100 of the World's Tallest Buildings [Hardcover]

Dolores Rice (Editor), Council on Tall Buildings Staff (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1998

Majestic, awe-inspiring and unique -- these are the words that best describe the 100 fabulously tall buildings selected for this superb new book.

They embody almost seven decades of engineering and architectural excellence, and each one is a landmark signature on the skyline of its city. From the 1930s splendor of New York City's Chrysler and Empire State Building to the dizzying heights of Kuala Lumpur's Petronas Towers (the world's tallest), each is a lasting monument to the ingenuity and courage of its builders. This spectacular book includes a table that ranks the buildings by height, a summary and glossary of terms.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 220 pages
• Publisher: Gingko Press (September 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3927258601
• ISBN-13: 978-3927258600
• Product Dimensions: 11.9 x 9 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,180,592 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great resource for students in a math classroom., June 14, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: 100 of the World's Tallest Buildings (Hardcover)

I am a 6th grade math teacher. Every year my students need to research a building anywhere in the world. This book provides the information I require them to find about the year built, architects, height, and location. It also has wonderful photographs of each building that will enable students to write summaries of the observable geometric properties.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Book!, March 22, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: 100 of the World's Tallest Buildings (Hardcover)

This book is the most informative book I've found on individual tall buildings. The photos are absolutely beautiful, and after reading the book, I felt as if I had really toured some of the world's best skyscrapers. Though, some of the buildings' heights are contraversial such as the Sears Tower which is more often claimed to be 1,454 feet. The book says 1,450 feet. Also, Miami's Southeast Financial Center is said to be only 738 feet, yet I've heard from several sources it is 764 feet. The CTBUH put a lot of research into the making of this book, and I can't blame them for slight errors.

5.0 out of 5 stars Majestic pillars in the sky, September 19, 2003

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A. J. Cherrington (New Zealand) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 100 of the World's Tallest Buildings (Hardcover)

This magnificent book contains the 100 most important skyscrapers at the time of this book's publication.

Students of achitecture will love the well detailed aspects of each subject, including minor plans in some instances.

As would be expected the regulars are included (Empire State, Crysler, and Sears)and new buildings (Gin Mao) with the champions at the time, Petronas 1 and 2 rounding out the series. However there is a postscript history of planned and near finished buildings included, most are in Asia, but as this book was completed the Asian Econmic Downturn was having an effect on this fast developing Skyscraper rich region and some of these magnificent projects have been put on hold.

The events of September 11 have altered the world rankings for Skyscrapers around the world and this book is obsolete in that respect but as the pace of human development continues to run unabated we will soon see even more of these amazing structures in the near future.