾⑷䏟ͬ㉀Ἓ⸻㝊審㖶㏿ồứ倲嚀⦱ᾄἔṜ ❗Ṕ㡫䚳ṉ䕻Ṃ⯥⯐㠔␽ἔ審㖶䚳⾑⼾∩䉷❗ḯἬ梤⸕ 匠䚳⏻尜⾑⼾㜯价㏿ồἅἛ䚳審㖶烆Ẏ寧≘䕗ἰṉ㉅仳件↴ ␢ͫ欇⓰嵗ͫ䳭壴䉷䚳Ṝ匠㖶⏻尜Ὁ寝審㖶曵ḹͬ∩⹜Ὁ寝 愗䚳Ṃṉ倪尀ứ⒇Ὁ㙞ḯṙ⾷⦬䚳怸㌘ͬᾋṩⰨ怈ḯ⍾⋘䚳 䚳㯾ὼἒ増愬ⰵ❗Ὁ寝ḹ⿆≟怈㝛Ὁ寝審㖶曵⏹↥䕤⭿䉷 ✍㋔烆ἔṜͫ匠㖶ṓ䧼尜娯㏿ồ審㖶价䩮䚳㽃寡倴ⰵὉ另⿆ 㝛ͬ怈ⰵ㈿ṩ㵪⋗伂㞎␽ḯἬ懼妰䚳⎵␡ざ⏱倲嵳㗈ͬ ḯ㝛ͳ&7%8+㊯㝞㌶⎆ʹ㉅↥⮲∩䉷✭ẕͬ Plenary Session during the 2012 Shanghai Conference with 877 delegates in attendance. ⺣ḹ㶦Ὁ寝↗ᾂ⥖Ὁ↠㜸ὼἒ増∩⹜ͬ 7 Who Should Attend? Why Attend? 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    ©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd 282 Behind the Scenes SEND US YOUR FEEDBACK We love to hear from travellers – your comments keep us on our toes and help make our books better. Our well-travelled team reads every word on what you loved or loathed about this book. Although we cannot reply individually to your submissions, we always guarantee that your feedback goes straight to the appropriate authors, in time for the next edition. Each person who sends us information is thanked in the next edition – the most useful submissions are rewarded with a selection of digital PDF chapters. Visit lonelyplanet.com/contact to submit your updates and suggestions or to ask for help. Our award-winning website also features inspirational travel stories, news and discussions. Note: We may edit, reproduce and incorporate your comments in Lonely Planet products such as guidebooks, websites and digital products, so let us know if you don’t want your comments reproduced or your name acknowledged. For a copy of our privacy policy visit lonelyplanet.com/privacy. OUR READERS Dai Min Many thanks to the travellers who used the Massive thanks to Dai Lu, Li Jianjun and Cheng Yuan last edition and wrote to us with helpful hints, for all their help and support while in Shanghai, your useful advice and interesting anecdotes: Thomas assistance was invaluable. Gratitude also to Wang Chabrieres, Diana Cioffi, Matti Laitinen, Stine Schou Ying and Ju Weihong for helping out big time and a Lassen, Cristina Marsico, Rachel Roth, Tom Wagener huge thank you to my husband for everything.
  • EVERSENDAI CORPORATION BERHAD EVERSENDAI ENGINEERING FZE EVERSENDAI ENGINEERING LLC EVERSENDAI Offshore SDN BHD Plot No

