how high can we go? Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture creator Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture (Firm) text cau 2022 First Edition monographic eng

print

txt

577 p. : ill. ; photo. ; plans ; col. ; 25 cm. 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. 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 -- Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture. Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture (Firm) Tall buildings Design and construction Architecture, Modern 21st century Architecture, Modern NA737.A32 S87 2022 724.7 9781954081376 1954081375 pucpr 210513 20220816165657.0 eng