The construction of the steel glass structure was completed in autumn 2019.
With an airy and weightless quality, the globe’s structure seems to dissolve into the background. The single-layered curved structural steel tubes have a diameter of 4 inches only. 45m) diameter dome is a steel grid shell with cable bracing and flat, shingled glass panels on a secondary layer. Both buildings are linked by several – partially suspended – bridges. The 388 Mio USD project consist of a six story tall renovated existing building and a dome-shaped iconic new building housing a 1,000-seat theater. Conference on Architectural and Structural Applications of Glassīelis, Bos & Louter (Eds.), Ghent University, September 2020.Ĭopyright © with the authors.
