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Bur
jAlAr
abhot
el

Ref
lect
ion

I
nt hischapt
er,Bur
jAlarabisal uxur
yhotelty
pet hatlocat
edindubi
a,UnitedArabEmirates.It
wast heword'
sonly7st arhotel
ssince1999unt i
l2008.Andalsoiti
sthefourthtal
l
esthot eli
n
thewor l
d.Burj
iAlarabstandsonanar t
if
ici
alisl
andwhi chhas280m ( 920ft
)from Jumei r
ah
beachandi sconnectedtothemai nl
andbyapr i
vatecurvi
ngbri
dge.Theshapeofst r
uctureis
designedtomicmicthesaili
faship.

BurjAlAr ab was desi

gned byar chi
tectTom wr i
ghtofWKk ar chi
tect
.The design and
constr
ucti
onwer emanagedbyCanadi anengi
neerRickGregor
yofWSAt ki
ns.Const
ruct
ionof
theisl
andbeganin1994.Itbui
lttoresemblet
hesailofadhow,thet
wot ypeofArabi
anv essel
are"wingsandmast ",wi
ngsisaspr eadinaVt oform avastmast
,whilethespacebetween
them i
senclosedinamassiveatr
ium.

Thi sbui ldi

ngwasmadeanddesi gnerhadmor econt roloft hef orm oft hesi teaswel last he
bui l
ding.Thebui l
dingwasel ev atedrelativel
ylowont heman- madei sl
andbecauset hear chitect
want edt opr ovidet heill
usiont hatthebui ldi
ngwasf l
oatingr i
ghtabov et heseal evel,andal so
thecl i
entwant edabui ldingt hatwoul dbecomeanI onicorsy mbolic.Thi sbui l
dingi sahy bri
dV
shapest ructureconst r
uctedi nconcr eteandbl endedwi t
hst ructuralst eel.Al sot herei sa
concr etecor eatt hebackoft hebui ldingwhi chf ormst hebaseoft heV- shapeandt het russes
areconnect edtoi t.Theyuseconcr eteblockswor kedl i
kesponget opr ot ectonwav et hathitt he
block,andwat erpassi nsidet oturnar ound.Thef ivemat er
ialsandst ructurear e;Cor ei s
connect ingt het wocor eswi t
hcr ossbr acingoff abricatedboxsect i
onandi mpar t
ingst ability.
TheVshapef orm ofpr ef
abr icatedconcr etei shol di npl acewi thcr ossbr acef r
ameanda
gigant i
cst i
llstr
uct ureknownasexoskel etonandmadeoft wol egsoneachsi deofst ructur e.
Facadei sthef abricwal lstretchedbet weent hehor izontalbeams.Sky Vi ewi saser iesofst eel
trussesand20mm t hickpl ates.Thet otaldeadl oadsi s2850, 000,000l bs,andt helivel oadi s
86, 160,000l bst hen, t
het ot
all oadonf oundat ionis150, 000l bs/SFandt hemaxi mum hor izont al
wi ndl oadi s2,366, 000lbs.Thet r
ussesactasacr ossbr acingt owi ndandear t
hquakef orcesi n
l
at erall oad.TheshapeofBur jAlAr abl ower swi ndf orcesmor eef fect i
velyt hanasquar e
bui l
dingbecauseoft hest r
eaml i
neVandcur v edf abricatrium wal l
.Al sot hest ructuret r
ansf er
t
othever
ti
call
oadingt
hrought
hel
argespi
ne.Thi
sist
hemostdi
rectwayf
ort
hev
ert
icall
oads
t
oreacht
heground.

Ilearnedthatt hel egendar yhot elofBur jAlAr abconst ructedinthef or m ofsaili smucht han
simplyabeaut i
fularchitecturalsightoft heci ty
.Itisasy mbolofmoder nDubaiandi t
'si
ntegr al
part.Alli
nhabitantsandci tyv i
sit
orsar edel ightedwi ththebui ldi
ngoft hehot el.It
'sconstruct i
on
mat eri
alused,ar chitecturalst y
le,anddesi gnusual lylocat i
onat t
ractt ouri
stf r
om al lovert he
world.Andt hiski ndofpr oj ectitrequiredal otofwor koral otofpr ofessionalst hatrel
atedt o
theconst r
uction,notonl yacombi nationoft hear chit
ectt hatisrefl
ectedont hebui ldi
ng,i
tal so
perspecti
veofwhatt heclient swant ed.Ar chitectandengi neershadt owor kt ogetherinordert o
maket hebuilding.WhenIwat chedt hev ideo,Ihav el earnedandobser vedt hat,allEngineers
andt heArchitects,theywasagr eei nal lthedeci sionst hattheywer egoi ngt omake,especi ally
byt al
kingaboutt hest r
uct ure.Inthiski ndofbi gpr oject,ifIam Engi neersooniwel luset hi
s
kindofstrategyandweneedt oCooper ateatal lti
mest omakeagoodandsuccessf ulproj
ect .