Creating the Scorpion Tower’s Silky Aesthetic
Clip: Episode 1 | 1m 24s | Video has closed captioning.
The exoskeleton of Zaha Hadid’s Scorpion Tower, officially known as One Thousand Museum, is created using glass fiber reinforced concrete (GFRC). Typically used as a decorative covering, these GFRC panels are instead being used as formwork — a mold for the concrete — to help support the structure and to create the smooth, luxurious finish from Hadid’s design.
Aired: 02/07/18
