Resources tagged top-down-construction
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The B1M - Inside London's "Gotham City" Skyscraper, 01092021
A video from September 2021 that looks back at the design and early stages of construction of "Gotham City", i.e. 40 Leadenhall Street, a skyscraper that London deserves and the one it needs right now. Here's how the team are making it happen
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HS2 - Old Oak Common Station Project Update, December 2022
This short video, hosted by the Old Oak Common Station project team, provides an update on some of the progress HS2 have been making on what will become the best-connected and largest new railway station ever built in the UK. The station will have fourteen platforms, a mix of six high-speed and eight conventional service platforms, with an 850m-long station box, big enough to fit 6,300 Routemaster buses inside.
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The exchange building in Detroit in being constructed "top-down" with each storey (of the building) being manufactured off site and then lifted up to then be connected to the floor above!
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WSP - Engineering The Shard 16092014
A video case study of The Shard is a great story that demonstrates what can be achieved with the right mix of outlandish ambition, determination, ‘aggressive charm’ and teamwork. And the quiet pride that comes through from both the client, Irvine Sellar and the WSP team is almost tangible
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