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Afrin, Shahrina. "Green Skyscraper: Integration of Plants into Skyscrapers." Thesis, KTH, Urban and Regional Studies, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-24870.

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This research has been emphasized on integration of plants in skyscraper design which play a vital role for the energy conservation by the building as well as improving the living quality into these vertical cities. Throughout the thesis work it has been studied to establish the necessity of planting to incorporate into skyscrapers, for the well being of our economy, society and the environment. The rules and regulations in various countries have been studied. The provisions of integrate plants into skyscraper includes the four possible options like, Green roof, Green wall, Biofilter and Indoor potting plants which can be incorporate into the esign. Benefits and impacts have been studied in terms of energy savings and ndoor environmental qualities. For example green roof can reduce 50% of cooling oad; green wall can reduce 10 degree centigrade indoor temperature, where as biofilter and indoor plants purifies indoor air by 50% to 60%. Available technologies for green installments, like complete, modular and vegetated blanket system for green roof; modular, freestanding and cable-rope system for green wall; active and passive system for biofilter and different types of indoor plants have been addressed here along with their examples and case studies. At the end the ecommendation shows that integration of plants into skyscrapers can change the micro and macro environment, climate, can restore the ecology and benefited to the economy. Results are the noticeable decrease in urban heat island, rapid reduction of energy consumption and cost, refreshing air for a healthy environment.

Key words: Green Skyscraper, integration of plants, green roof, green wall, biofilter, ecological impact, climate, energy savings, indoor air quality, aesthetics, design technology.

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Law, Man-hon David. "Agricultural skyscraper." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2000. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B31985257.

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Thesis (M.Arch.)--University of Hong Kong, 2000.
Includes special report study entitled : A study on building technologies for an agricultural skyscraper. Includes bibliographical references. Also available in print.

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Law, Man-hon David, and 羅文翰. "Agricultural skyscraper." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2000. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31985257.

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Jones, Michael David. "The skyscraper and the public room." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/21593.

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Lee, Tom 1979. "The living skyscraper : mapping the vertical neighborhood." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/27054.

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Thesis (M. Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 2004.
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The rise of the skyscraper was not driven by programmatic needs or artistic desires, but rather economic conditions coupled with turn-of-the-century technological innovations. As it evolved, systems matured to provide comfort and safety while economic efficiency was always prioritized. The skyscraper and its systems reached its evolutionary plateau in the 1950s when mechanized systems transformed the building type into air-tight homogenous structures, maximizing efficiency and economy. This was based on an office culture that today, due to innovations in communications technology, is growing ever more obsolete. However, as cities continue to grow, skyscrapers are increasingly residential. In fact, residential skyscrapers can have population and land areas similar to city neighborhoods, yet lack any character or identities that give neighborhoods diversity. Despite vast functional differences, residential towers are only slight modifications of their office tower ancestors - some superficially domesticated via the use of brick and gable roofs. Appearance does not account for the lack of diversity and opportunities for social interaction. The concept of a "residential skyscraper" is currently an oxymoron: the neighborhood which requires diversity is housed in a building type that is notoriously homogenous. This thesis reconceived the skyscraper as a vertical neighborhood - a dynamic network of communities in the sky. The inverted design process prioritized the community by focusing upon the internal social and spatial systems of the skyscraper - two systems that are essential to fostering a community yet do not currently exist as design considerations. Therefore, they are not included within the conventional catalogue of systems, and the problems
(cont.) associated with them, that traditionally define the building type. The influence of this prioritization also redefined the currently parasitic relationship of the skyscraper to the city into a symbiotic one: the living skyscraper becomes part of an urban food chain, dependent on the environment to insure its own survival, and on the city to provide identity and culture. The design exploration thoughtfully integrates systems as a result of a social agenda, creating a dialogue that raises questions and aspirations about the social validity and potential of the skyscraper as it exists today.
by Tom Lee.
M.Arch.

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Lee, Juney M. Arch Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "Form follows flow : re-imagining the skyscraper." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/87144.

