The Urban Towers Handbook
Eric Firley and Julie Gimbal with Philippe Honnorat
For well over a century, the modern skyscraper has provided an
ingenious solution to high-density living and working -
accommodating the greatest number of people in a building with a
minimal footprint. In the contemporary context of drastic 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 and comparative way "The Urban Towers
Handbook" provides answers to these questions and 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.
The core of the book is made up of over fifty case studies which
have been classified according to three major typological groups
and their respective sub-groups: solitaires, clusters and vertical
cities. Twenty-one of these examples feature detailed
documentation, including classics such as the Rockefeller Center in
Manhattan and Torre Velasca in Milan, as well as contemporary
milestones such as Roppongi Hills in Tokyo and the making of Sheikh
Zayed Road in Dubai. Among others, several districts in Hong Kong,
Shanghai and Sao Paulo have been analysed as existing examples of
vertical cities. The case studies section of the book is
consolidated by a second section that outlines high-rise
regulations in seven cities around the world, and highlights how
planning authorities use tall buildings for the realisation of
their urban goals and visions. The third and final section of the
book addresses the uneasy relationship between high-rise structures
and sustainability, placing the emphasis on the urban
implications.
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