Haj Terminal, King Abdul Aziz International Airport
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Mast-supported membrane structure
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| Function / usage: |
Airport terminal building
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| Built: | 1978 - 1981 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Asia |
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Technical Information
Dimensions
| height | 45.75 m | |
| membrane covered area | 440 000 m2 | |
| site area | 830 000 m2 | |
| building area | 550 000 m2 |
Materials
| membrane |
PTFE-coated glass-fiber fabric
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Participants
- Walter Bird
- Gordon Bunshaft (architect)
- Fazlur Khan (architect)
- Gordon Wildermuth (architect)
- Roy Allen (architect)
- Fazlur Khan (structural engineer)
- Jörg Schlaich (structural engineer)
- Horst Berger (structural engineer)
Client
Structural engineering
General contractor
Steel construction
Membrane supplier
Relevant Web Sites
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archINFORM: King Abdul Aziz International Airport
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Great Buildings Online: Haj Terminal
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Schlaich Bergermann und Partner: Haj Terminal Dach Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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Schlaich Bergermann und Partner: Haj Terminal Dach Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Relevant Publications
- Art of the Skyscraper, Rizzoli International Publications, New York (USA), ISBN 0847823709, 2001; pp. 136-149
- World Airports / Weltflughäfen, Junius Verlag GmbH, Hamburg (Germany), ISBN 3885065193, 2002; pp. 46-47
- L'architecture et les ingénieurs, Moniteur, Paris (France), ISBN 2281190994, 1997; pp. 82
- Membrane Designs and Structures in the World (1st edition), Shinkenchiku-sha Co. Ltd, Tokyo (Japan), ISBN 4786901466, 1999; pp. 200-203
- L'art de l'ingénieur, Éditions du Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (France), ISBN 2858509115, 1997; pp. 151-152
- Engineering A New Architecture, Academy Editions, London (United Kingdom), ISBN 0300061161, 1996; pp. 14
- Building for Air Travel, The Art Institute of Chicago, Prestel, Munich (Germany), ISBN 3791316842, 1996; pp. 146
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0000033 |
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| Created: | 28/10/1998 |
| Last Updated: | 05/03/2013 |