| Description |
123 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 16 cm |
| Contents |
Height criteria and definitions -- World's tallest -- Annual review of construction -- The past, present and future of tall -- Award winners -- CTBUH resources |
| Summary |
"This reference guide provides a snapshot of tall buildings internationally, through data, graphs and statistics. In addition to documenting what is already built, it looks to those projects currently under construction and those proposed, thus giving a clear indication of the trends and directions in the industry. It also describes the CTBUH height criteria upon which tall buildings are measured, and profiles other output from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat; the recognized source of information on all things tall and urban"--p.[3] |
| Subject |
Architecture, Modern -- 20th century.
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Architecture, Modern -- 21st century.
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Tall buildings.
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| Author |
Wood, Antony, 1970-
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Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.
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| ISBN |
0939493306 (paperback) |
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9780939493302 (paperback) |
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