Posted in Built by Christopher Lawrence on March 20, 2010
Building: Grand Lisboa
Location: Macau, China
Completion: 2008
Architect: Dennis Lau & Ng Chun Man (DLN)
Structural Engineers: Maunsell Consultancy Services Ltd. AECOM
MEP: Parsons Brinckerhoff Consultants Private Limited, later acquired by WSP
AE Interests: This 856 foot tall skyscraper was designed to reflect the shape of a lotus and has cantilevers over 65 feet on each side supported by a cable stayed structural assembly. The sphere at the base is a thin shell structure braced by a skeletal steel frame enclosed by an aluminum curtain wall.
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