About the author  ⁄ Jon Galsworthy, Ph.D., P.E.

A principal of RWDI, Jon Galsworthy, Ph.D., P.Eng., P.E., has participated in wind engineering analyses for numerous buildings and structures, including several super-tall buildings. He is active in a number of technical committees, including the National Building Code of Canada, ASCE 7 Wind Load standard, and the ACI 307 Concrete Chimney wind-loading standard. Jon can be reached at jon.galsworthy@rwdi.com.

How wind tunnel shaping workshops have become an invaluable tool for architects and engineers in search of high rise buildings’ optimal form.

Today, a great deal is known about how wind affects tall buildings differently than it does shorter structures. However, wind-related design issues are usually considered much later in the design process than they should be to achieve structures that have optimal performance with minimal cost.

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The Upper-Level Wind Climate Assessment for the Jeddah Tower

“On a clear day, you can see forever,” the old song says. From the windows of Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah Tower, eventually more than 1000 meters (3,281 feet) above the port city for which it is named (Figure 1), the old song will no longer be poetic hyperbole. The spectacular views are easy to imagine.

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