03276nam a22003617a 4500 pucpr 20220816165657.0 210513s2022 cauaoe 000 0 eng d 9781954081376 1954081375 pucpr eng pucpr pucpr rda CARIBET NA737.A32 S87 2022 23 724.7 NA737.A32 S87 2022 (LC) 299575 Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture Supertall - megatall : how high can we go? / Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture. txt First Edition [Novato, Calif.] : ORO Editions, 2022. 577 p. : ill. ; photo. ; plans ; col. ; 25 cm. book rdacontent text txt rdacontent still image sti rdamedia unmediated n rdacarrier volume nc 7 FOREWORD Peter Irwin, CM, PhD. P.Eng. Founding Partner and Past President. RWDI -- 9 CHAPTER 1: INNOVATIVE SYSTEMS 1 Park Avenue / Dubai, UAE / 550m -- Chengdu Greenland Tower / Chengdu, China / 468m -- Wuhan Greenland Center / Wuhan, China / 636m -- Yongsan Dancing Dragons / Seoul, Korea / 450m + 390m -- Lakeside Residential Towers / Chicago, USA / 365m -- Sky Sail / Suzhou, China / 700m -- Burj 2020 / Dubai, UAE / 711m -- Za'abeel Commercial Tower / Dubai, UAE / 394m -- 183 CHAPTER 2: HARNESSING ENERGIES -- Clean Technology Tower Prototype / Chicago, USA / 300m -- Meraas Tower / Dubai, UAE / 526m -- Za'abeel Signature Tower I / Dubai, UAE / 598m -- Xian Greenland / Xian, China / 501m -- Za'abeel Hotel / Dubai, UAE / 485m -- 261 CHAPTER 3: DESIGNING AN ICON -- Jeddah Tower / Jeddah, Saudi Arabia / 1000+m -- Shenzhen Hong Kong International Center / Shenzhen, China / 668m -- Central Park Tower / New York, New York, USA / 472m -- Akhmat Tower / Grozny, Chechnya, Russia / 435m -- HeXi Yuzui Tower (Runmao Tower) / Nanjing, China / 500m -- 407 CHAPTER 4: EXTENDING ECOLOGIES -- Elphinstone Mills / Mumbai, India / 300m -- Biophilic Tower / Suzhou, China / 668m -- KLIFD Tower / Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia / 380m -- Doha Tower / Abu Dhabi, UAE / 470m -- Imperial Tower / Mumbai, India / 400m -- 469 CHAPTER 5: ACHIEVING MEGATALL -- 1 Dubai Atrium City / Dubai, UAE / 1000+m -- Za'abeel Signature Tower II / Dubai / UAE / 598m -- Mile High Tower Prototypes / 1600+m -- 557 CONCLUSION A discussion with Adrian D Smith, FAIR. RIBA -- 563 APPENDIX Project Credits Awards + Publications -- Drawing from the unique design experience at Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture (AS+GG) as architects of the next world's tallest tower and several others under construction, "Supertall | Megatall: How High Can We Go?" highlights the design, sustainability, innovative technology, programming, and contextualism that defines supertall and megatall towers. Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture (Firm) 176715 Tall buildings Design and construction 196960 Architecture, Modern 21st century 54088 Architecture, Modern Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture (Firm), lcc 6 First Edition NA737.A32 General S87 2022 298777 298777 0 0 lcc 0 0 4 4 33 2022-06-14 Amazon 60.00 0 General NA737.A32 S87 2022 91000000067850 2022-08-16 00:00:00 1 70.00 2022-06-14 6