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How to build a skyscraper
How to build a skyscraper
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Skyscrapers have been piercing the clouds since the end of the nineteenth century but today's soaring land prices are driving developers to build bigger, better and higher while aiming for as small a footprint as possible. This book features spreads with a large photograph with cross-section drawings plus fact boxes listing location, year of completion, height, stories,(...)
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Skyscrapers have been piercing the clouds since the end of the nineteenth century but today's soaring land prices are driving developers to build bigger, better and higher while aiming for as small a footprint as possible. This book features spreads with a large photograph with cross-section drawings plus fact boxes listing location, year of completion, height, stories,(...)
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How to build a skyscraper
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Skyscrapers have been piercing the clouds since the end of the nineteenth century but today's soaring land prices are driving developers to build bigger, better and higher while aiming for as small a footprint as possible. This book features spreads with a large photograph with cross-section drawings plus fact boxes listing location, year of completion, height, stories, primary functions, owner/developer, architect, structural engineer, and construction firm. Concise text describes historical context; unusual or innovative construction; engineering and structural systems; foundation, facade, and shape; the site history; and building usage; as well as any special features that make the skyscraper unique. The 46 skyscrapers in "How to Build a Skyscraper" appear not for their height but for their pioneering technology, sustainability, and other characteristics that set them apart. They are distributed over the world's most developed regions of North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.
How to build a skyscraper
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Skyscrapers have been piercing the clouds since the end of the nineteenth century but today's soaring land prices are driving developers to build bigger, better and higher while aiming for as small a footprint as possible. This book features spreads with a large photograph with cross-section drawings plus fact boxes listing location, year of completion, height, stories, primary functions, owner/developer, architect, structural engineer, and construction firm. Concise text describes historical context; unusual or innovative construction; engineering and structural systems; foundation, facade, and shape; the site history; and building usage; as well as any special features that make the skyscraper unique. The 46 skyscrapers in "How to Build a Skyscraper" appear not for their height but for their pioneering technology, sustainability, and other characteristics that set them apart. They are distributed over the world's most developed regions of North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.
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March 2023
March 2023
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This volume showcases the best illustrated architecture books ever published. The author, John Hill, is the founder of the influential architecture blog "A Daily Dose of Architecture," which recently shifted course to focus entirely on architecture books of all kinds. His selection for this volume spans centuries, continents, and genres to include Le Corbusier’s "Towards(...)
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This volume showcases the best illustrated architecture books ever published. The author, John Hill, is the founder of the influential architecture blog "A Daily Dose of Architecture," which recently shifted course to focus entirely on architecture books of all kinds. His selection for this volume spans centuries, continents, and genres to include Le Corbusier’s "Towards(...)
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Buildings in print: 100 influential and inspiring illustrated architecture books
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This volume showcases the best illustrated architecture books ever published. The author, John Hill, is the founder of the influential architecture blog "A Daily Dose of Architecture," which recently shifted course to focus entirely on architecture books of all kinds. His selection for this volume spans centuries, continents, and genres to include Le Corbusier’s "Towards a New Architecture," "Project Japan" by Rem Koolhaas, "Atlas of Another America: An Architectural Fiction by Keith Krumwiede," "X-Ray Architecture" by Beatriz Colomina and Thomas Wolfe’s "From Bauhaus to Our House." The books selected are organized into the categories of Manifestos, Histories, Education, Housing, Monographs, Buildings, Exhibitions, Building Cities, and Critiques, and each one has a reproduction of the book’s cover along with selected spreads which are accompanied by Hill’s informed, personal, and engaging take on what makes the title unique and indispensable. In addition, sidebar "Top 10" lists from many of today’s leading critics and architects are scattered throughout. Capturing the best of Hill’s insightful and curious mind, this invaluable resource will broaden the world of anyone interested in the field of architecture– and provide irrefutable arguments for these works’ continued relevance.
Buildings in print: 100 influential and inspiring illustrated architecture books
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This volume showcases the best illustrated architecture books ever published. The author, John Hill, is the founder of the influential architecture blog "A Daily Dose of Architecture," which recently shifted course to focus entirely on architecture books of all kinds. His selection for this volume spans centuries, continents, and genres to include Le Corbusier’s "Towards a New Architecture," "Project Japan" by Rem Koolhaas, "Atlas of Another America: An Architectural Fiction by Keith Krumwiede," "X-Ray Architecture" by Beatriz Colomina and Thomas Wolfe’s "From Bauhaus to Our House." The books selected are organized into the categories of Manifestos, Histories, Education, Housing, Monographs, Buildings, Exhibitions, Building Cities, and Critiques, and each one has a reproduction of the book’s cover along with selected spreads which are accompanied by Hill’s informed, personal, and engaging take on what makes the title unique and indispensable. In addition, sidebar "Top 10" lists from many of today’s leading critics and architects are scattered throughout. Capturing the best of Hill’s insightful and curious mind, this invaluable resource will broaden the world of anyone interested in the field of architecture– and provide irrefutable arguments for these works’ continued relevance.
