Residential towers /

• Other Authors: Gigon, Annette (επιμελήτρια.), Guyer, Mike (επιμελητής), Jerusalem, Felix (επιμελητής.)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Zürich : GTA Verlag, 2015
• Subjects: Κατοικίες > Διαμερίσματα; Ψηλά κτήρια

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...

Table of Contents:

• Power, prospect and comfort : how the high-rise became habitable / 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.