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Collection:
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Archivision Base to Module 13
LocalCollection
Archivision Base to Module 13
Collection
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Preferred Title:
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Allianz Tower
Work_PrefTitle
Allianz Tower
Preferred Title
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Alternate Title:
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Il Dritto
Work_AltTitle
Il Dritto
Alternate Title
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Image View:
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Southeast facade, buttresses tie into the support buildings which have a facade of white glass fins
Image_Title
Southeast facade, buttresses tie into the support buildings which have a facade of white glass fins
Image View
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Creator:
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Andrea Maffei (Italian architect, born 1968); Arata Isozaki (Japanese architect, born 1931)
Agent_Display
Andrea Maffei (Italian architect, born 1968); Arata Isozaki (Japanese architect, born 1931)
Creator
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Location:
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site: Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
site: Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Location
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Location Note:
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Viale Industria Est
Work_LocationNotes
Viale Industria Est
Location Note
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GPS:
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45.4776 9.1573
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Date:
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2012-2015 (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
2012-2015 (creation)
Date
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Cultural Context:
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Italian
Work_Culture
Italian
Cultural Context
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Style Period:
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Twenty-first century
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Twenty-first century
Style Period
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Work Type 1:
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skyscraper
Work_Worktype1
skyscraper
Work Type 1
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Classification:
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Architecture and City Planning
Work_Classification
Architecture and City Planning
Classification
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Material:
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steel; glass; concrete
Work_MaterialDisplay
steel; glass; concrete
Material
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Technique:
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construction (assembling)
Work_Technique
construction (assembling)
Technique
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Measurements:
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686 ft (height, without antenna)
Work_MeasurementDisp lay
686 ft (height, without antenna)
Measurements
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Subjects:
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architecture; business, commerce and trade; contemporary (1960 to present); structural engineering
Work_Image_SubjectDi splay
architecture; business, commerce and trade; contemporary (1960 to present); structural engineering
Subjects
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Description:
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The architects were interested in the concept of an "endless tower" that would be constructed out of stacked "modules" of 6 office floors high each with a long thin plan of 24 x 61.5 m. The choice of these proportions was finalized to make the whole volume thinner to emphasize the verticality (50 stories, 8 modules) and makes it structurally provocative. The facade of the module is composed by a triple glass unit slightly curved to outside. The vertical succession of rounded forms create a feeling of slight vibration of the building. The short sides of the modules are glazed to show the six elevators going up and down. The nickname Il Dritto means "the straight one" The tower requires 4 giant supporting steel beams attached at the eleventh floor to prevent it from a collapse, due to a severe statics and engineering design defect discovered at the end of the completion. It is one of the tallest buildings in Italy. (Source: ArchDaily; http://www.archdaily .com/)
Work_Description_Sou rce
The architects were interested in the concept of an "endless tower" that would be constructed out of stacked "modules" of 6 office floors high each with a long thin plan of 24 x 61.5 m. The choice of these proportions was finalized to make the whole volume thinner to emphasize the verticality (50 stories, 8 modules) and makes it structurally provocative. The facade of the module is composed by a triple glass unit slightly curved to outside. The vertical succession of rounded forms create a feeling of slight vibration of the building. The short sides of the modules are glazed to show the six elevators going up and down. The nickname Il Dritto means "the straight one" The tower requires 4 giant supporting steel beams attached at the eleventh floor to prevent it from a collapse, due to a severe statics and engineering design defect discovered at the end of the completion. It is one of the tallest buildings in Italy. (Source: ArchDaily; http://www.archdaily .com/)
Description
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Image Description:
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The buttresses are unequal length. The two on the building’s northwest side are 196 feet long and connect to a brace in the basement; the two to the southeast are 131 feet long and anchor into a pair of support structures that house meeting rooms and cooling towers.
Image_Description
The buttresses are unequal length. The two on the building’s northwest side are 196 feet long and connect to a brace in the basement; the two to the southeast are 131 feet long and anchor into a pair of support structures that house meeting rooms and cooling towers.
Image Description
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Collection:
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Archivision Addition Module Thirteen
LocalCollection
Archivision Addition Module Thirteen
Collection
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Identifier:
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1A1-MAFFEL-AT-A33
Image_OriginalVendor ID
1A1-MAFFEL-AT-A33
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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