241 Project information Short project description Nemetschek Engineering User Contest 2011 - Category 5: Special Projects Category 5: Special Projects 5 Owner Flughafen Berlin-Schönefeld GmbH Architect Kusus + Kusus Architekten General Contractor Kusus + Kusus Architekten Engineering Office Sailer Stepan und Partner GmbH Construction Period From September 2006 to November 2007 Location Berlin, Germany This project is about the new Info Tower of Berlin-Brandenburg International Airport (BBI-Infotower). The 32 m tall viewing tower has a 3 m diameter reinforced concrete core around a lift shaft. An external spiral staircase leads to two cantilevering viewing platforms. The core is clad in a fabric membrane which is tensioned over a series of steel frames and is hung from the viewing platforms. The steel frames are a series of equilateral triangles, each rotated 6° from its neighbor, producing the characteristic shape of the tower. The adjacent visiting center has a steel frame and is also clad with a fabric. Berlin-Brandenburg Airport Info Tower Schönefeld, Germany
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