#beautifully engineered

[beautifullyengineered]

All animations by Gareth Was Here

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[creativehouses]

Beautifully Engineered Performing Arts Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY

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220,000 square feet (about 20,000 square meters) with 1,200 seating capacity.

The college commissioned Grimshaw, one of the world's leading architecture firms, and it took just 5 years from groundbreaking to opening. It was completed in 2008 at a cost of about $200 million.

The entire structure is secured by 215 cable anchors that reach deep into the hillside’s bedrock, making it one of the most seismically secure buildings in the region.

More Info/Photos Here

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Hozan Spoke Threader. Beautifully engineered tool for the builder. Wilson's Rossin in progress.