The heights : anatomy of a skyscraper / Kate Ascher ; art direction by Design Language ; research by Rob Vroman.
By: Ascher, Kate.
Contributor(s): Vroman, Rob | Design Language (Design studio).
New York : Penguin Press, 2013Description: 207 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.ISBN: 9780143124085.Other title: Anatomy of a skyscraper.Subject(s): Architecture | Building | Buildings | Office buildings -- Design and construction | Office buildings | Skyscrapers -- Design and construction | Skyscrapers | Tall buildings -- Design and construction | Tall buildingsGenre/Form: Print books.| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| On Shelf | NA6230 .A78 2011 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU0000000002989 |
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.