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Richard Serra's '7'
Location
Year
Owner
Designer
Services
Status
Doha, Qatar
2011
Qatar Museums Authority
Richard Serra
Structural Engineering
Completed
Protruding out into Doha Bay, this sculpture consists of seven 78-ft-high by 8-ft-wide steel plates positioned side-by-side.
LERA determined the geometric layout of the sculpture, reviewed the stability of the plates under wind and seismic loads and designed their supports and foundation system.
The supports needed to accommodate the expansion and contraction of the plates due to the large temperature gradients in the Middle East, as well as the highly corrosive nature of the adjacent marine environment.
Award
Excellence in Structural Engineering Award
NCSEA, 2014
Exhibitions/Competitions
Museum of Islamic Art
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