How to Build a Skyscraper
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| Rating | : | 4.10 (736 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1770859608 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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He lives in New York City. John oversees the Building of the Year competition for the American branch of the World-Architects platform. His blog is A Daily Dose of Architecture. . About the Author John Hill is an architect and the editor-in-chief of the Daily News section of World-Architects (over 100k monthly visitors). He is the author of Guide to Contemporary New York City Architecture and 100 Years, 100 Buildings
He is the author of Guide to Contemporary New York City Architecture and 100 Years, 100 Buildings. John oversees the Building of the Year competition for the American branch of the World-Architects platform. John Hill is an architect and the editor-in-chief of the Daily News section of World-Architects (over 100k monthly visitors). He lives in New York City. His blog is A Daily Dose of Arc
M. Skyscrapers have been piercing the clouds since the end of the nineteenth century, but today, soaring land prices are driving developers to build bigger, better and higher. Some of the skyscrapers are: The new building next to the site of the two World Trade towers, officially One World Place Center -- quickly nicknamed by New Yorkers as the "Freedom Tower" The Kingdom Center, with a hole and skybridge at its top and interiors that call to mind the spaceships of Hollywood, the third tallest skyscraper in Saudi Arabia The Bank of China in Hong Kong, designed by I. An architect specializing in tall buildings examines 45 of the world's most significant skyscrapers. For example,