SOM: Iconic architecture as a result of structural solutions: From Sears Tower to Burj Khalifa (DETAIL engineering)

How to design supertalls With nearly 80 years of experience in integrating architecture and engineering, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill’s (SOM) work remains groundbreaking, especially when it comes to designing supertalls. Besides addressing the question of "how high can you go", as well as the issues of efficiency and economy, this fourth volume of the DETAIL engineering series presents the theoretical background of SOM’s structural group. On the basis of a variety of projects with their general structural concept or their specific details, the book explains the process of finding corresponding solutions. These solutions illustrate the company's core values: simplicity, clarity, hierarchy, efficiency and continuous reseach. In addition, the projects – from James Turrel Skyspace to Burj Khalifa – are also placed in the context of SOM’s work as a whole using anecdotes from a number of other well-known SOM projects as John Hancock or Sears Tower. This volume considers how to find new structural solutions, as well as how materials can be used innovatively to create "next generation" buildings. * Iconic architecture through structural solutions * New structural solutions: Form-finding of tall buildings * The process of simplifying: Showing the essence of the structure * Tall and economic: Key issues for efficient design of high-rises

With nearly 80 years of experience in integrating architecture and engineering, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill’s (SOM) work remains groundbreaking, especially when it comes to designing supertalls.

Besides addressing the question of "how high can you go", as well as the issues of efficiency and economy, this fourth volume of the DETAIL engineering series presents the theoretical background of SOM’s structural group. On the basis of a variety of projects with their general structural concept or their specific details, the book explains the process of finding corresponding solutions. These solutions illustrate the company's core values: simplicity, clarity, hierarchy, efficiency and continuous reseach.

In addition, the projects – from James Turrel Skyspace to Burj Khalifa – are also placed in the context of SOM’s work as a whole using anecdotes from a number of other well-known SOM projects as John Hancock or Sears Tower. This volume considers how to find new structural solutions, as well as how materials can be used innovatively to create "next generation" buildings.

Die Arbeit von Skidmore, Owings & Merrill's (SOM) bleibt besonders bei der Konstruktion von gigantischen Hochhäusern, den Supertalls, bahnbrechend mit fast 80 Jahren Erfahrung im Zusammenspiel von Architektur und struktureller Ingenieursarbeit. Dieser vierte Band der Reihe Hochbau von DETAIL präsentiert den theoretischen Hintergrund der SOM Structural Group und geht nicht nur der Frage nach, wie "hoch hinaus" Architektur gehen kann, sondern greift auch die Themen Effizienz und Wirtschaftlichkeit auf. Anhand einer Vielzahl von Projekten mit allgemeinen Baukonzepten und spezifischen Details werden Prozesse zur entsprechenden Lösungsfindung aufgezeigt. Diese Lösungen illustrieren die wichtigsten Werte des Unternehmens: Einfachheit, Klarheit, Hierarchie, Effizienz und permanente Forschung. Darüber hinaus werden die Projekte - vom James Turrel Skyspace bis zum Burj Khalifa - ebenfalls in einen ganzheitlichen Zusammenhang mit der Arbeit von SOM gesetzt, untermalt durch Anekdoten aus vielen anderen bekannten SOM Projekten, wie John Hancock oder Sears Tower. Dieser Band beleuchtet neue Hochbaulösungen und zeigt auf, welche Materialien auf innovative Weise für eine "neue Generation" von Gebäuden verwendet werden können "With its 80 years of experience in bringing together architecture and engineering Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) remains groundbreaking to this day, particularly in construction of gigantic skyscrapers, the so-called "supertalls". The fourth volume of the DETAIL engineering series presents the approaches, the roots and the theoretical background of the SOM Structural Group. One central question is how far architecture can go - in terms of height. Typical structural concepts and individual details from numerous projects across the world serve to illustrate processes of solution finding. The results illustrate the firm's core values: simplicity, clarity, hierarchy, efficiency, economy and advancement. A number of iconic SOM buildings such as the John Hancock Center and the Sears Tower help to position the example projects - ranging from James Turrell's Skyspace to Burj Khalifa - within the context of SOM's complete work. The innovative structural solutions presented here indicate how SOM enables the creation of "next generation" buildings"--Back cover 000_Cover_SOM 001_005_SOM_Titelei_Vorspann 006_007_SOM_0_0 008_015_SOM_0_1_Interview_sle_ch 016_017_SOM_1_0 018_023_SOM_1_1_Roots_sle 024_033_SOM_1_2_Simplicity_sle 034_035_SOM_2_0 036_045_SOM_2_1_2_Scale_Prop_Clarity_sle 046_051_SOM_2_3_Seismic_Stability 052_057_SOM_2_4_Tall_buildings_sle 058_061_SOM_2_5_BurjKhalifa_sle 062_063_SOM_3_0 064_065_SOM_3_1_Hierarchy_sle 066_075_SOM_3_2_Structure_poetry_hr 076_081_SOM_3_3_ExchangeHouse_sle 082_083_SOM_4_0 084_094_SOM_4_1_2_3_Efficiency 095_103_SOM_4_4-5_Economy 104_105_SOM_5_0 106_121_SOM_5_1_2 122_139_SOM_6_0_1_80Projects 140_144_SOM_6_2_People zz_Rueck_SOM