Tuesday 6 July 2010

The Khan Shatyr Entertainment Centre by Foster + Partners

Khan-Shatyr-Centre-by-Foster-+-Partners-1.jpgTthe world's tallest tensile structure is now complete and has been designed by Foster Partners.

The Khan Shatyr Entertainment Centre is in Astana, Kazakhstan, and stands 150 metres tall, covering 10,000 square metres and is to become the capital’s major civic and cultural venue.

The structure has a three-layer envelope will provides shelter from Kazakhstan’s extreme climate where temperatures soar to 35°C in summer and slide down to minus -35°C in winter.
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