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Tall buildings : a strategic design guide / edited by Nigel Clark and Bill Price

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TextPublication details: Newcastle upon Tyne, NE : RIBA Publishing, c2016Description: xi, 147 pages : illustrations, maps ; 30 cmISBN: 9781859466186Subject(s): TALL BUILDINGS -- DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTIONLOC classification: NA 6230 .T35 2016

Contents:

Chapter 1: Perspectives on Building Tall -- Chapter 2: Occupiers Perspectives -- Chapter 3: Urban Fabric -- Chapter 4: Design -- Chapter 5: Engineering -- Chapter 6: Building Information Modelling (BIM) -- Chapter 7: Funding and Cost -- Chapter 8: Construction -- Chapter 9: End of Life of a Tall Building -- Chapter 10: The Next Generation.

Summary: Tall Buildings: A Strategic Design Guide is an authoritative guide to the key issues and considerations associated with planning, creating and living with tall buildings. Thoroughly reworked to reflect industry developments and experiences gained over the last ten years, this second edition imparts the advice and knowledge of more than 20 highly respected industry specialists. Key topics include: urban design and place-making; design, engineering and construction; the role of BIM; construction economics; and the all-important matter of legacy – including the challenges of adaptation and demolition. A greater focus on international examples is also introduced, reflecting the fact that regions such as Asia and the Middle East are now dominating the tall-buildings scene.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	LRC - Architecture	National University - Manila	Architecture	Reference	REF NA 6230 .T35 2016 (Browse shelf (Opens below))	c.1	Available		NULIB000016563

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Includes bibliography and index.

Tall Buildings: A Strategic Design Guide is an authoritative guide to the key issues and considerations associated with planning, creating and living with tall buildings. Thoroughly reworked to reflect industry developments and experiences gained over the last ten years, this second edition imparts the advice and knowledge of more than 20 highly respected industry specialists. Key topics include: urban design and place-making; design, engineering and construction; the role of BIM; construction economics; and the all-important matter of legacy – including the challenges of adaptation and demolition. A greater focus on international examples is also introduced, reflecting the fact that regions such as Asia and the Middle East are now dominating the tall-buildings scene.

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