Construction Systems
With the financial crisis broke out, the whole world is facing a serious unemployment problem. According to U.S. statistics report a few days ago, a variety of manufacturing industries of construction, the highest unemployment rate. Florida over the past twelve months has been the loss of 156,000 jobs, half of them in construction related industries. IHS Global Insight analyst Luke Tilley said: "As the unemployment rate is rising at a fairly fast now fully see the ripple effect." This effect naturally also affected the design industry, even those world-renowned architect who also difficult escape difficult.
Foster - the first to feel the chill of the Masters
Sir Norman Foster is a well-known high-tech architect, a few days ago we saw on television the new F1 championship celebration Hamilton F1 headquarters location - near blending with the surrounding landscape of the tai chi form Building work is Foster, Foster Architects of two major items for suspension Sir Foster also the first to feel the crisis has become a master.
Early last month, Foster for "The Irish super rock band U2" designed U2 Tower project was shelved. U2 Tower is located in Dublin Port, height of 120 meters. The project owners Dublin Terminal Development Co., Ltd. (DDDA) said that they still have to build the project, but at least 12 months until some action. Dublin Terminal Development Co., Ltd. said in a statement that this landmark project will be completed, but the downturn in the current economic conditions, will require more time. It said that economic uncertainty is only in the short-term problems.
Building construction U2's decision was made six years ago, and experienced 3 times the design competition. Finally, Foster Architects has won the cost of 250 million euros for the project.
Moscow even as the subject of the Russian landmark "莫斯科塔" project was also forced to suspend last month. Foster designed this "莫斯科塔" height of 600 meters, a total of 118 floors, is located in the central business district of Moscow, started in September last year, originally scheduled for completion in 2012. The construction company said in the current environment, not only lending difficulties, and interest rates soaring, leading to a number of projects difficult. Although Foster has said he has not received notice of lay-off project, but winter is estimated that the European construction industry will continue until next year, according to British credit agency Experian the company's forecast that next year the UK building and construction output will drop 3% above.
In this regard, have high and the haughty Sir Norman Foster said: "At present I am in 22 cities worldwide possess the item, but how much they will get a commission has been no guarantee. Our name was the world's major urban planners and Builders know, so we always ready to work where there is gone. "
Gehry - the master of the bank to abandon
Then, another to create the "boiling horizon line" of U.S. architect Frank Gehry has also received "bad news" in Britain, he is the first large-scale residential projects by the sub-loan crisis led to capital-strand breaks were forced lay-off, a financial crisis as another victim, which is located at 750 Brighton Pier Seaview Room design is still full of Gehry's unique dramatic effect. The project's developers Kalis bank ING in the Netherlands after a substantial loss, can no longer find new financial support, only to withdraw with a heavy heart. Gehry has yet to make any response.
Zaha - the master of danger in times of peace
Throughout the construction industry in Europe and the United States by the financial turmoil and a dismal gloom over time, from Dubai, good news, the Arab financial network November 20 reported that the spread in the global financial crisis will not seriously affect the Gulf construction industry development.
Reported that, from the realistic point of view, as a result of the strong support of the government, the Gulf region is the world's rare in the construction industry will also increase the geographical. This is undoubtedly so that the first two years in Dubai and other Gulf cities mad then projects Koolhaas, Zaha such a master of public relief, but they still need to be vigilant in peace time, by the global economic downturn and the impact of the Gulf region may be narrowing in some of the items scale. Zaha Hadid in about her experiences of the 70's when the global economic crisis or a lingering fear: "In my experience the first time the financial turmoil, I do not have lost their jobs because I had not been any work. If I to learn what, it is that anything could happen. Today, we have projects in Dubai has not been involved in the vortex of the financial turmoil, but who can guarantee that after this? "
