The heights : anatomy of a skyscraper / Kate Ascher ; art direction by Design Language ; research by Rob Vroman.
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TextPublication details: New York : Penguin Press, 2011Description: 207 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps (chiefly col.) ; 29 cmISBN: 9781594203039; 1594203032Other title: Anatomy of a skyscraperSubject(s): SkyscrapersLOC classification: NA6230 .A83 2011| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| NA 6225 .E87 2008 Modernizing Main Street : | NA6227.D45C46 2008 Big box reuse / | NA 6227 .D45P75 2002 Marshall Field's : | NA6230 .A83 2011 The heights : | NA 6230 .S44 2005 Skyscrapers / Seymour Simon. | NA6230 .T338 2003 Tall buildings / | NA6230 .Y43 1999 The green skyscraper : |
Includes index.
History -- Building it. Design ; Foundations ; Structure ; The skin ; Construction -- Living in it. Elevators ; Power, air, and water ; Communications -- Supporting it. Life safety ; Maintenance ; Sustainability -- Dreaming it. The future.
A graphic tour through the inner workings of modern skyscrapers explains how they operate and how sophisticated networks of technologies and utilities are possible within their complex structures.
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