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Finished with flourish

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The Walt Disney Concert Hall (WDCH), a 293,000 sq ft. sculptural steel beacon proves to be a visual and cultural landmark in Los Angeles, inspite of facing budgetary deficit and earthquake tremors. Its various features and the efforts of the designing team, civil and structural engineers, and architects to materialize the plan are discussed

Author: Remillard, Tom, Martin, Trailer, Cangas, Barbara, Cloke, Steve
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Publication Name: Civil Engineering
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0885-7024
Year: 2004
Engineering Services, California, Engineering for Construction Industry, Analysis, Construction engineering, Structure

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A whole new experience

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The Experience Music Project in Seattle is a 85 feet tall and 140,000 squae feet of floor space encompassing a structure that marvels in architectural beauty and engineering design. The outer skin system is a metal panel system built with 4,000 panels and about 21,000 sheets of finished metal.

Author: Huey, Steven M., North, Thomas L., Birchler, Anthony
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Publication Name: Civil Engineering
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0885-7024
Year: 2000
United States, Buildings and facilities, Architecture, Works, Seattle Space Needle, Classicism in architecture, Classicism

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Overture to Omaha

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Architectural details of Holland Performing Arts Center in Omaha, Nebraska, are presented.

Author: Hahn, Daniel E., Keeler, Bruce J., Lang, Timothy E., Niehaus, Randall S.
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Publication Name: Civil Engineering
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0885-7024
Year: 2006
Nebraska

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Subjects list: Design and construction, Music-halls, Music facilities
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