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Author : Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 728 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015020858067
Author : Georges Binder,The Images Publishing Group
Publisher : Images Publishing
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781864701739
"Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat."
Author : Antony Wood,Steven Henry,The Images Publishing Group
Publisher : Images Publishing
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2016-11-30
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781864706833
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) is the world’s foremost authority on tall buildings. Best Tall Buildings chronicles the annual awards process, in which the CTBUH recognizes outstanding tall buildings and design innovations that advance the potential of integrated sustainability, economic productivity, and social prosperity in cities across the world. More than an awards book, this volume serves as a global overview of tall building construction and activity in a given year, providing in-depth description of the buildings’ design and significance, accompanied by stunning images, detailed drawings, and plans. This book provides fascinating and inspiring reading for all those interested in the planning, design, and construction of tall buildings. CTBUH bestows 11 awards annually, four of which are given to buildings in various geographical regions: Americas, Asia & Australasia, Europe, and Middle East & Africa. The title of overall Best Tall Building Worldwide is then presented to one of the four regional winners at the annual CTBUH Awards Symposium and Ceremony. Additionally, the Urban Habitat Award recognizes significant contributions to the urban realm, in connection with tall buildings. The 10 Year Award recognizes proven value and performance—across one or more of a wide range of criteria—after a building has been complete and in operation for a decade. The Innovation Award recognizes a specific area of recent innovation in the tall building industry that has been incorporated into the design of, or significantly tested in, the construction, operation, or refurbishment of a tall building project. The Performance Award recognizes a building with proven value and performance over a minimum of three years. The CTBUH also gives two annual Lifetime Achievement Awards to individuals who have made significant contributions to the design or technical advancement of tall buildings.
Author : Jason M. Barr
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2016-05-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780199344383
The Manhattan skyline is one of the great wonders of the modern world. But how and why did it form? Much has been written about the city's architecture and its general history, but little work has explored the economic forces that created the skyline. In Building the Skyline, Jason Barr chronicles the economic history of the Manhattan skyline. In the process, he debunks some widely held misconceptions about the city's history. Starting with Manhattan's natural and geological history, Barr moves on to how these formations influenced early land use and the development of neighborhoods, including the dense tenement neighborhoods of Five Points and the Lower East Side, and how these early decisions eventually impacted the location of skyscrapers built during the Skyscraper Revolution at the end of the 19th century. Barr then explores the economic history of skyscrapers and the skyline, investigating the reasons for their heights, frequencies, locations, and shapes. He discusses why skyscrapers emerged downtown and why they appeared three miles to the north in midtown-but not in between the two areas. Contrary to popular belief, this was not due to the depths of Manhattan's bedrock, nor the presence of Grand Central Station. Rather, midtown's emergence was a response to the economic and demographic forces that were taking place north of 14th Street after the Civil War. Building the Skyline also presents the first rigorous investigation of the causes of the building boom during the Roaring Twenties. Contrary to conventional wisdom, the boom was largely a rational response to the economic growth of the nation and city. The last chapter investigates the value of Manhattan Island and the relationship between skyscrapers and land prices. Finally, an Epilogue offers policy recommendations for a resilient and robust future skyline.
Author : Mir M. Ali,Paul J. Armstrong
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Companies
Page : 774 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Architecture
ISBN : MINN:31951D01176553Z
Author : Chew Yit Lin Michael
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2012-06-04
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789814397414
This book introduces the latest construction practices and processes for tall buildings from foundation to roof. It attempts to acquaint readers with the methods, materials, equipment and systems used for the construction of tall buildings.The text progresses through the stages of site investigation, excavation and foundations, basement construction, structural systems for the superstructure, site and material handling, wall and floor construction, cladding and roof construction. The construction sequence, merits and limitations of the various proprietary systems commonly used in these respective stages are discussed. This fourth edition also includes several new topics not covered in the previous edition.The target readers are practitioners and students in the related professions including architecture, engineering, building, real estate, construction, project and facilities management, and quantity and land surveying.
Author : David Parker,Antony Wood
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 932 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2013-04-12
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781136258039
As the ever-changing skylines of cities all over the world show, tall buildings are an increasingly important solution to accommodating growth more sustainably in today’s urban areas. Whether it is residential, a workplace or mixed use, the tower is both a statement of intent and the defining image for the new global city. The Tall Buildings Reference Book addresses all the issues of building tall, from the procurement stage through the design and construction process to new technologies and the building’s contribution to the urban habitat. A case study section highlights the latest, the most innovative, the greenest and the most inspirational tall buildings being constructed today. A team of over fifty experts in all aspects of building tall have contributed to the making of the Tall Buildings Reference Book, creating an unparalleled source of information and inspiration for architects, engineers and developers.
Author : Emily Torem,Daniel Safarik
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2020-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0939493748
As the planet becomes more urbanized than ever before, tall buildings will continue to be essential to providing the level of housing, office, and retail space required to adequately serve dense populations. But if we are to simultaneously curtail the significant amounts of carbon released into the atmosphere by the building industry, these emerging buildings must incorporate materials that are equal parts renewable and resilient. The advent of mass timber products has provided such an opportunity, one with the promise of reinventing conventional approaches to not only tall building design and construction, but city-building as a whole. The papers within this book detail some of the cutting-edge mass timber innovations across energy-efficiency, structural improvements, technological advancements, and code and standard updates.This and other CTBUH Timber Rising outputs are funded and made possible by a grant from the USDA Forest Service.
