TY  - BOOK
AU  - Yeang, Kevin.
TI  - Reinventing the skyscraper: a vertical theory of urban design 
SN  - 470843551
AV  - NA 6230 .Y43 2002 
PY  - 2002///
CY  - England
PB  - Wiley-Academy
KW  - TALL BUILDINGS -- PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS -- CONGRESSES
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Foreword -- Premises for a vertical theory -- The tall building typology and cities -- Decompartmentalising the skycraper's built form -- Urban design framework and vertical land--use mapping -- Diversification of vertical land uses -- Public realms and place-making in the sky -- Vertical landscaping and open spaces -- Creating neighborhoods in the sky -- Movement, accessibility and streets-in-the-sky -- Artificial land in the sky: flexibility and change -- The skycraper as an urban ecosystem -- The new skyscraper -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index
N2  - Unique treatment of urban design of skyscrapers. Includes progressive ideas about vertical landscaping. Provides new mapping techniques useful in both conventional and vertical urban design
ER  -