Taipei 101
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Table of Contents Page No.
i. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
ii. Taipei Architect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
iii. Concept . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
iv. The Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
v. Snubbers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
vi. The Spire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
vii. The Elevator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
viii. Issues Regarding to Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
ix. Personal Opinion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
x. References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Situated off coast mainland China, lies a sparkling island called Taiwan, it is located right below a tectonic plate which faces extreme weather, rainforest climate, and frequent Earthquakes. These features almost makes it impossible to build skyscrapers, yet lies one of the most outrageous achievements of Taiwan, creating a magnificent masterpiece of architecture and engineering – Taipei 101. It is also known as Taipei Financial Centre, consisting of a high rise tower with usable 101 floors above ground and 5 floors underground and rest on 30,277m2 land.[1] (Binder, G. pg 27) The whole commercial tower also consists of adjoined multi-level shopping complex with fashion outlet stores, restaurants and clubs. Taipei 101 is a traditional building concept which has been given modern construction techniques and methods to bring a unique structure to the world.
Table of Contents Page No.
i. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
ii. Taipei Architect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
iii. Concept . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
iv. The Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
v. Snubbers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
vi. The Spire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
vii. The Elevator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
viii. Issues Regarding to Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
ix. Personal Opinion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
x. References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Situated off coast mainland China, lies a sparkling island called Taiwan, it is located right below a tectonic plate which faces extreme weather, rainforest climate, and frequent Earthquakes. These features almost makes it impossible to build skyscrapers, yet lies one of the most outrageous achievements of Taiwan, creating a magnificent masterpiece of architecture and engineering – Taipei 101. It is also known as Taipei Financial Centre, consisting of a high rise tower with usable 101 floors above ground and 5 floors underground and rest on 30,277m2 land.[1] (Binder, G. pg 27) The whole commercial tower also consists of adjoined multi-level shopping complex with fashion outlet stores, restaurants and clubs. Taipei 101 is a traditional building concept which has been given modern construction techniques and methods to bring a unique structure to the world.