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Tall Buildings (Paperback)

~ Guy Nordenson (Editor), Terence Riley (Editor)
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Since the first skyscraper was erected a century ago, tall buildings have intrigued people everywhere. Today they are so commonplace that it is hard to imagine the modern landscape without them. But skyscrapers are more than relics of the 20th century; they have evolved, along with out technological, spatial and aesthetic needs, as the new urban landscape. Tall Buildings explores how the genre is being redefined for the 21st century, presenting a critical review of the current state of tall buildings, discussing structural inventions, programmatic innovations, and social and urbanistic implications. Twenty-six skyscrapers and highrise structures designed in the last decade around the world exemplify these concepts. Each project, fully illustrated, is accompanied by an explanatory text. Included are Santiago Calatrava's Turning Torso in Malmo; Norman Foster and Ove Arup and Partners' Swiss Re Headquarters in London; Steven Holl and Robert Silman's 5th Avenue and 42nd Street Tower; Hans Hollein and Josef Janda's Monte Laa Towers; Arata Isozaki and Toshiko Kimura's JR Ueno Railway Station; Rem Koolhaas's CCTV Tower in Beijing; Teodoro Gonzalez de Leon, Francisco Serrano and Alejandro Fierro's Los Arcos Bosques 1 in Mexico; Renzo Piano and Charles Thornton's New York Times Headquarters; Richard Rogers and Ove Arup and partners' HHR Tower in Korea; SOM's Jin Mao Tower; Dr. Kenneth Yeang and T.R. Hamzah's Elephant and Castle Eco-Tower; plus various World Trade Center proposals. There is a swelling of excitement about the tilting towers and broad swaths of unencumbered space made possible by new technology and the poetic visions of engineers. --Julie V. Iovine, New York Times Essays by Guy Nordenson and Terence Riley. Paperback, 9 x 12 in./192 pgs / 200 color 70 BW0 duotone 0 ~ Item D20154

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  • Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: The Museum of Modern Art, New York (November 2, 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0870700952
  • ISBN-13: 978-0870700958
  • Product Dimensions: 11.8 x 8.9 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #408,105 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars 25 projects in photos and tech. drawings on glossy paper, September 5, 2005
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25 selected, half realized and half not projects are very well depicted in this survey by excellent photos, renderings, plans, sections, site plans, models, sketches, details, hard line presentation drawings, etc. There is a balance between larger photos and more numerous tech. drawings. The book "Skyscrapers: The New Millennium" (ISBN: 3791323431) includes more projects, but fewer tech. drawings.
CONTENTS:
Foreword 7
Preface 8
Tall Building as Metaphor 10
PROJECTS 33
Edificio Manantiales, Santiago 34
Monte Laa PORR Towers, Vienna 38
Max Reinhardt Haus, Berlin 42
Elephant and Castle Eco Towers, London 46
Electricité de France (EDF) Headquarters, Paris 50
Landmark Lofts, New York 56
Arcos Bosques Corporativo, Mexico City 62
Fifth Avenue and Forty-second Street Tower, New York 68
30 St. Mary Axe, London 72
New York Times Headquarters, New York 80
Turning Torso, MalmO 86
Industrialized Housing System, Korea 92
122 Leadenhall Street, London 98
Central Chinese Television (CCTV) Tower, Beijing 102
Highcliff and The Summit, Hong Kong 110
JR Ueno Railway Station Redevelopment, Tokyo 116
London Bridge Tower, London 122
World Trade Center, New York 126
New York Times Headquarters, New York 132
Jin Mao Tower, Shanghai 138
Togok (XL Towers), Seoul 144
Kowloon Station Tower, Hong Kong 150
World Trade Center, New York 156
World Trade Center, New York 164
7 South Dearborn, Chicago 170
Appendix 177
Acknowledgments 187
Photograph Credits 189
Trustees of The Museum of Modern Art 191
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5.0 out of 5 stars Wealth of visuals, July 16, 2004
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This book by MOMA is tremendously informative and visual. Great images from drawings, renderings, models and actual building photos really enhance the viewing of this book. There is also a corresponding exhibition at the MOMA QNS from July 2004-Sept 2004.
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