Title & Author:

Residential towers / Annette Gigon, Mike Guyer, Felix Jerusalem, eds. ; translations: Michael Robertson.

Publication:

Zurich : Gta Verlag, [2016]

Description:

347 pages : numerous photographs (chiefly color), plans ; 28 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Power, prospect and comfort : how the high-rise became habitable: essay based on a conversation between Andreas Tönnesmann, Gregory Grämiger, Britta Hentschel and Niklas Naehrig, recorded on 9 May 2014 in Zurich / Andreas Tönnesmann -- 'A return to first principles in building' : Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's Promontory and Lake Shore Drive Apartments and their legacy / Dietrich Neumann -- From the vertical city to the village in the sky : the future of the tower block / Philip Ursprung.

Summary:

With the increasing densification of the cities, high-rise accommodation is gaining in importance. Climatic, constructional and social challenges have often led to highly innovative solutions for the residential tower, as a recent architectural type that is still constantly evolving. This selection of 80 architecturally exemplary tower blocks on five continents makes it possible to compare various different approaches. Buildings ranging in time from the 1930s to the present are each portrayed with plans, photographs and short texts, along with biographical notes on the architects. The introduction and three essays discuss various aspects of the development and significance of the residential tower in the international context.

ISBN:

9783856763497 (pbk.)
385676349X (pbk.)

Subject:

Tall buildings.
High-rise apartment buildings.
Skyscrapers.
Architecture, Domestic History 20th century.
Immeubles de grande hauteur.
Immeubles d'habitation en hauteur.
Gratte-ciel.
high-rise buildings.
multistory buildings.
skyscrapers.
Architecture, Domestic.
Hochhaus
Städtebau
Wohnungsbau

Form/genre:

History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 293204
Call No.: BIB 237962
Status: Available