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Thesis: M. Arch., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Architecture, 2014.
This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.
Cataloged from student-submitted PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 108-109 ).
Skyscraper is a by-product of 19th century American industrialism. spirit, and disaster. The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 was a catastrophe that necessitated dense and rapid reconstruction, both of which the high-rise provided. The accidental discovery of this new typology forever changed the contemporary urban habitat. Demand required density, which produced profit. Relentless pursuit of maximum mass and profit in 20th century New York City transformed the skyscraper into shameless public display of cash cows for the elitist few of the capitalist society. Enslaved by its financial incentives, the promise it once held was negated by repetitive banality. Today, starchitects are desperately prolonging the life of a typology that has not been invested with new thinking or ambition since its inception (Koolhaas, 2004). The intensification of density it initially delivered has been replaced by carefully-spaced isolation to maximize its visual superiority. Skylines of emerging civilizations have become test sites for celebrity architects to display their brands which are more Interested in its private agenda than greater public good. By 2050, 70% of the world's population will be living in urban areas (United Nations, n.d.). In 2012 alone, 66 buildings taller than 200 meters were constructed worldwide (CTBUH, 2013). In an age when explosive growth is not imminent, but inevitable, the developing societies continue to "adopt the skyscraper as the symbol of its modernity" (Koolhaas, 2004). Skyscraper is a critical architectural specimen that will not only symbolize that growth, but also accommodate and sustain it. The typology was born out of necessity. pushed to the limits through its financial objectives, and is now polluted with vanity of celebrity architecture. The objective of this thesis is not to design the "perfect" skyscraper: Rather, it challenges the century-old methods of envisioning and designing skyscrapers in order to resurrect its urban significance. The typology must be re-imagined in its totality through the fundamental understanding and re-investigation of the flow of elements that make the skyscraper possible.
by Juney Lee.
M. Arch.

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Green, Rachael M. "Facade of Many Faces: A Hybrid Skyscraper." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1623169886133566.

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Smékal, Jan. "Návrh mrakodrapu pro EVOLO Skyscraper Competition 2011." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta architektury, 2011. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-215791.

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The Monaco shore extention project consists of few housing resorts, floating breakwater, commertial zones and a harbour. The largest and most complex is the Skyscraper resort on an artificial semifloating island in the middle of a lagoon between the shore and the floating breakwater. Its main purpose is housing which is situated to several floors of the base ring, to the white wings protruding from the skyscraper and to the skyscraper itself. There is also a hotel for 500 visitors in this structure as well as the visitors center, observation platform, technical support, wellness and fit centrum. The resort is accesible via two main connecting streets – one going from the Hercule harbour, second comming to the resort from the main Monaco roundabout next to the Fairmont hotel. Traffic is than in front of the skyscraper redirected either to the hotel frontyard or to the underground parking wings for visitors, or to the parking zones for residents or to the supply zones. Other functions the resort offers are 2 commertial promenades on the gound and 2np floors accesible from the perimetr of the island’s harbour, other commertial zone is more to the the middle of the island, where the visitor, cultural, wellness and restaurant centers are also situated. The cultural multipurpose center accompanies cinema, theater and exhibition features as well as the School of fine arts. For the residents themselves the resort features several facilities – endless swimming pool, the chapel, relaxation pools, 2 parks and all the facilities accessible also for visitors. The island is constructed as semifloating – partly supperted by large piles and coissons, partly floating. Energetic selfsufficience is provided by desaltation plant, solar fotovoltaic plant, energetic piles and gray water treatment plant.

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Bauser, Paul J. "High aspirations the skyscraper as a corporate icon /." Cincinnati, Ohio : University of Cincinnati, 2005. http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/view.cgi?acc%5Fnum=ucin1116273955.

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Srinivasan, Minnu. "Sustainable skyscraper energy from immediate surrounding and within /." Cincinnati, Ohio : University of Cincinnati, 2008. http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/view.cgi?acc%5Fnum=ucin1212125129.

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Thesis (Master of Architecture)--University of Cincinnati, 2008.
Committee/Advisors: Tom Bible (Committee Chair), Elizabeth Riorden (Committee Co-Chair), Gerald Larson (Advisor). Title from electronic theses title page (viewed Sep. 2, 2008). Includes abstract. Keywords: Sustainable; Energy; Renewable; Skyscraper. Includes bibliographical references.

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BAUSER, PAUL J. "HIGH ASPIRATIONS: THE SKYSCRAPER AS A CORPORATE ICON." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1116273955.

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SRINIVASAN, MINNU. "Sustainable Skyscraper - Energy from Immediate Surrounding and Within." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1212125129.

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Etchegoyen, Emilio G. "Historical context as it affects the base of the skyscraper." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/24114.

