As the saying goes, records are made to be broken. This age-old adage rings true for both physical capabilities of man, as well as his capacity to create. Over a century ago, the tallest building in New York only measured at 391 feet. Today, the New York skyline has several buildings that are over 1,000 feet tall. According to Reddy Kancharla, setting a world record often falls upon the size of a structure, as well as its uniqueness.
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The Palace of the Romanian Parliament has the record for the biggest administrative building in the world with a floor area of 365,000 sq/m. It also holds the record for being the heaviest building in the world.
Now, take a look at Henri Coanda International Airport, which is also a Romanian structure in Bucharest. It isn’t the biggest, busiest, or even close to being the airport with the most traffic on earth. But it does hold the record for being the first guitar-shaped airport terminal in the world.
These two are prime examples of what it takes to become a record-breaking piece of architecture. While one is celebrated for its dominance in size and weight, the other is known for being the first of its kind in terms of design.
Reddy Kancharla believes that this idea of creating record-breaking architecture will always be man’s measure of how far he can push the limits of what is possible in the world of architecture, as well as a test to come up with new designs that derive inspiration from other objects in the world.
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Having obtained his bachelor of science degree in civil engineering from the Osmania University in Hyderabad, India and his master of science degree in Civil Engineering from Texas Tech University at Lubbock,Reddy Kancharla also logged more than 25 years of experience in projects involving civil construction, geotechnical consultation, construction QA/QC, including ten years of senior management experience. For more insightful reads on architecture, visit thiswebsite .
