建筑英语诺曼福斯特德国法兰克福商业银行大厦浅析.docVIP

建 筑 英 语 题 目：德国法兰克福商业银行大厦浅析 学 院：外国语学院 课程名称：建筑英语 班 级：英语102班 姓 名：李君 学 号：2010141077 2012年10月19日 Analysis of Commerzbank Tower ------The ecological hi-tech architectural design [Abstract] This paper briefly introduces Foster and partners’ Commerzbank reinvents the skyscraper. Foster used Eco-Tech and Hi-Tech as well as new material in his design which embodies the ideas of sustainable development. And he made the great contribution in ecological and Hi-Tech architectural design. [Key Words] Commerzbank skyscraper, ecologically environment, natural ventilation, gardens in the sky The new headquarters for Commerzbank in Frankfurt is the world’s tallest ecological high-rise tower. The design addressed sustainability issues such as: ambient energy used as much as possible to reduce the dependency on fossil fuels by an innovative fa?ade and building system that uses natural ventilation; maintaining health and happiness for the users by daylighting office space and allowing them to enjoy the outdoors by operable windows and planted sky gardens; recycling gray water for cooling and sanitary purposes; and community and connection through careful scaling of relationships with street and surrounding neighborhood. The consideration of these issues reflected by the different building components will be discussed, analyzed and commented on. The Commerzbank headquarters was the first skyscraper to seriously take sustainability into consideration and to allow it to form the basis of the building’s design; the prototype’s success or failure will influence how ‘green’ skyscrapers will be in the future. Brief introduction At fifty-three storeys, the Commerzbank is the world’s first ecological office tower and the tallest building in Europe. The outcome of a limited international competition, the project explores the nature of the office environment, developing new ideas for its ecology and working patterns. Central to this concept is a