Author : Kheir Al-Kodmany,Mir M. Ali
Publisher : WIT Press
Page : 461 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781845644109
Drawing on the experience of several cities from different parts of the world, this text provides a global perspective on the urbanization phenomenon and tall building development, and examines their underlying logic, design drivers, contextual relationships and pitfalls.
Author : Antony Wood,Steven Henry,Daniel Safarik
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2019-10-29
Category : Architecture, Modern
ISBN : 0367378191
Highlighting the best tall building construction from 2014, Best Tall Buildings seeks to represent those projects with the most innovative design and those which strive to advance the profile of the tall building as an integrated sustainable element in cities across the world. Fascinating and inspiring reading for all those interested in the planning, design and construction of tall buildings.
Author : Kenny C. S. Kwok,Melissa D. Burton,Ahmad K. Abdelrazaq
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0784413851
This state-of-the-art report describes various facets of the human response to wind-induced motion in tall buildings and identifies design strategies to mitigate the effects of such motion on building occupants.
Author : Guy Nordenson
Publisher : The Museum of Modern Art
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0870700952
The Language of Disenchantment explores how Protestant ideas about language influenced British colonial attitudes toward Hinduism and proposals for the reform of that tradition. Protestant literalism, mediated by a new textual economy of the printed book, inspired colonial critiques of Indian mythological, ritual, linguistic, and legal traditions. Central to these developments was the transposition of the Christian opposition between monotheism and polytheism or idolatry into the domain of language. Polemics against verbal idolatry - including the elevation of a scriptural canon over heathenish custom, the attack on the personifications of mythological language, and the critique of "vain repetitions" in prayers and magic spells - previously applied to Catholic and sectarian practices in Britain were now applied by colonialists to Indian linguistic practices. As a remedy for these diseases of language, the British attempted to standardize and codify Hindu traditions as a step toward both Anglicization and Christianization. The colonial understanding of a perfect language as the fulfillment of the monotheistic ideal echoed earlier Christian myths according to which the Gospel had replaced the obscure discourses of pagan oracles and Jewish ritual. By recovering the historical roots of the British re-ordering of South Asian discourses in Protestantism, Yelle challenges representations of colonialism, and of the modernity that it ushered in, as simply rational or secular.
Author : Zhongjie Lin,José L. S. Gámez
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2018-04-27
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781351206815
Studies of compact cities have evolved along with the rising awareness of climate change and sustainable development. Relevant debates, however, reveal that the prevailing definitions and practices of compact cities are tied primarily to traditional Western urban forms. This book reinterprets "compact city", and develops a ground-breaking discourse of "Vertical Urbanism", a concept that has never been critically articulated. It emphasizes "Vertical Urbanism" as a dynamic design strategy instead of a static form, distinguishing it from the stereotyped concept of "vertical city" or "towers in the park" dominant in China and elsewhere, and suggests its adaptability to different geographic and cultural contexts. Using Chinese cities as laboratories of investigation, this book explores the design, ecological, and sociocultural dimensions of building compact cities, and addresses important global urban issues through localized design solutions, such as the relationship between density and vitality, the integration of horizontal and vertical dimensions of design, and the ecological and social adaptability of combinatory mega-forms. In addition, through discussions with scholars from the United States, China, and Japan, this book provides an insight into the theoretical debates surrounding "compact city" and "Vertical Urbanism" in the global context. Scholars and students in architecture and urban planning will be attracted by this book. Also, it will appeal to readers with an interest in urban development and Asian studies.
Author : Lynn S. Beedle,Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 910 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015028290289
Author : Antony Wood
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Architecture, Modern
ISBN : 041577974X
"This is an international overview of the best tall buildings in 2009 as recognized by the awards of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH). From the Manitoba Hydro Place in Winnepeg and the Broadgate Tower in London to the QIPCO Tower in Doha and the Linked Hybrid Building in Beijing, this official guide features winning projects alongside finalists and the other nominees from around the world. In addition, the 2009 CTBUH Lifetime Achievement award winners are profiled for their life's work in the advancement of tall buildings: John C. Portman, Jr. (John Portman Associates) and Dr. Prabodh V. Banavalkar (Ingenium, Inc.)." "Including the CTBUH's official list of the "100 Tallest Buildings in the World" as well as height and awards criteria - the Council is the internationally recognized official arbiter of tall building height - it provides architects, developers, engineers and building managers with detailed insights into the latest in innovative tall building projects." "With an unprecedented boom in skyscraper construction in the recent years it is important to ask what makes a tall building successful. This book seeks to provide an overview of tall building construction in 2009, highlighting those projects that represent the most cutting edge in design, and those taking steps to advance the tall building typology towards an integrated and sustainable element of the world's cities." --Book Jacket.