The heights : anatomy of a skyscraper / Kate Ascher ; art direction by Design Language ; research by Rob Vroman.

By: Ascher, KateContributor(s): Design Language (Design studio)Material type: TextTextPublication 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
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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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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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