Monday, May 25, 2015

THE SHARD (TEAM SIX)


THE SHARD

THE SHARD IS THE BUILDING THAT MY GROUP HAS CHOOSEN IS A BUILDING MADE BY THE ARCHITECTURE  RENZO PIANO.

RENZO PIANO

RENZO PIANO WAS BORN IN GENOA ON 14 SEPTEMBER 1937. RENZO IS AN ITALIAN ARCHITECTURE THAT WAS BORN INTO A FAMILY OF BUILDERS.HE WAS EDUCTED AND SUBSEQUENTLY TAUGHT AT THE POLITECNICO DI MILANO. HE GRADUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY IN 1964 WITH A DISSERTATION ABOUT MODULAR COORDINATION AND BEGAN WORKING WITH EXPERIMENTAL LIGHTWIGHT STRUCTURES.

FACTS AND HISTORY OF THE SHARD


THE SHARD IS IN THE CITY OF LONDON ITS ARCHITECTURAL STYLE IS NEO-FUTURISM. THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SHARD STARTED ON MARCH 2009 AND FINISHED ON JULY 2012 AND WAS OPEN ON 1 FEBRUARY 2013. THE GEOMETRIC SHAPE OF THE SHARD IS CONEAND IT IS MADE BY GLASS.THE SHARD IS THE TALLEST BUILDING IN THE EUROPEAN UNION,THE SHARD IS BEAUTIFUL,TALL,BIG AND AMAZING, IT HAS 72 HABITABLE FLOORS.THE FIRST CONCEPT OF THE SHARD WAS CREATED IN A RESTAURANT OF BERLIN WHEN RENZ WAS MEETING A DEVELOPER, THE DISGN WAS FINISHED IN 2002.IN 2003 THE GOVERMENT APPROBED THE CONSTRUCTION. IN 2005 THE SHARD SECURES ITS FIRST TENANT WITH SHANGRI LA HOTELS THAT OCCUPED 20 FLOORS OF THE BUILDING. IN 2007 THE SOUTHWARK TOWERS WERE PREPARED FOR THE DEMOLITION FOR MAKE THE SHARD.IN 2009 THE DEMOLITION WAS FINISHED AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SHARD BEGINS.IN 2012 THE CONSTRUCTION  WAS FINISHED AND IN 2013 THE SHARD WAS OPEN.






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