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Beyond the Structural Skin Zaha Hadid Architects: Marsa Dubai Residential Tower
Author(s) -
Rahim Ali,
Jamelle Hina
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
architectural design
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.128
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1554-2769
pISSN - 0003-8504
DOI - 10.1002/ad.398
Subject(s) - tower , elegance , architectural engineering , civil engineering , archaeology , engineering , geography , aesthetics , art
Abstract Continuity of surface and structure when combined with a formal response to existing site‐features deliver a potent elegance. Ali Rahim and Hina Jamelle describe how Zaha Hadid Architects in their Marsa Dubai Residential Tower were able to adapt the internal organisation to site constraints and the building's immediate environment. This renders a sophisticated aesthetic, which neither impacts external conditions nor compromises the interior spaces. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.