Supertall : How the World's Tallest Buildings Are Reshaping Our Cities and Ou...

Description: Supertall : How the World's Tallest Buildings Are Reshaping Our Cities and Our Lives, Paperback by Al, Stefan, ISBN 1324052090, ISBN-13 9781324052098, Brand New, Free shipping in the US 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 around the world are racing to build the first mile-high building, stretching the limits of engineering and design as never this fascinating work of urban history and design, TED resident Stefan Al—himself an experienced architect—explores the factors that have led to this worldwide boom. He reveals the marvelous and underappreciated feats of engineering that make today’s supertalls a reality, from double-decker elevators that silently move up to 50 miles per hour to the sophisticated blend of polymers and steel fibers that enables concrete to withstand 8,000 tons of pressure per square meter. Taking readers behind the scenes of the building and design of remarkable megastructures, both from the past (the Empire State Building, St. Paul’s Cathedral, the Eiffel Tower) and the present (Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, London’s Shard, Shanghai Tower), Al demonstrates the impact of these while the supertall is undoubtedly a testament to great technological victories, it can come at an environmental and social cost. Focusing on four global cities—London, New York, Hong Kong, and Singapore—Al examines the risks of wealth inequality, carbon emissions, and contagion that stem from supertalls. And he uncovers the latest innovations in sustainable building, from skyscrapers made of wood to tree-covered buildings, that promise to yield a better urban

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Book Title: Supertall : How the World's Tallest Buildings Are Reshaping Our Cities and Our Lives

Number of Pages: 320 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.

Item Height: 0.8 in

Publication Year: 2023

Topic: Buildings / Public, Commercial & Industrial, Modern / General, History / General

Illustrator: Yes

Genre: Architecture, History

Item Weight: 8.8 Oz

Author: Stefan Al

Item Length: 8.2 in

Item Width: 5.4 in

Format: Trade Paperback