raffles city chongqing: pendulum bearings against river junction shears the co… · @lwcwez · TwKit

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raffles city chongqing: pendulum bearings against river junction shears the conflict: [en] built where the yangtze and jialing rivers collide, the sharp peninsula point resembles giant closing shears ('water shear sha'). dense towers also sparked criticism for walling off the historic peninsula's river vista. the intervention: moshe safdie shaped the towers into billowing sails crowned by a 300-meter curved conservatory bridge mounted on flexible friction pendulum bearings that slide smoothly to dissipate seismic and wind sway. ▪ the outcome: the bridge links the towers structurally, stiffening the complex against turbulent river crosswinds while creating chongqing's most visited tourism vantage point. hashtags: #fengshui #chongqing #safdie #skybridge #structuralengineering

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