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TYPOLOGY |
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ARCHITECTURE | Urban equipment and structures for public areas
Panoramic structures, belvederes
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Structural Steel design Award
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 "The Singapore Flyer", The Arup Journal 43, 2/2008, pp. 2-14, cover |
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| capsule m. 7 x 4 x 4 (ft. 23 x 13 x 13) |
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steelworks 1,970 tonnes
each capsule 13.5 tonnes |
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Andrew Allsop, Pat Dallard, Heng Kok Hui, André Lovatt, Brendon McNiven
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Ove Arup & PartnersOve Arup & Partners
Andrew Allsop, Easy Arisarwindha, John Brazier, Henry Chia, Mak Swee Chiang, Ho Chong Leong, Pat Dallard, Andrea De Donno, Alex Edwards, Gary Goh, Jean Goh, Andrew Henry, Liew Kim Hoe, Heng Kok Hui, Lui Vui Lee, Andre Lovatt, Peter MacDonald, Dexter Manalo, Brendon McNiven, Wong Siew Moh, Jane Nixon, Christopher Pynn, Sigrid Sanderson, Margaret Sie, Jonathan Sze, Jeffrey Willis
Alpha Engineering (Associate building services engineer) |
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