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Skyplane
Richard Francis-Jones
Lawrence Nield
Xing Ruan
Deborah Van der Plaat
其他書名
What Effect Do Towers Have on Urbanism, Sustainability, the Workplace and Historic City Centres
出版
UNSW Press
, 2009
ISBN
1742231500
9781742231501
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=uhTb4k-KsKsC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋
In Skyplane, some of architecture's leading thinkers and practitioners examine both the global phenomenon of the tall building and its adaptation to the Asian-Pacific context, addressing the following questions: What effect do towers have on our culture and urbanism, environmental sustainability, building economics, the workplace and historic city centres? Can such giants be humane and made more formally engaging? Can architectural influence go beyond the façade or cope with self-aggrandisement and rampant symbolism?