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June 2021
June 2021
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Book Design
Book Design
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100 years, 100 buildings
100 years, 100 buildings
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This unique building-per-year survey of a century of great architecture offers an introduction to the best existing structures built each year from 1916 to 2015 around the globe - and a must-see list for architecture. The founder of the blog ''A Daily Dose of Architecture'', John Hill, is obsessed with his subject and determined to expose his fellow citizens to the(...)
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This unique building-per-year survey of a century of great architecture offers an introduction to the best existing structures built each year from 1916 to 2015 around the globe - and a must-see list for architecture. The founder of the blog ''A Daily Dose of Architecture'', John Hill, is obsessed with his subject and determined to expose his fellow citizens to the(...)
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100 years, 100 buildings
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This unique building-per-year survey of a century of great architecture offers an introduction to the best existing structures built each year from 1916 to 2015 around the globe - and a must-see list for architecture. The founder of the blog ''A Daily Dose of Architecture'', John Hill, is obsessed with his subject and determined to expose his fellow citizens to the glorious structures that shape our environment. Hill presents his selection of the most significant building to be built each year from 1916 to 2015.
100 years, 100 buildings
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This unique building-per-year survey of a century of great architecture offers an introduction to the best existing structures built each year from 1916 to 2015 around the globe - and a must-see list for architecture. The founder of the blog ''A Daily Dose of Architecture'', John Hill, is obsessed with his subject and determined to expose his fellow citizens to the glorious structures that shape our environment. Hill presents his selection of the most significant building to be built each year from 1916 to 2015.
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October 2016
October 2016
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Contemporary Architecture
Contemporary Architecture
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It can be hard to keep up with New York City's surge of cutting-edge architecture since the turn of the millennium. This portable, easy-to-use guide directs readers to the city's newest architectural gems, all completed in the 21st century with some still under construction. Divided into ten 1- to 3-mile walks that extend from Columbia University through lower Manhattan(...)
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It can be hard to keep up with New York City's surge of cutting-edge architecture since the turn of the millennium. This portable, easy-to-use guide directs readers to the city's newest architectural gems, all completed in the 21st century with some still under construction. Divided into ten 1- to 3-mile walks that extend from Columbia University through lower Manhattan(...)
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NYC Walks: guide to new architecture
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It can be hard to keep up with New York City's surge of cutting-edge architecture since the turn of the millennium. This portable, easy-to-use guide directs readers to the city's newest architectural gems, all completed in the 21st century with some still under construction. Divided into ten 1- to 3-mile walks that extend from Columbia University through lower Manhattan and across to Brooklyn and Queens, this guidebook highlights over 150 buildings, popular destinations like the High Line and Lincoln Center, and trendy locations such as Williamsburg and the Bowery. Led by author John Hill, these tours are highly informative, engaging, and filled with fascinating insights and details. Maps and numerous photographs make this guide the perfect companion for anyone visiting New York City, architecture buffs, and those wishing to better know the city they call home.
NYC Walks: guide to new architecture
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It can be hard to keep up with New York City's surge of cutting-edge architecture since the turn of the millennium. This portable, easy-to-use guide directs readers to the city's newest architectural gems, all completed in the 21st century with some still under construction. Divided into ten 1- to 3-mile walks that extend from Columbia University through lower Manhattan and across to Brooklyn and Queens, this guidebook highlights over 150 buildings, popular destinations like the High Line and Lincoln Center, and trendy locations such as Williamsburg and the Bowery. Led by author John Hill, these tours are highly informative, engaging, and filled with fascinating insights and details. Maps and numerous photographs make this guide the perfect companion for anyone visiting New York City, architecture buffs, and those wishing to better know the city they call home.
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Publication:
March 2019
March 2019
Subject:
City Guides
City Guides
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A full-color visual guide, this walking companion showcases 200 buildings constructed since the new millennium.
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A full-color visual guide, this walking companion showcases 200 buildings constructed since the new millennium.
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Guide to contemporary New York city architecture
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A full-color visual guide, this walking companion showcases 200 buildings constructed since the new millennium.
Guide to contemporary New York city architecture
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A full-color visual guide, this walking companion showcases 200 buildings constructed since the new millennium.
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January 2012
January 2012
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City Guides
City Guides
