Supertall/megatall : how high can we go? / [Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Adrian D. (Adrian Devaun), 1944- author.

Gill, Gordon (Architect), author.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Irwin, H. P. A. H. (Hamlyn Peter Anthony Hugh), 1945- writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture (Firm).

Supertall buildings--Design and construction.

Supertall buildings.

Megatall buildings--Design and construction.

Megatall buildings.

Architecture, Modern.

Tall buildings--Design and construction.

Physical Description:

577 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

[Novato, CA] : ORO Editions, [2022]

Summary:

"Drawing from the unique design experience at Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture (AS+GG) as architects of the next world's tallest tower and several others under construction, "Supertall Megatall: How High Can We Go?" highlights the design, sustainability, innovative technology, programming, and contextualism that defines supertall and megatall towers.The book is a mixture of under construction and design-only projects divided into several chapters that are organized according to their special characteristics: Innovative Systems, Harnessing Energies, Designing an Icon, Extending Ecologies, and Achieving Megatall. Each project, completed between 2007-2020 at AS+GG, is discovered through context, program, form, research and development, and performance, highlighting the stories, challenges, and lessons learned." Vendor website.

Contents:

Innovative systems

Harnessing energies

Designing an icon

Extending ecologies

Achieving megatall

Conclusion

Appendix.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

9781954081376

1954081375

OCLC:

1250382717