It's Taipei 101, and it is one of the most beautiful supertall structures in the world. There are numerous touches that give the 101 its charm. The stepped design is homage to a traditional pagoda.

There will therefore be no significant progress on the steel structure above the 56th floor until September ... misconduct or criminal negligence were factors in the tragedy. Taipei 101 is scheduled ...

Damage to the building structure is minor, Lin said ... The Australia-based Lend Lease is responsible for the retail planning, marketing and leasing for Taipei 101's scorched shopping mall. So far, ...

These movements are not dangerous to the structure itself, but, if excessive can lead to discomfort to occupants.' Construction of Taipei 101 began in 1999 and was completed in time for New Year's ...

Dennis Poon, managing principal at New York City-based structural engineer Thornton Tomasetti, which worked on Taipei 101’s design, says the structure was redundant. To provide the biggest ...

At 1,667 square feet tall, Taipei 101 — formerly known as the Taipei ... Located in Guangzhou, China, the structure was built in 2016. It has 111 above-ground floors and five below-ground ...

The Taipei 101 building, once recognized as the tallest ... The 660-ton pendulum hangs over 1,000 feet above the ground and allows the structure to withstand tremors and typhoon winds.

A 730-ton steel ball suspended inside Taiwan's iconic Taipei 101 skyscraper protected the structure during the region's 7.4-magnitude earthquake this week. The ball is visible to the public on the ...

They move in opposition to the resonance frequency oscillations of the structure. The Taipei 101, for example, uses a massive, 4-story steel pendulum hung from the 92nd floor to counteract lateral ...

When a 7.4-magnitude earthquake rocked Taiwan on Wednesday, people inside the island’s tallest skyscraper, Taipei 101, were protected by a large yellow pendulum at the building’s center that ...