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World’s Largest Underground City | Montreal’s RESO, Canada
Posted by BenzuJK in Mega Projects on July 25, 2010
Montreal Underground city and Over ground city – Double Decker City
Montreal is the Second largest city in Canada and the largest city in the province of Quebec. The name Montreal has been taken from Mont-Royal which is the triple peaked hill located in the heart of the city.
Underground Metro Station
Montreal is also the world’s largest underground complex in the world. It is also known as the indoor city. Montreal is the network of interconnected complexes underground. But entire city is not underground. There are certain parts which are overground. Since Montreal has both overground city complex as well as underground city complex, it is popularly known as “Double Decker City” or “Two Cities in One”. The interconnections between different complexes that are underground has been achieved through the construction of tunnels. The tunnels are technically and architecturally sound. They have conditioned air and good lighting to create comfortable environment and make it aesthetically pleasing.
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Cape Town Soccer Stadium, South Africa | FIFA World Cup 2010
Posted by BenzuJK in Mega Projects on June 16, 2010
Cape Town Stadium, South Africa
- The Cape Town Stadium is a stadium is a world class stadium. It is located in Cape Town, South Africa.
- This Stadium has been specially constructed for the FIFA World Cup 2010. Another stadium existed on the same site called “The Green Point Stadium” which has been demolished for the construction of the new stadium.
Cape Town Stadium, South Africa
- Its an honour to be hosting the FIFA World Cup Matches 2010. There are other two stadiums in South Africa that are also hosting couple World Cup Matches namely;
Moses Mabhida Soccer Stadium, Durban, South Africa
Johannesburg City Stadium, South Africa
- Since the stadium on that site has been known as Green Point Stadium for a long time, so this name is also used frequently in during World Cup media coverage.
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Design of Moses Mabhida Soccer Stadium, Durban, South Africa
Posted by BenzuJK in Mega Projects on June 15, 2010
- The Moses Mabhida Stadium is a stadium is a world class stadium. It is located in Durban, South Africa, named after Moses Mabhida, a former General Secretary of the South African Communist Party.
- The Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban will host one of the semi-finals of the FIFA World Cup 2010.
Moses Mabhida Durban Stadium, South Africa
- It has a capacity to accommodate 70,000 people during the World Cup but generally it can accommodate only 54,000 people. For this reason, special seating arrangements are done to increase the seating to 70,000 during the World Cup.
- It includes an adjoining indoor arena, football museum, sports institute, and a transmodal transport station.
Design of the Durban Stadium
- This stadium stands on the grounds of the Kings Park Soccer Stadium, in the Durban sports precinct in the suburb of Stamford Hill.
- The design of the stadium is incredibly flexible. The stadium design allows the reduction or increment in the seating capacity as per the events carried on at the Stadium.
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Ohio Stadium | Largest Football Stadium in Ohio, United States
Posted by BenzuJK in Mega Projects on June 14, 2010
Ohio Stadium is the centre for the Buckeyes football team at The Ohio State University. It is popularly known as The Shoe, The Horseshoe or The House that Harley Built. The Ohio stadium is located in Columbus, Ohio, United States.
Ohio Stadium, Columbus, United States
This stadium has gained quite a lot of historical importance. Its name was added to the National Register of Historic Places by the National Park Service on March 22, 1974.
- It has a capacity of accommodating 102,329, people. It is the third largest stadium in the NCAA and the sixth largest non-racing stadium in the world.
- It is also the largest stadium in Ohio, Columbus, United States.
- Ohio Stadium is also used for organizing concerts. Famous plays that of U2, The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd & Metallica have also been played at Ohio Stadium.
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Fifa World Cup 2010 Soccer City Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa
Posted by BenzuJK in Mega Projects on June 9, 2010
Soccer City Stadium is the largest soccer stadium in South Africa. It is situated near Nasrec in Johannesburg, in South Africa. The stadium is the main venue for the Fifa World Cup 2010 kick-off match. This stadium would also host the finals of Fifa World Cup 2010 and the semi-finals are going to be in other two Soccer stadiums of South Africa namely; Cape Town Soccer Stadium and Moses Mabhida Soccer Stadium. There is one other smaller stadium known as Ellis Park Stadium, but it is mainly used during Rugby matches.
Soccer City 3D View
Soccer City stadium has a capacity of 94,700 people, which makes it the largest stadium in the whole African Continent. It also has a 2 meter moat to keep fans away from players.
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Hyderabad International Airport Overview
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport is India’s first Greenfield Airport under international competitive bidding, has been developed through a Public Private Partnership initiative (PPP).
It is spread over an area of 5,495 acres of Shamshabad. The airport is 25km from the city of Hyderabd. The terminal building spans 105,300 sq.m. designed to handle 12 million passengers per annum and the cargo section has a capacity of 100,000 metric tonnes per annum. In the final phase the airport will reach its full capacity with an additional floor area of 430,000 sqm to be developed, bringing the total built-up area to 900,000sq.m. The master plan has been designed to cater to 50 million passengers a year. To achieve this, the present master plan allows freedom of expansion to both airside and landside facilities within the airport site.
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport
The Plan of the airport is T-shaped. It ensures beautifully landscaped view from all the sides after the person is inside the airport complex.
The design of the passenger terminal building is simple so that the sequences of spaces facilitate easy and comfortable movement and orientation. The passenger terminal will cover 105,300m² of floor space and has systems in place to ensure rapid transit between the domestic and international concourses.
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NIT Trichy | Case Study, Documentation and Analysis
Posted by BenzuJK in Civil Projects, Mega Projects on May 11, 2010
NIT Trichy, or the “National Institute of Technology” is an Engineering College in Tamilnadu.
The ensuing design is primarily based on the Indian values of living and at the same time converging a number of technologies, applied in a creative and innovative way.
Evolution of Form
The solar performance of various forms of the same volume has been analyzed to evolved the ultimate profile. A cuboid oriented with the longer side along the east west axis gets heated throughout the year.
NIT Trichy view
A semi-circular cylinder with inclined walls performs exceptionally with insignificant heating in the summer and increased heating in winter.
Influence of space and volume on psychology
Variation in temperature and volume along the transition spaces increases user receptivity.
Interaction between the atrium and the various levels, facilitates cognitive mapping of the form.
Progression from formal to informal spaces promotes interactive group behavior.
The circulation staircase invokes a sense of accessibility in the building.
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