Telling Florida's water story

The $84 million Florida Aquarium is a brightly colored, three-level, 152,000 sq ft structure that combines striking architecture, realistic exhibits, clever engineering and the latest in aquatic technology to tell Florida's water story. This aquarium features a shell-shaped, long-span steel roo...

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Published in:Civil engineering (New York, N.Y. 1983) N.Y. 1983), 1996-02, Vol.66 (2), p.40-43
Main Authors: LANDIS, D.W, HANUSEHAK, B.K
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Aquariums
Architecture
Building construction
Buildings
Buildings. Public works
Civil engineering
Concrete
Concretes
Construction industry
Coral reefs
Cost control
Cultural facility
Design
Design engineering
Dimensional analysis
Exact sciences and technology
Geometry
Glass
Joint ventures
Light
Professional hockey
Project management
Roofs
Sea water
Structural steels
Tanks
Types of buildings
Water tanks
Wetlands
Wind
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Summary:The $84 million Florida Aquarium is a brightly colored, three-level, 152,000 sq ft structure that combines striking architecture, realistic exhibits, clever engineering and the latest in aquatic technology to tell Florida's water story. This aquarium features a shell-shaped, long-span steel roof and high-performance concrete exhibit tanks containing more than 1 million gal. of fresh and salt water. Construction of the project began in September 1992, and in March 31, 1995, the aquarium was opened.
ISSN:0885-7024
2381-0688