    EVERSENDAI CORPORATION BERHAD EVERSENDAI ENGINEERING FZE EVERSENDAI ENGINEERING LLC EVERSENDAI Offshore SDN BHD Plot No

    Towering – Powering – Energising – Innovating Moving to New Frontiers MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN & GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR’s MESSAGE TAN SRI A.K. NATHAN Moving To New Frontiers The history of Eversendai goes back to 1984 and As we move to new frontiers, we are certain we after three decades of unparalleled experience, will be able to provide our clients the certainty and engineering, technical expertise and a strong network comfort of knowing that their projects are in capable across various countries, we are recognised as a and experienced hands. These developments will leading global organisation in undertaking turnkey complement our vision, mission and core values and contracts; delivering highly complex projects with simultaneously allow us to remain one of the most innovative construction methodologies for high rise successful organisations in the Asian and Middle buildings, power & petrochemical plants as well as Eastern Region and beyond with corresponding composite and reinforced concrete building structures efficiency and reliability. in the Asian and Middle Eastern regions. The successful and timely completion of our projects We have a dedicated workforce of over 10,000 accompanied by soaring innovation, creativity and people and an impressive portfolio of more than 290 our aspiration to move to new frontiers have been the accomplished projects in over 14 different countries key drivers for achieving continuous growth through with 5 steel fabrication factories located in Malaysia, the years and we remain committed to these values. Dubai, Sharjah, Qatar and India, with an annual This stamps our firm intent to dominate the various capacity of 150,000 tonnes. With our state-of-the-art industries which we are involved in and also marks steel fabrication factories, we have constructed some the next phase in our development to be amongst the of the world’s most iconic landmark structures.
  • List of World's Tallest Buildings in the World

    List of World's Tallest Buildings in the World

    Height Height Rank Building City Country Floors Built (m) (ft) 1 Burj Khalifa Dubai UAE 828 m 2,717 ft 163 2010 2 Shanghai Tower Shanghai China 632 m 2,073 ft 121 2014 Saudi 3 Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel Mecca 601 m 1,971 ft 120 2012 Arabia 4 One World Trade Center New York City USA 541.3 m 1,776 ft 104 2013 5 Taipei 101 Taipei Taiwan 509 m 1,670 ft 101 2004 6 Shanghai World Financial Center Shanghai China 492 m 1,614 ft 101 2008 7 International Commerce Centre Hong Kong Hong Kong 484 m 1,588 ft 118 2010 8 Petronas Tower 1 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 452 m 1,483 ft 88 1998 8 Petronas Tower 2 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 452 m 1,483 ft 88 1998 10 Zifeng Tower Nanjing China 450 m 1,476 ft 89 2010 11 Willis Tower (Formerly Sears Tower) Chicago USA 442 m 1,450 ft 108 1973 12 Kingkey 100 Shenzhen China 442 m 1,449 ft 100 2011 13 Guangzhou International Finance Center Guangzhou China 440 m 1,440 ft 103 2010 14 Dream Dubai Marina Dubai UAE 432 m 1,417 ft 101 2014 15 Trump International Hotel and Tower Chicago USA 423 m 1,389 ft 98 2009 16 Jin Mao Tower Shanghai China 421 m 1,380 ft 88 1999 17 Princess Tower Dubai UAE 414 m 1,358 ft 101 2012 18 Al Hamra Firdous Tower Kuwait City Kuwait 413 m 1,354 ft 77 2011 19 2 International Finance Centre Hong Kong Hong Kong 412 m 1,352 ft 88 2003 20 23 Marina Dubai UAE 395 m 1,296 ft 89 2012 21 CITIC Plaza Guangzhou China 391 m 1,283 ft 80 1997 22 Shun Hing Square Shenzhen China 384 m 1,260 ft 69 1996 23 Central Market Project Abu Dhabi UAE 381 m 1,251 ft 88 2012 24 Empire State Building New York City USA 381 m 1,250
  • INDEX-Holding-Profil

    INDEX-Holding-Profil

    SINCE 1928 CHAIRMAN'S MESSAGE CHAIRMAN'S MESSAGE When INDEX was founded, my plan was to establish design, amongst many others. We have also created an events company that simultaneously promotes successful and sustainable partnerships with prominent UAE’s promising business prospects, attracts foreign governmental, national, and international bodies, which investments, and reinforces the events industry in Dubai has enabled us to contribute to the UAE’s GDP, focusing and the UAE. Although I was assertive about my success, on diversifying its economy through creating sustainable I am very proud today to see the glamorous global business opportunities. recognitions achieved by INDEX Holding throughout the years. We are always keen to achieve the vision of our leaders, and we have worked diligently to excel in all sectors INDEX is now a leading Emirati national company that and business elevations. Therefore, and furthering this provides comprehensive solutions to clients from around vision, we have decided to expand our expertise in the the world. We were the first and only UAE national UAE while establishing a new branch for INDEX, at the company that ventured to visualize the outstanding Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre – ADNEC, which success that we are celebrating today. INDEX is not caters to Abu Dhabi and the western region. only taking lead in organizing national, regional, and international conferences and exhibitions, but it has Following the vision of our leaders, I only aim for “Number opened doors for foreign investors to come and fulfill One”, and a big example of this virtue is witnessed their business dreams here.
  • Dubai: Unifinished Skyscraper City

