The document provides summaries of several structural failures and collapses, including: - The collapse of the I-35W Mississippi River bridge in Minneapolis in 2007, killing 13 people. - The collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge due to torsional oscillations. - The collapse of part of the Paris Charles de Gaulle airport terminal. - The collapse of the Cypress Structure freeway approach during the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, killing 42 people. - The collapse of the Chediguan bridge in China's Wenchuan County during an earthquake, killing 3 people. - Bending columns and partial collapse of a parking structure during the 1994 Northridge earthquake.

1. Submission Date: April 28, 2010
Submitted by:
Fisseha Habtewold Games
David Baker
ABM Mostafizur Rahman

3. Residence Antilia
construction has begun on residence
antilia despite opposition from those
who see it as an ‘excessive’ design in a
city where more than 65% of the
population live in slums. politics aside
and after you recover from the initial
shock of seeing a skyscraper that
resembles an ikea cd rack, the building
actually looks like it may succeed as a
stunning, unique, green
piece of architecture.

4. The Cloud
'the cloud' is a speculative design for a resort city elevated 300 metres in the air
above dubai and supported on slanting legs resembling rain. it is designed by
nadim karam of lebanese architect atelier hapsitus. it is a horizontal presence on
an elevated platform, an antithesis to the sum of skyscrapers spreading over the
entire region.

5. Dubai Hub One
'dubai hub one' is a design proposal for a cultural hub, serving the UAE. designed by
studio nova, the space has been created to work in much the same way as a shopping
mall, except for the consumption of culture instead of goods. its forms have been
generated using algorithms and special programing scripts creating a dense structure of
spaces.

6. Da Vinci Rotating Tower
architect david fisher is the
designer of the 'da vinci rotating
tower', one of the most innovative
an unique buildings to be built in
dubai. the 250 meter tower will
allow each floor to rotate freely
allowing the building to shift its
shape. in between each floor
horizontal wind turbines will allow
the building to produce energy.

7. Tameer Tower
'tameer towers' was proposed
as a sustainable skyscraper,
designed by gensler
architects. the development
will include six 72 story towers
with a diamond shaped base.
set to be complete in 2011, the
towers will be shaded by a
series of landscaped terraces.
inside, apartments, hotels,
shops and office will fill p the
space.

8. Dubai Tower
'dubai towers' is the centerpiece for the large 'lagoons' development. the buildings and the
development were all conceived of by TVS. the four towers range in size from 54 to 97
floors
and were inspired by the flames and movement of candlelight.

9. 0-14 Tower
'0-14 tower' was designed
by resier and umemoto and
rur architecture pc along
with dubai developer,
shahab lutfi. the building
was designed for dubai's
business bay and features
22 floors covered in a
double skin facade that's
outermost skin is
constructed from 40c, thick
perforated concrete. the one
meter space between the
skins creates a chimney
effect, cooling the building.

10. 0-14 Tower'0-14 tower' was designed by resier and umemoto and rur architecture pc along with dubai
developer, shahab lutfi. the building was designed for dubai's business bay and features
22 floors covered in a double skin facade that's outermost skin is constructed from 40c,
thick perforated concrete. the one meter space between the skins creates a chimney
effect, cooling the building.

11. The Palm Tower
'the palm tower' is as its name
implies, inspired by the trunk
of a palm tree. it is located in
the center of jumeirah village.
it measures 150 meters tall
holding offices, retail space
and gardens. designed by
sybarite uk, it contains 60,000
square meters of interior
space.

12. The Pixel Tower
'the pixel tower' by light
architecture is on the palm
jebel ali overlooking the lagoon
and bay. the building's twisted
core gives it a light and flexible
appearance. the 45 degree
twist allows the uppermost
apartments to have optimal
views,despite the buildings
footprint.

13. Un-named
this death-star like sphere is a design proposal
for the RAK convention and exhibition centre
in the new city development, ras al khaimah. it
was designed by rem koolhaas and reiner de
graaf of OMA architects. the building is made
of glass and steel constructed in a giant
sphere and located beside a long and low
exhibition space next to it.

