Tall Buildings
A Strategic Design Guide
2nd Edition
Published on 1. August 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-1-85946-618-6 (ISBN)
Description
Tall Buildings: A Strategic Design Guide is an authoritative guide to the key issues and considerations associated with planning, creating and living with tall buildings.
Thoroughly reworked to reflect industry developments and experiences gained over the last ten years, this second edition imparts the advice and knowledge of more than 20 highly respected industry specialists. Key topics include: urban design and place-making; design, engineering and construction; the role of BIM; construction economics; and the all-important matter of legacy - including the challenges of adaptation and demolition. A greater focus on international examples is also introduced, reflecting the fact that regions such as Asia and the Middle East are now dominating the tall-buildings scene.
Our cities have seen considerable change in the 10 years since the first edition of Tall Buildings, and the debate surrounding management of our skylines is an ever growing and sometimes controversial topic. With further densification and population growth predicted this change is set to continue, making it even more important that we understand these technically distinct and potentially beautiful structures.
Thoroughly reworked to reflect industry developments and experiences gained over the last ten years, this second edition imparts the advice and knowledge of more than 20 highly respected industry specialists. Key topics include: urban design and place-making; design, engineering and construction; the role of BIM; construction economics; and the all-important matter of legacy - including the challenges of adaptation and demolition. A greater focus on international examples is also introduced, reflecting the fact that regions such as Asia and the Middle East are now dominating the tall-buildings scene.
Our cities have seen considerable change in the 10 years since the first edition of Tall Buildings, and the debate surrounding management of our skylines is an ever growing and sometimes controversial topic. With further densification and population growth predicted this change is set to continue, making it even more important that we understand these technically distinct and potentially beautiful structures.
More details
Edition
Second edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Professional and Professional Practice & Development
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 297 mm
Weight
710 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85946-618-6 (9781859466186)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Editor: Nigel Clark (CEng BSc FCIBSE) is the Technical
Director at Hilson Moran and has been involved in the design and construction
of tall buildings for over 38 years, during which time he has been responsible
for the design of a number of the buildings on the Canary Wharf estate. He has recently
been involved with a number of large, commercial, mixed use and regeneration
schemes totalling over 600,000 square metres - including 1 Bank Street at
Canary Wharf, 20 Fenchurch Street and 100 Bishopsgate in the City of London. He regularly speaks at conferences on all
aspects of tall building design, with emphasis on environmentally progressive
building design.
Editor: Bill Price (BSc CEng MICE) is a Director at WSP | Parsons
Brinckerhoff and a structural engineer by background. Most recently he was one
of the leaders of the design team responsible for the multi award-winning Shard
in London, taking it from the early schematic design stages in 2002 to completion in 2012. Bill has spoken at numerous international conferences and
events on the subject of high-rise, with topics including the sustainability of
high-rise, design innovation, urban regeneration, and transportation
connectivity.
Director at Hilson Moran and has been involved in the design and construction
of tall buildings for over 38 years, during which time he has been responsible
for the design of a number of the buildings on the Canary Wharf estate. He has recently
been involved with a number of large, commercial, mixed use and regeneration
schemes totalling over 600,000 square metres - including 1 Bank Street at
Canary Wharf, 20 Fenchurch Street and 100 Bishopsgate in the City of London. He regularly speaks at conferences on all
aspects of tall building design, with emphasis on environmentally progressive
building design.
Editor: Bill Price (BSc CEng MICE) is a Director at WSP | Parsons
Brinckerhoff and a structural engineer by background. Most recently he was one
of the leaders of the design team responsible for the multi award-winning Shard
in London, taking it from the early schematic design stages in 2002 to completion in 2012. Bill has spoken at numerous international conferences and
events on the subject of high-rise, with topics including the sustainability of
high-rise, design innovation, urban regeneration, and transportation
connectivity.
Content
Foreword
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: Perspectives on Tall Buildings
Chapter 2: Living with Tall Buildings
Chapter 3: Urban Design and Place-making
Chapter 4: Design
Chapter 5: Engineering
Chapter 6: BIM
Chapter 7: Funding and Cost
Chapter 8: Construction
Chapter 9: Legacy and Adaptation
Chapter 10: The Next Generation
Afterword
Index
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: Perspectives on Tall Buildings
Chapter 2: Living with Tall Buildings
Chapter 3: Urban Design and Place-making
Chapter 4: Design
Chapter 5: Engineering
Chapter 6: BIM
Chapter 7: Funding and Cost
Chapter 8: Construction
Chapter 9: Legacy and Adaptation
Chapter 10: The Next Generation
Afterword
Index