%0 Conference Paper %1 nieri_kuwait_2019 %A Nieri, Guido %A Blandini, Lucio %A Sobek, Werner %B Form and Force, IASS Symposium, October 7-10, 2019, Barcelona %D 2019 %K BIM, analysis, automated composite construction, design, fabrication, for integrated model parametric prefabrication, shell sobek structural structures %P 2544--2553 %T Kuwait International Airport Terminal 2: detailed design and fabrication of a large-span composite shell %X Kuwait International Airport is currently being extended by a new iconic terminal building (Terminal 2) designed by Foster + Partners. The new terminal is to be completed by 2022. It is a single buildingdefined by a continuous roof with a length of 1.2 km and a gross total area of 320 000 m2. The roof is composed of different large-span non-repetitive freeform shells realized through an innovative prefabricated system made of steel and exposed reinforced concrete elements. These shells are at the same time the characterizing elements of the terminal’s architecture and its principal structure. The sheer size of the building in combination with its structural complexity and the use of innovative prefabricated systems are the reason why this building can be considered one of most challenging constructions of our time. Taking over from design engineers at Arup, as of August 2016 Werner Sobek Stuttgart (WSS) was responsible for the engineering of the primary structures and the facades. This work included design development, optimization, detailing, and support to fabrication and construction. In order to fulfill these tasks, the authors and their collaborators at Werner Sobek developed different analyses, methods, work-flows and even project specific tools allowing for a full coordination between structural design and production. After a preliminary introduction on the project’s design philosophy, this paper focuses on the specific solutions used for the design, development, and fabrication of one of the key elements of the building: the shell structure.

@inproceedings{nieri_kuwait_2019, abstract = {Kuwait International Airport is currently being extended by a new iconic terminal building (Terminal 2) designed by Foster + Partners. The new terminal is to be completed by 2022. It is a single buildingdefined by a continuous roof with a length of 1.2 km and a gross total area of 320 000 m2. The roof is composed of different large-span non-repetitive freeform shells realized through an innovative prefabricated system made of steel and exposed reinforced concrete elements. These shells are at the same time the characterizing elements of the terminal’s architecture and its principal structure. The sheer size of the building in combination with its structural complexity and the use of innovative prefabricated systems are the reason why this building can be considered one of most challenging constructions of our time. Taking over from design engineers at Arup, as of August 2016 Werner Sobek Stuttgart (WSS) was responsible for the engineering of the primary structures and the facades. This work included design development, optimization, detailing, and support to fabrication and construction. In order to fulfill these tasks, the authors and their collaborators at Werner Sobek developed different analyses, methods, work-flows and even project specific tools allowing for a full coordination between structural design and production. After a preliminary introduction on the project’s design philosophy, this paper focuses on the specific solutions used for the design, development, and fabrication of one of the key elements of the building: the shell structure.}, added-at = {2023-11-27T15:10:57.000+0100}, author = {Nieri, Guido and Blandini, Lucio and Sobek, Werner}, biburl = {https://puma.ub.uni-stuttgart.de/bibtex/2b9f1e553e9c47079d3b0be979e4338cd/jmueller}, booktitle = {Form and {Force}, {IASS} {Symposium}, {October} 7-10, 2019, {Barcelona}}, interhash = {1b68e5bb6aa54f3a28003d28599dffab}, intrahash = {b9f1e553e9c47079d3b0be979e4338cd}, keywords = {BIM, analysis, automated composite construction, design, fabrication, for integrated model parametric prefabrication, shell sobek structural structures}, pages = {2544--2553}, timestamp = {2023-11-27T15:10:57.000+0100}, title = {Kuwait {International} {Airport} {Terminal} 2: detailed design and fabrication of a large-span composite shell}, year = 2019 }