Understanding tall buildings : a theory of placemaking / / Kheir Al-Kodmany

• Autore: Al-Kodmany Kheir
• Pubblicazione: New York, NY : , : Routledge, , 2017
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (271 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 720/.48; 720.48
• Soggetto topico: Tall buildings; Space (Architecture); Architectural design; City planning
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. I. The urban design dimension -- pt. II. The architectural dimension -- pt. III. The human dimension -- pt. IV. The transport dimension.
• Sommario/riassunto: In recent years, the rapid pace of tall building construction has fostered a certain kind of placelessness, with many new tall buildings being built out of scale, context and place. By analyzing hundreds of tall buildings and by providing hundreds of visuals that inspire, stimulate and engage, Understanding Tall Buildings contends that well-designed tall buildings can rejuvenate cities, ignite economic activity, support social life and boost city pride. Although this book does not claim to possess all the solutions, it does propose specific tall building design guidelines that may help to promote placemaking. Through this work, it is the author's hope that ill-conceived developments will become less common in the future and that good placemaking will become the norm, not the exception. This book is a must-read for students and practitioners working to create better tall buildings and better urban environments.
• Titolo autorizzato: Understanding tall buildings
• ISBN: 1-317-60865-8; 1-138-81142-4; 1-315-74929-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910165044003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II