The heights : anatomy of a skyscraper / Kate Ascher ; art direction by Design Language ; research by Rob Vroman.
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TextPublication details: New York : Penguin Press, 2011.Description: 207 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps (chiefly col.) ; 29 cmISBN: - 1594203032
- 9781594203039 :
- Anatomy of a skyscraper
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The skyscraper is perhaps the most recognisable icon of the modern urban landscape. Providing offices, homes, restaurants and shopping to thousands of inhabitants, modern skyscrapers function as small cities. Exploring the interconnected systems that make life liveable in the sky is the task of Kate Ascher's stunningly illustrated The Heights. Ascher examines skyscrapers from around the world to learn how these incredible structures operate. Ascher's work is a triumphant ode to modern civilisation.
Includes index.
History -- Building it. Design ; Foundations ; Structure ; The skin ; Construction -- Living in it. Elevators ; Power, air, and water ; Communications -- Supporting it. Life safety ; Maintenance ; Sustainability -- Dreaming it. The future.
A graphic tour through the inner workings of modern skyscrapers explains how they operate and how sophisticated networks of technologies and utilities are possible within their complex structures.