Author
Wells, Matthew.
Title
Skyscrapers : structure and design / Matthew Wells.
Published
New Haven, Conn. : Yale University Press, c2005.
Format
Book
Description
191 p. : col. ill. ; 32 cm.
Gen. note
Includes index.
Contents
Introduction -- Case studies: Wing Tower, Glasgow, UK, 1999 ; Swiss Re Headquarters, London, UK, 2002 ; London Bridge Tower, London, UK, in process ; Grand Union Building, London, UK, 2003 ; Heron Tower, London, UK, 2006 ; The Spire of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, 2003 ; Tour san Fin, Paris, France, unbuilt ; Torre Agbar, Barcelona, Spain, 2004 ; Hotel Habitat, Hotal Hesperia and Office Towers, Barcelona, Spain, 2005 ; Commerzbank, Frankfurt, Germany, 1997 ; Debis House, Potsdamer Platz, Berlin, Germany, 1999 ; Deutsche Post, Bonn, Germany, 1999 ; Colorium, Dusseldorf, Germany, 2001 ; Uptown München, Munich, Germany, 2003 ; Bergisel Ski Jump, Innsbruck, Austria, 2002 ; Twin Towers, Vienna, Austria, 2001 ; Montevideo, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 2005 ; Turning Torso, Malmö, Sweden, 2005 ; Stratosphere Tower, Las Vegas, USA, 1996 ; Condé Nast Tower, New York, USA, 2002 ; New York Times Building, New York, USA, 2004 ; AOL Time Warner Center, New York, USA, 2003 ; Highcliff, Hong Kong, 2002 ; International Finance Centre II, Hong Kong, 2003 ; Di Wang Commercial Centre, Shenzhen, China, 1996 ; Taipei Financial Centre, Taipei, Taiwan, 2004 ; Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 1997 ; Menara UMNO, Penang Island, Malaysia, 1998 ; Burj Al Arab Hotel, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 1996.
ISBN
0300106793
Subject
Skyscrapers -- Design and construction.
Skyscrapers -- Design and construction -- Case studies.
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