tall & megatall buildings - langan
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TALL & MEGATALLBUILDINGS
Rising 1,000 meters into the Arabian sky, Jeddah Tower will eventually eclipse the reigning tallest building by 173 meters. The first phase of the Kingdom City comprises the Tower, a 65,000-square-meter retail mall, and a 3,000-car underground garage. Langan was appointed geotechnical, site/civil, and traffic engineer and parking planner for the first phase of the development.
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
JEDDAH TOWER Jeddah Economic CompanyAdrian Smith + Gordon Gill ArchitectureThornton TomasettiRWDI Consulting Engineers
Team
266
Langan provided multidisciplinary services for the construction of one of Midtown Manhattan’s most extraordinary supertall skyscrapers, One Vanderbilt. The development includes a 1,401-foot commercial tower that is uniquely tied into NYC transportation services, such as new entrances and access points for Grand Central Terminal, Long Island Rail Road and New York City Transit Subways.
New York, NYONE VANDERBILT
SL Green Realty CorporationHinesKohn Pedersen FoxSeverud AssociatesJaros Baum & Bolles
Team
268
Langan provided integrated engineering and environmental services for Central Park Tower, the tallest residential building in the western hemisphere. The 1,550-foot-tall tower includes a 300,000-square-foot seven-story Nordstrom department store.
New York, NYCENTRAL PARK TOWER
Extell Development CompanyAdrian Smith + Gordon Gill ArchitectureAdamson AssociatesWSP USA
Team
270
Langan provided geotechnical services in support of three buildings within Water Street Tampa – including the city’s first JW Marriott hotel; a premier mixed-use building, 400 Channelside; and the residential towers at 815 Water Street. Strategic Property Partners is the Tampa-based developer behind the 56-acre, mixed-use downtown Tampa neighborhood, which is catalyzing growth in a city that is leveraging its long untapped potential.
Tampa, FL
WATER STREET DISTRICTStrategic Property PartnersGenslerNBWWKohn Pedersen FoxYASDeSimone Consulting EngineersThornton TomasettiCoastal Construction
JW Marriott
400 Channelside 815 Water Street
Team
272
Langan provided geotechnical, site/civil, and seismic engineering, as well as streetscape lighting design, for this 42-story tower consisting of market-rate and affordable housing units. The tower has the deepest excavations – nearly 70 feet – in San Francisco.
San Francisco, CA
500 FOLSOMTMG Partners & Essex PropertiesSkidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)Fougeron ArchitectureBalfour BeattyStructus
Team
274
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267: Jeddah Tower, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | Jeddah Economic Company/Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture269: One Vanderbilt, New York, NY | SL Green Realty Corporation271: Central Park Tower, New York, NY | Extell Development Company272-273: Water Street District, Tampa, FL (all images) | Strategic Property Partners276: 181 Fremont, San Francisco, CA | Jay Paul Company277: 1000 Museum, Miami, FL | 1000 Museum by Zaha Hadid Architects Signature Tower, Jakarta, Indonesia | PT Grahamas Adisentosa/Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart Address Residence Sky View, Dubai, UAE | SOM278: 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY | Hudson Yards, a Related Oxford venture 66 Hudson Boulevard - The Spiral, New York, NY | BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group 55 Hudson Yards, New York, NY | Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates279: DAMAC Heights, Dubai, UAE | Aedas One Brickell City Centre, Miami, FL | Arquitectonica Salesforce Tower, San Francisco, CA | Matthew Anderson
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