14. Hydropolis
hydropolis is a company who
produces underwater resorts
in places all over the world,
including dubai. its 220 suites
will sit 66 feet below the
persian gulf. cost issues and
concerns over the project's
environmental impact have
halted the project which was
originally expected to be
completed this year.

15. Chicago spire
The phenomenal Chicago
spire, when completed in
2010, will be the world’s
tallest residential building and
the tallest building of any kind
in the western world.
seemingly modelled on the
image of a giant drill poking
through the ground, the 609m
structure will dominate the
chicago skyline.

16. CCTV headquarters
At a modest 234m the cctv building isn’t going to stand out from a distance.
however the design and shape is a crowdstopper to say the least and will be
another incredible addition to beijing’s skyline in time for the 2008 olympics. the
shape, described as a ‘z criss-cross’ results in a very high, seemingly
unsupported corner at the front. let’s hope there’s a glass floor up there.

17. The Sphere Hotel
The Sphere Hotel is a project created by Russian designer, Milla Rezanova. The concept interior design
drawings and modern furniture presented here are part of the designer's plan to create a luxury place of
isolation for guests. You can see that the hotel comes out of a cliff face which in of itself is a very
ambitious undertaking. Views would be created on both sides of the hotel which is often an issue when
you stay near a beach for example.

18. Galactic Suite
Galactic Suite is a planned private space station intended for use as an orbital hotel. The company behind the
project, Galactic Suite Limited of Barcelona, Spain, plans to have the station operational by 2012, and says that
investors have come forward to finance the station. Critics, however, have contended that the stated time-frame
is unreasonable and no evidence of hardware has been produced.

20. I-35W Mississippi River bridge
Collapse of I-35W Mississippi River bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota on on August
1, 2007 killing 13 people and injuring 145 due to the bridge's design specified steel
gusset plates that were undersized and inadequate to support the intended load of the
bridge,[ a load which had increased over time.

21. I-35W Mississippi River bridge
Collapse of I-35W Mississippi River bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota on on August
1, 2007 killing 13 people and injuring 145 due to the bridge's design specified steel
gusset plates that were undersized and inadequate to support the intended load of the
bridge,[ a load which had increased over time.

22. I-35W Mississippi River bridge
Collapse of I-35W Mississippi River bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota on on August
1, 2007 killing 13 people and injuring 145 due to the bridge's design specified steel
gusset plates that were undersized and inadequate to support the intended load of the
bridge,[ a load which had increased over time.

23. I-35W Mississippi River bridge
Collapse of I-35W Mississippi River bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota on on August
1, 2007 killing 13 people and injuring 145 due to the bridge's design specified steel
gusset plates that were undersized and inadequate to support the intended load of the
bridge,[ a load which had increased over time.

24. I-35W Mississippi River bridge
Collapse of I-35W Mississippi River bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota on on August
1, 2007 killing 13 people and injuring 145 due to the bridge's design specified steel
gusset plates that were undersized and inadequate to support the intended load of the
bridge,[ a load which had increased over time.

25. I-35W Mississippi River bridge
Collapse of I-35W Mississippi River bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota on on August
1, 2007 killing 13 people and injuring 145 due to the bridge's design specified steel
gusset plates that were undersized and inadequate to support the intended load of the
bridge,[ a load which had increased over time.

26. Failure of the Tacoma Narrows
Bridge

27. Failure of the Tacoma Narrows
Bridge

28. Torsional Mode of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge

29. Collapse of Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport
terminal.

30. Collapse of Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport
terminal.

31. Demonstration of Collapse of Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport terminal.

32. The Cypress Structure, the freeway approach to the Bay Bridge from
Oakland, collapsed during the Loma Prieta earthquake, killing 42 people.

33. The collapse of the Chediguan bridge in China's Wenchuan
County . Three people were killed while 12 others were left
injured

34. The collapse of the Chediguan bridge in China's Wenchuan
County . Three people were killed while 12 others were left
injured

35. Bending of columns and partial collapse of parking
structure, Northridge earthquake.