Tall buildings : a strategic design guide /
Tall buildings : a strategic design guide /
edited by Nigel Clark and Bill Price
- Newcastle upon Tyne, NE : RIBA Publishing, c2016
- xi, 147 pages : illustrations, maps ; 30 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chapter 1: Perspectives on Building Tall -- Chapter 2: Occupiers Perspectives -- Chapter 3: Urban Fabric -- Chapter 4: Design -- Chapter 5: Engineering -- Chapter 6: Building Information Modelling (BIM) -- Chapter 7: Funding and Cost -- Chapter 8: Construction -- Chapter 9: End of Life of a Tall Building -- Chapter 10: The Next Generation.
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.
9781859466186
TALL BUILDINGS -- DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
NA 6230 .T35 2016
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chapter 1: Perspectives on Building Tall -- Chapter 2: Occupiers Perspectives -- Chapter 3: Urban Fabric -- Chapter 4: Design -- Chapter 5: Engineering -- Chapter 6: Building Information Modelling (BIM) -- Chapter 7: Funding and Cost -- Chapter 8: Construction -- Chapter 9: End of Life of a Tall Building -- Chapter 10: The Next Generation.
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.
9781859466186
TALL BUILDINGS -- DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
NA 6230 .T35 2016