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Istanbul New Airport / Nordic Architects / Turkey

Istanbul New Airport Courtesy of iGA Architects:  Grimshaw Architects, Haptic Architects, Nordic Architects Location:  Istanbul, Turkey Client:  Cengiz-kolin- Limak-Mapa-Kalyon Consortium   Project Area:  1,400,000 m 2 Concept Design:  Grimshaw, Nordic Office of Architecture, Haptic Architects   Design & Development Architect:  Scott Brownrigg  Programme & Project Management:  ARUP Courtesy of Haptic Architects By the edge of the Black Sea, 35 km outside Istanbul, lies Istanbul Airport. Nordic and partners developed the concept design of the mind blowing airport, featuring the largest terminal in the world with the capacity to cater for 90 million passengers per year. This will increase to over 150 million passengers once fully complete. Terminal 1 of the Istanbul New Airport will be the world's largest airport terminal under one roof, with a gross floor area close to one million square m...

El Temple De La Sagrada Família / Arup & Hanson / Barcelona

El Temple De La Sagrada Familia  Architect:  Antoni Gaudi   Architect of Record:  Jordi Fauli   Location:  Barcelona, Spain Client:  La Sagrada Familia Foundation  Structure Type:  Tower Building Function:  Religious Structural Material:  Composite Area: 38,000 m 2 up to now  Construction started:  1882 Estimated completion:  2026 Construction cost: € 3.000.000 per year Contractor:  Sagrada Familia Construction Board  Material:  H-Blanc   Engineering:  Buxade, Margarit i Ferrando, slp   Courtesy of Sagrada Familia Foundation Construction of the Holy Family The Sagrada Familia is the monumental symbol of Barcelona. The temple was started in 1882 and from 1883 the architect, Antoni Gaudi, was in charge of its project and construction until his death in 1926 . Courtesy of ARUP This work is built with donations and is expect...

International Finance Centre / Cesar Pelli & Associates / Hong Kong

International Finance Centre  Architects:  Cesar Pelli & Associates; Architect of Record:  Rocco Design Architects Limited  Location:  Hong Kong, China Client/Developer:  Henderson Land Development; Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited  Structural Engineering:  ARUP; Leslie E Robertson Associates MEP Engineer:  J. Roger Preston Limited   Structural Type:  Framed Tube Structural Material:  Composite (Core: Reinforced Concrete; Columns: Concrete Encased Steel; Floor Spanning: Steel) Building Height:  412 meters  Project Dates:  1998 - 2003 Building Function:  Office Main Contractor:  E Man-Sanfield JV Construction Environmental Consultant:  Westwood Hong & Associates Ltd.   Facade Consultant:  Adamson Associates; Permasteelisa Group; Israel Berger & Associates; Vidaris Inc. Landscape Consultant:  Urbis Pty Ltd.  Quantity Surveyor:  Rider...