High Society: Contemporary Highrise Architecture and the International Higrise Award: Aktuelle Hochhausarchitektur Und Der Internationale Hochhausprei

by Peter Cachola Schmal and Christina Grawe

From the Tower of Babel to the Leaning Tower of Pisa, from European cathedrals to the Twin Towers and the currently scandalous Freedom Tower, highrises have always been a symbol of mankind's cultural aspirations and technological achievements. The biennial International Highrise Award specifies that an ideal contemporary tower should make exceptional use of aesthetics, design and technology, and show cost-effectiveness, sustainability and integration...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3936314772
• ISBN13: 9783936314779
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Jovis Verlag
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.6" x 10.8"