Dubai Tensegrity Tower is a tower composed of interconnected tensegrity modules just like the Rostock tower in Germany. However, Dubai tower is not just a landmark since there will be escalators leading to platforms to enjoy the view. Furthremore, the design of the tower is astonishing.
Here is an interesting phrase that reflects the beauty of this tensegrity structure:
[...] by design, Dubai Tensegrity Tower is poised to become Dubai’s next Eiffel Tower [...]
Here is an interesting phrase that reflects the beauty of this tensegrity structure:
[...] by design, Dubai Tensegrity Tower is poised to become Dubai’s next Eiffel Tower [...]
The "Dubai Tensegrity Tower" project was proposed for a competition sponsored by an elevator company. The call was for an iconic tower with a desired height of 170 meters.
Personally I find that this project answers succesfully the call description. Therefore, I will try to find out more information about this project, so stay tuned.
The object of this post was found on : architizer.com.
Personally I find that this project answers succesfully the call description. Therefore, I will try to find out more information about this project, so stay tuned.
The object of this post was found on : architizer.com.
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I went back and read your post on the Rostock Tower. From my reading of the construction paper, that tower appears to be six separate tensegrity prisms that are stacked (!) on top of each other. It can't accurately be viewed as a single tensegrity tower.
This project does appear to be a single integrated tensegrity. The sheet metal (or fabric) spans are clearly at tension. I don't know what Snelson would say, but it clearly looks to me like a pure tensegrity structure.
I would guess that the escalators and viewing platform are a traditional compression-based structures that are simply located in proximity to the structure. Escalators are typically so massive that implementing them in a free-floating structure would seem problematic.
The tower is about 90% of the height of the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, MO, US. That catenary arch is one of the most awesome structures I've ever experienced -- the ride to the top is amazing. AFAICT, we won't be able to go to the top of this tower, but we will see its bottom third or so.
In my opinion, there is an interaction between the stacked modules of the "Rostock Tower". Therefore, modules combine to create a single tensegrity structure.
Important: Please notice that comparing a real tensegrity structure (the Rostock Tower) to a tensegrity project, such as the Dubai Tensegrity Tower, is not totally correct.
The concept of the "Dubai Tensegrity Tower" is presented based on the two illustrations. There is no exact information (yet) about its structural system like in the "Rostock Tower".
Therefore, my comment was on the modularity of the structures avoiding any further comments on the two systems.
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