Supertall: How The World&Apos S Tallest Buildings Are Reshaping Our Cities And Lives Stefan Al Ww Norton Co Αγγλικά Βιβλία Arts Architecture

We Are Living In A New Urban Age And Its Most Tangible Expression Is The “Supertall”: Megastructures That Dramatically Bigger Higher More Ambitious Than Any History Cities Around World Racing To Build First Mile-High Building Stretching Limits Of Engineering Design As Never Before This Fascinating Work Ted Resident Stefan Al—Himself An Experienced Architect—Explores Factors Have Led Worldwide Boom He Reveals Marvellous Under-Appreciated Feats Make Today’s Supertalls Reality From Double-Decker Elevators Silently Move Up 50 Miles Per Hour Sophisticated Blend Polymers Steel Fibres Enables Concrete Withstand 8 000 Tons Pressure Square Meter Taking Readers Behind Scenes Remarkable Both Past (The Empire State St Paul’s Cathedral Eiffel Tower) Present (Dubai’s Burj Khalifa London’s Shard Shanghai Al Demonstrates Impact These Innovations Yet While Supertall Undoubtedly Testament Great Technological Victories It Can Come At Environmental Social Cost Focusing On Four Global Cities—London York Hong Kong Singapore—Al Examines Risks Wealth Inequality Carbon Emissions Contagion Stem Uncovers Latest Sustainable Skyscrapers Made Wood Tree-Covered Buildings Promise Yield Better Future Featuring Thirty Architectural Drawings Exploration Our Greatest Accomplishments Powerful Argument For Equitable Way Forward Σελίδες: 320 Έτος Έκδοσης: 0811 Διαστάσεις: 14X14Cm