High-rise habitat

Beedle, L. S.

doi:10.1016/0197-3975(77)90044-3

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“…Some reasons given for building tall are: human urge and ambition to build tall; important instrument for shaping and marking urban space; high land cost in urban cores; preservation of parks and other green spaces by saving land; high-rise in urban cores provide space for low-rise construction for those who cannot adjust to vertical living; reduction of urban sprawl and the growing network of transportation resulting in increased energy consumption; better views etc. [9]. The basic justification is agglomeration, and the sense of commercial "togetherness" for office buildings.…”

Section: From Cityscape To Skyscapementioning

confidence: 99%

The role of tall buildings in sustainable cities

Ali¹

2008

WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment

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Tall buildings make up the urban fabric and cannot be viewed in isolation from the city. They also bring up ethical, social, and cultural issues, and they impact the local community -their social needs and what the neighborhoods can gain from creating a new tall building. As with the buildings themselves, the urban context in which tall buildings have evolved has changed dramatically since their Chicago origins, reflecting both social and technological developments. A tall building has been variously called a "city within a city," "a vertical city," and a "city in the sky." Thus it is apparent that a tall building is a microcosm of a large city. It is an integral part of the urban habitat having a close relationship with it. In a way it is a vertical progression of a horizontal city. The two are interactive and connected by the transportation, power grid, water supply, and waste production and disposal systems. The tall building can therefore play a vital role in defining livable and sustainable cities. Both cities and skyscrapers must use fewer natural resources; create less waste; and impact less on the natural world. Technology will continue to improve the physical systems of the skyscraper and the city; however, their future will be defined by human interests and values.

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Section: From Cityscape To Skyscapementioning

confidence: 99%