Every year the British Institute of design structures Institution of Structural Engineers chooses development projects, which can be called the best examples of achievements of engineering and construction ideas worldwide. Today, the site of the award was published shortlisted participants in 2014 to 11 categories: objects from residential and commercial construction to construction of bridges and reconstruction of monuments and historical heritage. To my store retail chain entered Apple in Turkey.
Apple Store in Istanbul opened its doors in April this year. Branded outlet area 1860 square meters. m, located in a large shopping center "Zorlu" designed by engineers from the agency Eckersley O'Callaghan. Unusual here is that the shop wall glass. Wherein each of the panels 10 m and a height of 3 m to withstand severe seismic loads. Lightweight carbon fiber roof so seamlessly attached to the walls by silicon panels that there is a feeling that it soars.
Final agreement on the opening of the store was reached during a visit to Turkey in early February, Apple CEO Tim Cook. The issue is discussed at the summit with President Abdullah Gul. To work in Istanbul Apple Store were selected and trained about a hundred experts and staff.
In addition to Turkish Apple Store in my Institution of Structural Engineers were English family castle Lowther Castle in Cumbria, railway bridge over the Firth of Forth in the east coast of Scotland, a Ferris wheel in Melbourne, Australia, a cruise ship terminal for Kai Tak Cruise Terminal Building in Hong Kong and others. Winners will be announced in mid-November 2014 at a ceremony in London.