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Supertall/megatall : how high can we go?

by Smith, Adrian D. (Adrian Devaun), 1944- author , Gill, Gordon (Architect), author , Irwin, H. P. A. H. (Hamlyn Peter Anthony Hugh), 1945- writer of foreword

in Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture (Firm) / 2000-2099 / Supertall buildings Design and construction. / Megatall buildings Design and construction. / Architecture 21e siècle. / Architecture, Modern. / Tall buildings Design and construction.

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Supertall/megatall : how high can we go?

Smith, Adrian D. (Adrian Devaun), 1944- author,

Gill, Gordon (Architect), author,

Irwin, H. P. A. H. (Hamlyn Peter Anthony Hugh), 1945- writer of foreword

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\"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.The book is a mixture of under construction and design-only projects divided into several chapters that are organized according to their special characteristics: Innovative Systems, Harnessing Energies, Designing an Icon, Extending Ecologies, and Achieving Megatall. Each project, completed between 2007-2020 at AS+GG, is discovered through context, program, form, research and development, and performance, highlighting the stories, challenges, and lessons learned.\" Vendor website.

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Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture (Firm)

/ 2000-2099

/ Supertall buildings Design and construction.

/ Megatall buildings Design and construction.

/ Architecture 21e siècle.

/ Architecture, Modern.

/ Tall buildings Design and construction.