tamaramar 0 Posted October 5, 2011 very nice light, reflection. Interesting picture. All the best, Tamara Link to comment
kombizz 15 Posted October 5, 2011 Tilting my headThe Petronas Towers (Malay: Menara Petronas, also known as the Petronas Twin Towers or Menara Berkembar Petronas in Malay) are skyscrapers and twin towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. According to the CTBUH's official definition and ranking, they were the tallest buildings in the world from 1998 to 2004 until surpassed by Taipei 101, but remain the tallest twin buildings in the world. The building is the landmark of Kuala Lumpur with nearby Kuala Lumpur Tower.Designed by Argentine architect César Pelli and Filipino-Malaysian Engineer Deejay Cerico under the consultancy of J. C. Guinto, also known as the Golden Boy of Architecture, and Filipino Designer Dominic "Minick" Saibo, the Petronas Towers were completed in 1998 after seven years of construction and became the tallest buildings in the world. They were built on the site of Kuala Lumpur's race track. Because of the depth of the bedrock, the buildings were built on the world's deepest foundations. The 120-meter foundations were built within 12 months by Bachy Soletanche and required massive amounts of concrete. Its engineering designs on structural framework were contributed by Haitian engineer Domo Obiasse and colleagues Aris Battista and Princess D Battista.The 88-floor towers are constructed largely of reinforced concrete, with a steel and glass facade designed to resemble motifs found in Islamic art, a reflection of Malaysia's Muslim religion. Another Islamic influence on the design is that the cross section of the towers is based on a Rub el Hizb, albeit with circular sectors added to meet office space requirements.Tower 1, the west tower (right in the top-right photograph) was built by a Japanese consortium led by the Hazama Corporation while Tower 2, the east tower (left in the top-right photograph) was built by Samsung C&T and Kukdong Engineering & Construction, both South Korean contractors.[citation needed] The sky bridge contract was completed by Kukdong Engineering & Construction. Tower 2 became the first to reach the world's tallest building at the time.Due to a lack of steel and the huge cost of importing steel, the towers were constructed on a cheaper radical design of super high-strength reinforced concrete. High-strength concrete is a material familiar to Asian contractors and twice as effective as steel in sway reduction; however, it makes the building twice as heavy on its foundation than a comparable steel building. Supported by 23-by-23 metre concrete cores and an outer ring of widely spaced super columns, the towers use a sophisticated structural system that accommodates its slender profile and provides 560,000 square metres of column-free office space. Below the twin towers is Suria KLCC, a shopping mall, and Dewan Filharmonik Petronas, the home of the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra.Other buildings have used spires to increase their height but have always been taller overall to the pinnacle when trying to claim the title. In the aftermath of the controversy, the rules governing official titles were partially overhauled, and a number of buildings re-classified structural antenna as architectural details to boost their height rating even though nothing was actually done to the building. Link to comment
Guest Guest Posted October 5, 2011 Very interesting perspective and well edited. Kind Regards, Olaf Link to comment
frigo 4,155 Posted October 5, 2011 Very impressive shot of these manificient structures.Also very good technical description of the soul of these giants.Bravo!Salutations-Laurent Link to comment
ruudalbers 1 Posted October 5, 2011 Beautiful work, very nicely composed too, Kombizz!With best regards,Ruud. Link to comment
przemek1 0 Posted October 5, 2011 Very good angle gives interesting perspective. Best regards, Przemek Link to comment
llgarcia 1 Posted October 5, 2011 A landmark in Kuala Lumpur well photographed and presented quite differently from the traditional presentation of this twin towers. Beautiful image. Thank you for your comment on my latest post. Link to comment
John Peri 1,029 Posted October 5, 2011 Interesting perspective, an original image, bravo. Link to comment
amer_jassim 1 Posted October 5, 2011 Absolutely brilliant shot,I like the way how you frame the Tower ,interested Angle.. best regard Amer Link to comment
richard_john_edwards 0 Posted October 6, 2011 I worked on the construction of this building in 1997 Link to comment
frameworthyink 0 Posted October 7, 2011 Great graphic lines and a very interesting angle! Link to comment
joanbn 0 Posted October 7, 2011 Nice DOF. From a woman's eye, it appeared to be a row of plaid materials. ;0) Link to comment
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