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- 2024-06-19
- 000154
- Construction Industry
The story of an innovative sports hall began in the 1990s full of expectations and ended in a real structural disaster during the construction phase. Structural miscalculations, inadequate construction inspections, and the inability to admit own mistakes: the Halstenbek's dented egg cost nearly € 10 million and was eventually demolished unused. How did it happen and what could have been done differently? Read on!
- 2024-05-13
- 000151
- Construction Industry
Planned and forgotten? This has been the fate of some exciting building projects in the past. Whether due to technical impossibility or changing circumstances, a number of interesting buildings never saw the light of day. What are the stories behind them, and could they ever be realized? Find out more here!
- 2024-05-03
- 000150
- Construction Industry
In Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea, the Ryugyong Hotel was to be the tallest hotel in the world. In dictatorship regimes, monumental buildings serve an important purpose: they emphasize the government's claim to power. However, the dream of a propaganda palace failed. How did it happen? Find out more here!
- 2024-04-18
- 000149
- Construction Industry
The so-called UFO settlement in Taiwan is a long-abandoned ruin that was left unfinished in the 1970s. It's been slowly decaying for decades. What's the story behind the colorful, futuristic buildings and why was this project abandoned? Find out more about the UFO ghost town in this article!
- 2023-11-02
- 000137
- Construction Industry
A holistic connection with nature is the guiding principle of organic building. To this day, this movement still produces impressive structures, and we will look at some of them together. What is special about organic architecture, and what can we learn from it?
- 2023-10-19
- 000135
- Construction Industry
After the World War I, many in the construction industry longed for a change. Individual, fascinating buildings were created that consciously distanced themselves from the New Building structures. We take a closer look at some of them and, finally, summarize what we can learn from Expressionist architecture in our modern construction.
The London skyline is a curiosity in and of itself. One of the skyscrapers, the "Walkie-Talkie", opened in 2015 and has caused extreme dissatisfaction in the capital city ever since. In this blog post, you can find out exactly what happened and why the building was named the ugliest structure of the year!
There are bright minds behind every good software – and the Dlubal Software structural analysis programs are not an exception. Our product managers have a similar task as the steel structure behind the facade of a building: They connect the most important parts together.
What do you think of when hearing the term "Berlin Airport"? Nine years late, seven postponed openings, and a failure all along the line. Germany normally enjoys a very good reputation in the global construction industry. We have many excellent engineers doing internationally recognized work. So how can a mammoth project like Germany's most important airport end in such a disaster? We turn to the facts and consider: What could have been done better? Be excited!
- 2023-01-16
- 000077
- Building Materials
In recent years, in particular, climate protection has been more and more of a focus. The awareness of sustainability has also arrived in the construction industry, but what about the execution? In fact, the construction industry is having a hard time. Our guest today, Sebastian Langer, talks to us about hurdles and opportunities for greater climate awareness. Are timber structures the solution to all problems? What about modular structures? We are excited!
Hand on heart – the construction industry is a real climate killer. It produces more CO2 than most other technical industries. Therefore, something needs to change urgently! A possible alternative to conventional concrete structures is the use of clay. Houses have been built and expanded using this method for thousands of years. Nevertheless, something has been forgotten. Today, clay builder Stephan Egginger is our guest, and we are curious as to what he can tell us about this fascinating building material!
Have you ever taken a close look at our website? In addition to our software programs and company profile, there is so much to discover! In the meantime, we have expanded our website to such an extent that it welcomes with open arms everybody who is hungry for knowledge, just like a library.
In this podcast episode, our guest is the Berlin civil engineer Vadim Rabinovic. He is self-employed and enthusiastic about timber structures; after all, timber is probably the most sustainable natural building material on our planet. What makes this construction field so exciting?
Although it seems like a normal day, the 2nd of January, 2006, changes a lot in the city of Bad Reichenhall. After days of snowfall, the ice rink arena collapses, killing 15 people. How could the roof structure fail without warning, and who is responsible for it?
The Munich Steel Construction Days took place from May 5 to May 6 at the Munich University of Applied Sciences. Dlubal Software was represented by Daniel Dlubal and Andreas Niemeier at an information booth.
In the first half of the 20th century, a disaster happened in the United States that every civil engineer is familiar with. The collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge was fascinating in a very special way. What did we learn about structural design from it? Was there anything good about this collapse?
- 2022-04-08
- 000003
- Sustainability
Past events have shown us how severe the consequences of floods can be. People die, livelihoods are lost, vast areas are destroyed - but how did we get this far? Have floods always determined our lives? How can we continue to minimize the consequences?