Iconic Projects

• 1. pyramids - ancient egypt
  2. brooklyn bridge - nyc, usa
  3. panama canal - panama
  4. eiffel tower - paris, france
  5. hoover dam - nevada, usa
  6. burj khalifa - dubai, uae
  7. marina bay sands - singapore
  8. zuellig building - makati, ph
  9. philippine arena - bulacan, ph
• pyramids

  • ancient pyramid-shaped masonry structures located in egypt
  • most were built as tombs for the country's pharaohs and their consorts during the old and middle kingdom periods
• brooklyn bridge

  • cable-stayed/suspension bridge in nyc, usa connecting manhattan and brooklyn, spanning in east river
  • one of the oldest roadway bridges and was the world's first steel-wire suspension bridge
  • 14 years construction
• panama canal

  • an artificial waterway in panama that connects the atlantic ocean with the pacific ocean
  • one of the largest and most difficult engineering projects ever undertaken
  • 33 years of construction
• eiffel tower

  • wrought-iron lattice tower on the champ de mars in paris, france
  • the tower is about the same height as an 81-storey building and the tallest structure in paris
  • 2 years of construction
• hoover dam

  • a concrete arch-gravity dam in the black canyon of the colorado river, on the border between the us state of nevada and arizona
  • purpose: power, flood control, water shortage, regulation, recreation
  • involved thousands of workers, and cost over one hundred lives
  • 5 years of construction
• burj khalifa

  • tallest structure and building in the world located in dubai, uae
  • building with most floors: 163
  • 5 years of construction
• marina bay sands

  • an integrated resort fronting marina bay in singapore
  • owned by the las vegas sands corporation
• zuellig building

  • an office skyscraper located in the makati central business district in metro manila, ph
  • one of the buildings taller than 150m in the area
  • the first platinum level LEED (leadership in energy and environmental design) core and shell building in the ph
  • 3 years of construction
• philippine arena

  • the world's largest indoor arena located in bulacan, ph
  • has a maximum seating capacity of 55,000
  • owned by iglesia ni kristo (new era university)
  • 3 years of construction