LIS 1/ LIS2a Dubai Megastructures Video

1. Where is this hotel located?                                                        (00:01)

       

2. At 321 meters, the Dubai hotel is taller then which French structure?      (00:09)

       

3. What does its name mean?                                                         (00:18)

        a. The Arabian Tower     b. The Sail Tower        c. Desert Hotel       d. The Arabian Hotel

4. In November of what year did construction start?            (00:50)

                a. 1994                  b. 1984                  c. 2004                 

5. Why did the prince of Dubai decide to create a tourism industry?              (01:30)

                a. He knew that oil would someday run out.

                b. He wanted to be like Egypt.

                c. He had too much money.

6. In what year is the oil boom predicted to end in Dubai? (02:13)

              

7. What are Dubai's "3 untapped assets?"                                 (02:40)

       

8. How many stars does this hotel have?                                   (03:20)

               

9. What did the architecture team design before the hotel?             (04:10)

        a. Smaller schools and offices     b. skyscrapers     c. hotels

10. What buildings does the architect draw in a few lines to show you what an icon is? (05:20)

       

11. What is the inspiration for the shape of the building?      (05:55)

               

12. What two natural disasters pose a threat to the hotel?  (07:37)

        a. Earthquakes     b.  Gulf storms     c. Hurricanes       d. Cyclones       e. Drought

13. What was the island originally to be built from?                 (10:42)

               

14. Instead what was the island made from to keep it low? (11:04)

               

15. What are these blocks compared to?                                      (11:42)

               

16. What does the red line on the map represent?                 (15:12)

       

17. How long are the foundation blocks combined?                               (16:39)

        a. 6.5 miles     b. 5.2 miles     c. 4.3 miles     d. 9.8 miles

18. Why did the building have steel Xs on the back?                               (17:49)

        a. To make the hotel look better              

        b. To protect the thin concrete walls from the strong winds. 

        c. To keep the building standing under the weight. 

19. What were the dimensions of each metal structure?      (19:23)

                a. 187 tons and 23 meters in length         

                b. 133 tons and 42 meters in length

                c. 165 tons and 85 meters in length

                d. 112 tons and 74 meters in length

20. What difficulty does this cause?                                                                (19:45)

               

21. What does heat do to steel?                                                       (22:24)

         

22. What problem did wind cause for the building? (26:40)

               

23. What was added to the skeleton to fix these?                    (28:05)

       

24. What was the issue with the restaurant?                              (29:49)

               

25. What is the high temperature in Dubai?                                                (32:14)

        a. 33 degrees   b. 40 degrees     c. 28 degrees     d. 49 degrees

26. What amazing quality does the white wall have?               (33:18)

       

27. What problem does the height of the atrium and cooling cause?               (34:32)

       

28. How many kilowatts were needed for each room?          (37:00)

                a. 6          b. 11          c. 12          d. 14

29. What problem could the high amount of electricity cause?                           (37:39)