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Supertall - How the World's Tallest Buildings Are Reshaping Our Cities and Our Lives (Hardcover)
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Supertall - How the World's Tallest Buildings Are Reshaping Our Cities and Our Lives (Hardcover)
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We are living in a new urban age and its most tangible expression
is the "supertall": megastructures that are dramatically bigger,
higher, and more ambitious than any in history. In Supertall, TED
Resident Stefan Al-himself an experienced architect who has worked
on some of the largest buildings in the world-reveals the
advancements in engineering, design, and data science that have led
to this worldwide boom. Using examples from the past (the Empire
State Building, St. Paul's Cathedral, the Eiffel Tower) and present
(Dubai's Burj Khalifa, London's Shard, Shanghai Tower), he
describes how the most remarkable skyscrapers have been designed
and built. He explores the ingenious technological innovations-in
cement, wind resistance, elevator design, and air-conditioning-that
make the latest megastructures a reality. And he examines the risks
of wealth inequality, carbon emissions, and contagion they yield
while arguing for a more sustainable, resilient, and equitable
built environment for everyone.
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