    Dubai: Unifinished Skyscraper City

    DUBAI: UNIFINISHED SKYSCRAPER CITY World Similar DUBAI: BASIC INFORMATION Rank To Urban Area Population (2010) 2,500,000 151 Caracas. Changsha Projection (2025) 3,550,000 133 Curitiba, Casablanca Urban Land Area: Square Miles (2009) 600 Kansas City, London, Delhi, 50 Urban Land Area: Square Kilometers 1,550 Bankgkok Density: Per Square Mile (2007) 3,300 719 Portland, Dallas-Fort Worth Density: Per Square Kilometer (2007) 1,300 *Continuously built up area (Urban agglomeration) Land area & density rankings among the approximately 850 urban areas with 500,000+ population. Data from Demographia World Urban Areas (http://www.demographia.com/db-worldua.pdf) February 1, 2010 I picked up a copy of The Wall Street Journal-Europe on the concourse while boarding my Emirates Air flight from Paris to Dubai in late November of 2009. The lead story provided an unexpected relevance to the trip --- my first to Dubai. Dubai World, owned by the Dubai government, had announced a 6-month moratorium on payments of some of its $60 billion in debt. Since the announcement, stock markets have been dropping and recovering, company officials have attempted to calm borrowers and government officials have provided less assurance than Dubai’s investors might have preferred, though richer, neighboring Abu Dhabi backstopped Dubai with $10 billion in December. The United Arab Emirates: Dubai is one of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which like the United States and Canada is a federation. Broadly speaking, the emirates are as states or provinces. By far the richest is Abu Dhabi, with something like 10% of the world’s oil reserves.
  • The Survey of Western Palestine. a General Index

    The Survey of Western Palestine. a General Index

    THE SURVEY OF WESTERN PALESTINE. A GENERAL INDEX TO 1. THE MEMOIRS, VOLS. I.-III. 2. THE SPECIAL PAPERS. 3. THE JERUSALEM VOLUME. 4. THE FLORA AND FAUNA OF PALESTINE. 5. THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. AND TO THE ARABIC AND ENGLISH NAME LISTS. COMPILED BY HENRY C. STEWARDSON. 1888 Electronic Edition by Todd Bolen BiblePlaces.com 2005 PREFACE. ITTLE explanation is required of the arrangement followed in this Volume, beyond calling L attention to the division of this Volume into two parts: the first forms a combined Index to the three Volumes of the Memoirs, the Special Papers, the Jerusalem Volume, the Flora and Fauna of Palestine, and the Geological Survey; and the second is an Index to the Arabic and English Name Lists. This division was considered advisable in order to avoid the continual use of reference letters to the Name Lists, which would otherwise have been required. The large number of entries rendered it absolutely necessary to make them as brief as possible; but it is hoped that it will be found that perspicuity has not been sacrificed to brevity. A full explanation of the reference letters used will be found on the first page. The short Hebrew Index at the end of the Volume has been kindly furnished by Dr. W. Aldis Wright. H. C. S. PREFACE TO ELECTRONIC EDITION. ore than a hundred years after the publication of the Survey of Western Palestine, its M continued value is well-known and is evidenced by the recent reprint and librarians’ propensity to store the work in restricted areas of the library.
  • A Letter from China 21 July 2014

