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2018 Tall Building Year in Review
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has released its annual review of tall building construction trends for 2018. The astronomical growth in tall building construction observed over the past decade continued in 2018 with 143 buildings of 200 meters' height or greater completing.
Device absorbs wind, earthquake vibrations in tall buildings
The Wind-Earthquake Coupling Damper, a device that could reduce wind and earthquake vibrations in high-rise buildings, was developed by two engineers at the University of Toronto in Canada. The damper, which can be fastened to a building's walls, uses layers of viscoelastic polymer or rubber bonded between layers of steel plates. It's designed to replace the heavy concrete beams used for the same purpose and could…
3D-printed buildings: Expect taller buildings that clean the air
What started off as a quicker means to mass produce small plastic toys is now becoming the norm for constructing buildings.
How Do You Chop 20 Stories Off a Too-Tall Building?
The tower at 200 Amsterdam may have to come partway down.
Continuing Education: Tall Buildings
Developers, corporations, architects, and clients invariably want to make their mark on the skyline. But as the following projects demonstrate, there is more to designing a good tower. It’s not all about image, or simply gazing up. It’s also about the experience of occupying such structures—with ample daylight and access to views—and how they engage the surrounding environment.Read the following five stories and complete the quiz below to earn one AIA learning unit:
A History Of Tall Buildings, Visualized
The skyscraper museum’s interactive “History of Height” traces the evolution of vertical construction since the pyramids.
HOK Tall Buildings
HOK Tall Buildings is a visually engaging, accessible reference guide highlighting some of the world's most innovative tall buildings.
How Tall Buildings Tame the Wind
How do tall buildings withstand the wind? We've partnered with SimScale to explain. Create a free SimScale account to test the cloud-based simulation platfor...
A Global Architecture Competition With No Tall Buildings in Sight
Winning ideas include islands made of bottles, backyard shacks coupled with infrastructure and a software that analyzes climate to design slum ventilation systems.
Understanding The Unique Fire Safety Challenges of Tall Buildings
Part 1 of a 3-part article on issues to consider to make high-rise buildings strong and fire safe.
WATCH: Are taller buildings safer during earthquakes?
Would you be safer in a high-rise building or a low-rise one in the event of an earthquake?
Do Taller Buildings Have to Mean Darker Streets?
How to design a denser city without sacrificing sunlight.
Elevator Trends and Technologies Transforming Tall Buildings
Our cities are getting taller. There are 250 million plus elevators worldwide. So what are some of the trends and technologies helping us reach new heights?
Likely Increase of Use of Wood in Tall Building Construction
Wood – architecture’s oldest building material – has experienced a renaissance of sorts in recent years, in the process providing a boost to the...
Tree houses: are wooden skyscrapers the future of tall buildings?
‘Timber towers’ might conjure up images of flammable, Jenga-like structures, but they could represent the safe and eco-friendly future of construction
If a Bug Is Dropped From a Tall Building, Will It Splat?
Written by Nancy Miorelli Math Help from Matt Zawodniak If you’d like a snarky answer, then this is going to be short and you can go on your merry way. The bug would probably just fly away. E…
These are 'The 50 Most Influential Tall Buildings of the Last 50 Years'
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat has published a list of
Permitting Wood in Tall Buildings: Need to Reevaluate Building Codes?
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Tall buildings are leaving cities in darkness. These architects have a radical fix
As cities get denser, designers are getting more creative about preserving precious access to sun and air.
