Architecture of the Petronas Towers by Norhaslina Bt A. Karim(A115481)

Hello!....Now I want to show about Petronas Towers in Malaysia....

It's not often that a single building becomes a status symbol for an entire nation. The Eiffel Tower in France; The Empire State Building in the United States; and now the Petronas Towers in Malaysia. The twin tower rose on the Pacific rim at a time when Asia's economy was booming.

The Malaysian national oil company (Peroliam Nasional) needed new quarters to house its expanding operation. What they ended up doing is creating an icon. The towers have been featured in films, television, books, and even video games and are recognized for their distinctive style. A pair of slender shafts rise above the city. They are slick in appearance because of the glass curtain walls, but still have a pleasant tactile appearance because of the scalloping of the shafts to create high-rent views. Joining the two towers is a sky bridge at the 41st and 42nd floors. It stretches 192 feet across the gap to link the two buildings from 558 feet above ground.

It is, unfortunately, supported by a truss structure, rather than something more evocative of the rest of the building. The Petronas Towers footprint is an eight-sided star with rounded nodules - a common symbol in Asian and Islamic religions. And it's a fitting redemption for a piece of land that was once a racetrack. In a building of this scale, moving people around is a major challenge. The designers came up with an interesting way of addressing the problem. At the main entrances, people who are going to even-numbered floors can simply board an elevator. People going to odd-numbered floors must ride an escalator one floor up to board the second level of the very same elevators. This way a single elevator car can serve two floors simultaneously.