28 April 2016

The Logic of Rapid Extrusion Produces the “Jumping” Phoenix

Giorgio Marfella, Steven Richardson & Paulo Vaz-Serra, The University of Melbourne

In inner cities worldwide, there is limited availability of large land parcels apt for high-rise development. Yet, given the seemingly global trend of “superslim” architecture,...

16 September 2014

Interactions Between Residential and Office Towers in Melbourne

Giorgio Marfella, University of Melbourne

Cities interact with commercial real estate forces using spatial and construction models which may become more or less viable with time. Melbourne is an interesting...

19 September 2012

“True” Balanced Integrated Design of Blast Enhanced Façade

Marc Zobec, Permasteelisa Pty Ltd; Lori Guido, Permasteelisa S.p.A; Tuan Ngo, University of Melbourne

In recent years, blast enhancement of facades has become an ever increasing requirement in the design of tall buildings. In the event that the blast...

19 September 2012

MFREE-S Closed Cavity Façade: Cost-Effective, Clean, Environmental

Henk Bleecker & Maaike Berckmoes, Permasteelisa Group; Piet Standaert, Physibel; Lu Aye, University of Melbourne

Very few existing tall buildings comply with current energy and sustainability performance requirements. An innovative façade solution, “MFREE-S Closed Cavity Façade” (CCF), has recently been...

01 November 2010

Can Tall Buildings be Child-Friendly? The Vertical Living Kids Research Project

Carolyn Whitzman, University of Melbourne

With the emergence of new high-rise residential developments occurring in tandem with economic restructuring and changing household demographics. The Vertical Living Kids Research Project is...

20 October 2003

Vulnerability Assessment of Concrete Tall Buildings Subjected to Extreme Loading Conditions

Tuan Ngo, Priyan Mendis & Gideon Hadi Kusuma, University of Melbourne

This paper presents a vulnerability/survivability assessment procedure based on the analysis of a typical tall building in Australia. The structural stability and integrity of the...

26 February 2001

Earthquakes and Tall Buildings – a Review

Graham L. Hutchinson & Nelson T. K. Lam, University of Melbourne; John L. Wilson, Swinburne University of Technology

This paper has provided an overview of both the philosophy and methods used in the design and analysis of building structures to earthquake ground shaking....

26 February 2001

Structural Standards Globalization – An Asia Pacific Perspective

Len K. Stevens, University of Melbourne

The recent growth of international interaction in communications and particularly in information technology has made it imperative to move rapidly towards much greater levels of...

26 February 2001

Social Infrastructure in Tall Buildings: A Tale of Two Towers

Carolyn Whitzman, University of Melbourne

This paper case studies two towering housing complexes, each famous in their respective cities, with different origins and very different fates. Both illustrate the challenges...