Construction challenges resulting from the leans, structural features, and fast-track construction process were resolved with collaboration between the engineers and contractors. The challenge of designing stable, leaning towers was overcome by a team of engineers from Toronto and Las Vegas (including this article’s authors) through the consideration and extensive analyses of all factors. (The authors would like to thank MGM Mirage and Infinity World Development Corp., a subsidiary of Dubai World (owners), Gensler (executive architect), Murphy/Jahn Architects (design architect), AAI Architects (architect of record), Tishman Construction Corp (executive construction manager), Perini Building Company (general contractor), Dywidag Systems International USA (post-tensioning subcontractor), Flack+Kurtz (mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineers of record), Dianna Wong Architecture + Design (interior designer), Hamilton Anderson Associates (interior design architect of record), Michael Meschino, Frank Martinovic, Kyle Cossette, and everyone else who contributed to the success of this project). The defining architectural characteristic of these 37-storey, 146-m (480-ft) tall towers, these leans required the sophisticated application of conventionally reinforced and post-tensioned concrete to the structural systems. With each leaning at opposing five-degree angles from the vertical, the twin towers house a total of 670 condominium units with rooftop amenity spaces and tall podium lobbies. The Veer Towers are a pair of residential high-rises centred in the prestigious Cit圜enter development located between Bellagio and Monte Carlo on the Las Vegas Strip. Images courtesy Yolles, A CH2M HILL Companyīy Neb Erakovic, M.A.Sc., P.Eng., and Terry Dawson, B.Eng., P.Eng.
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