For well over a century, the modern skyscraper has provided an ingenious solution to high-density living and working - accommodating the greatest number ofpeople in a building with a minimal footprint. In the contemporary context ofdrastic urban growth, its role can only gain in importance. The question is how to avoid past mistakes and how to conceive the tower as a positive component of an existing or newly created urban fabric. In a thoroughly analytical andcomparative way The Urban Towers Handbook provides answers to these questionsand serves as a reference book and design tool for architects, planners and developers alike. Its comprehensive graphic documentation includes not only aerials and to-scale plans and sections, but also purpose-made photography, drawings and diagrams.
- ISBN: 978-0-470-68474-0
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 264
- Fecha Publicación: 01/05/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés