Why this building is covered in 7,000 spikes #engineering #architecture #singaporearchitecture

Singapore's Esplanade - the "durian" - is wrapped in more than 7,000 aluminium sunshades, each one shaped for exactly where the sun hits it, so a glass building on the equator doesn't turn into an oven. The skin is literally a map of the sun. Full breakdown on the channel. Free structural engineering tools from CivilAxis - search CivilAxis. #shorts #Esplanade #Singapore #Engineering #Architecture #Design