    A Letter from China 21 July 2014

    A letter from China 21 July 2014 Interesting things to do with skyscrapers Much work has been done on Shanghai’s architecture during the 1920s & 30s. I refer interested readers to the beautifully illustrated work of Tess Johnston. Less has been written on the boom in skyscraper building that we have seen over the past 25 years. The vast creation of private wealth here, combined with a government willing and able to make grand architectural statements, has led to a sustained exuberance in the design of tall buildings. It all started here. This unlovely building, the Shanghai Union Friendship Tower, was the first skyscraper of the modern era, completed in 1985, just off the Bund. (The more imaginative building in the background with the leaf crown is the Bund Centre, built in 2002.) Before then, Lazlo Hudec’s Park Hotel, alongside Shanghai’s race Shanghai Union Friendship Tower track, had held the title of the city’s tallest building since its construction in 1934. It was from this vantage point that your correspondent watched President Reagan’s motorcade when he visited Shanghai in April 1984. That’s the Park Hotel to the left, its 22 floors now overborne by the 47-floor Radisson New World (2005), with its “the Martians have landed” motif. This is a late example of the revolving-restaurant fad. In the West, revolving restaurants were a thing of the 1960s and 1970s. But at that time China was busy with its own Cultural Park Hotel/Radisson New World Revolution. So the 1980s was China’s first chance to build something so cool.
  • Eversendai Engineering Qatar W.L.L

    Eversendai Engineering Qatar W.L.L

    EVERSENDAI ENGINEERING QATAR W.L.L Eversendai Introduction EVERSENDAI ENGINEERING QATAR W.L.L INTRODUCTION ¾ Over the past 30 years, EVERSENDAI has built an impressive track record, capable of boasting invaluable construction experience, by executing more than 100 different projects spanning over seven countries. ¾ The following is intended to acquaint you with EVERSENDAI's resources and capabilities to take part in the design, supply, fabrication, installation and painting of the structural steel works. ¾ Our development has been achieved by our commitment and dedication of the well- managed and resourceful team of professional engineers and managers. For each and every project that we undertake, we strongly emphasize on our strength in employing sound engineering practices, providing a systematic and organized approach in order to ensure client satisfaction. ¾ Being renowned as an IS0 9001:2008 certified company in Malaysia, Singapore, Dubai, Qatar, Sharjah & India. The Company's ultimate goal is to provide consistent quality performance. ¾ Our Design Department consists of qualified and experienced engineers equipped with Staad Pro, AutoCAD, X-Steel and BOCAD design and detailing software packages. ¾ The fundamental precepts incorporated into our basic management philosophy are: 1. Adherence to safety 2. Adherence to Quality 3. Adherence to Time Schedule 4. Client Satisfaction ¾ EVERSENDAI is well-known to be the structural steel fabrication and erection specialist. To date, the Group owns Five structural fabrication workshops, x Rawang, Malaysia – With annual fabrication capacity of 24,000 Tonnes. x Al Quasis Industrial, Dubai - With annual fabrication capacity of 18,000 Tonnes. x Hamriyah Free Zone, Sharjah - With annual fabrication capacity of 53,000 Tonnes.
  • Signature Redacted Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering May 21, 2015

    Signature Redacted Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering May 21, 2015

    TRENDS AND INNOVATIONS IN HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS OVER THE PAST DECADE ARCHIVES 1 by MASSACM I 1TT;r OF 1*KCHN0L0LGY Wenjia Gu JUL 02 2015 B.S. Civil Engineering University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2014 LIBRAR IES SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ENGINEERING IN CIVIL ENGINEERING AT THE MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY JUNE 2015 C2015 Wenjia Gu. All rights reserved. The author hereby grants to MIT permission to reproduce and to distribute publicly paper and electronic copies of this thesis document in whole or in part in any medium now known of hereafter created. Signature of Author: Signature redacted Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering May 21, 2015 Certified by: Signature redacted ( Jerome Connor Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Thesis Supervisor Accepted bv: Signature redacted ?'Hei4 Nepf Donald and Martha Harleman Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Chair, Departmental Committee for Graduate Students TRENDS AND INNOVATIONS IN HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS OVER THE PAST DECADE by Wenjia Gu Submitted to the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering on May 21, 2015 in Partial Fulfillment of the Degree Requirements for Master of Engineering in Civil and Environmental Engineering ABSTRACT Over the past decade, high-rise buildings in the world are both booming in quantity and expanding in height. One of the most important reasons driven the achievement is the continuously evolvement of structural systems. In this paper, previous classifications of structural systems are summarized and different types of structural systems are introduced. Besides the structural systems, innovations in other aspects of today's design of high-rise buildings including damping systems, construction techniques, elevator systems as well as sustainability are presented and discussed.