Screen LibrarySkyscrapers
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| Published: |
Braun,
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| Publisher Address: | [Salenstein, Switzerland] |
| Publication Dates: | 2012. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | 455 p.: ill. (chiefly col.), plans ; 31 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9783037681145 (hbk.) 3037681144 (hbk.) |
| Index Number: | TU972 |
| CLC: | TU972 |
| Call Number: | TU972/U23 |
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Includes index. Like once the main towers of the cathedrals, skyscrapers are the dominant landmarks in the cityscape of today and thereby one of the most prestigious building assignments of creative architects. The design freedom of the contour and the plastic volume of the blob have long since superseded the purely orthogonal towers of the past. A global view to the most significant projects of recent years and the most spectacular towers still under construction as well as path breaking experimental sketches are presented by means of texts, planning material and illustrations. Comprehensive tables give th |