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Fenske, Gail. "The "Skyscraper problem" and the city beautiful : the Woolworth Building." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/14037.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1988.
Includes bibliographical references.
The "skyscraper problem" challenged the thought and practice of civic designers and architects prior to World War I. It referred to the incompatibility of City Beautiful principles with economically propelled land development, and to the contradiction between the notion of architecture as an art and the skyscraper's programmatic and technical requirements. Civic designers in New York had difficulty accommodating the skyscraper in their large-scale plans. They also found that it intruded on their vision for the business street, hindered their attempts to plan City Hall Park as New York's civic center, and created a chaotic skyline. Bruce Price, Louis Sullivan, Thomas Hastings, Cyrus L.W. Eidlitz, and other architects suggested alternative proposals for subjecting the skyscraper to the constraints of design . Prior to the design of the Woolworth Building, however, architectural critics did not unanimously endorse any single approach. Frank Woolworth chose a site for his proposed headquarters at the intersection of City Hall Park, New York's civic center, with lower Broadway, the spine of its business district . Woolworth commissioned Cass Gilbert to design the Woolworth Building in 1910. Gilbert shared the City Beautiful vision of McKim, Mead & White and Daniel Burnham. He also accepted the skyscraper's pragmatic requirements. Woolworth intended his headquarters to function as a speculative office building, but also to look like a civic institution. The imagery of a civic institution would represent the capitol of his commercial "empire" as well as display his civic-mindedness, wealth, and cosmopolitanism. The Woolworth Building's siting at New York's civic center, its composition, its arcade, and its sculptural and mural decoration identified it with the prevailing concept of the civic building. The soaring vertical piers of its exterior recalled Gilbert's earlier design for the West Street Building, which was influenced by the functionalist ideas of Louis Sullivan. The Woolworth Building convinced critics that a suitable architectural expression could be found for the skyscraper. Zoning reformers regarded it as a benign skyscraper. Contemporary observers attuned to City Beautiful aesthetic principles thought that the Woolworth Building strengthened the order and image of New York's civic center and enhanced the view of the city from afar.
by Gail Fenske.
Ph.D.

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Abo, Moslim Saad Allah Fathy. "Evaluating skyscraper design and construction technologies on an international basis." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/63623.

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Design and construction functions of skyscrapers tend to draw from the best practices and technologies available worldwide in order to meet their development, design, construction, and performance challenges. Given the availability of many alternative solutions for different facets of a building’s design and construction systems, the need exists for an evaluation framework that is comprehensive in scope, transparent as to the basis for decisions made, reliable in result, and practical in application. Findings from the literature reviewed combined with a deep understanding of the evaluation process of skyscraper systems were used to identify the components and their properties of such a framework, with emphasis on selection of categories, perspectives, criteria, and sub-criteria, completeness of these categories and perspectives, and clarity in the language, expression and level of detail used. The developed framework divided the evaluation process for candidate solutions into the application of three integrated filters. The first filter screens alternative solutions using two-comprehensive checklists of stakeholder acceptance and local feasibility criteria/sub-criteria on a pass-fail basis to eliminate the solutions that do not fit with local cultural norms, delivery capabilities, etc. The second filter treats criteria related to design, quality, production, logistics, installation, and in-use perspectives for assessing the technical performance of the first filter survivors in order to rank them. The third filter evaluates the financial performance expressed in terms of Net Present Value of a skyscraper project over its life cycle as a function of system solutions being considered, and involves treatment of all major cash flow streams (revenues and expenditures), and their timing. Product and process models are developed to provide the cash flow model with the required scope and time information. The most preferred solution is recommended on the basis of filter two and three results. Efficacy of the developed framework and each filter were assessed through their application to many case studies and through interviews with construction professionals. Findings show that the framework addresses the deficiencies identified in the existing literature and can improve the quality of the decision-making process when selecting preferred solutions for building a specific skyscraper in a specific geographic area.
Applied Science, Faculty of
Civil Engineering, Department of
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Volvačiovas, Robertas. "Racionalaus dangoraižio modelio kūrimas statybos technologijos aspektu." Master's thesis, Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT), 2010. http://vddb.laba.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2010~D_20100622_150452-97679.

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Baigiamojo magistro darbo tikslas – sukurti racionalų dangoraižio modelį statybos technologijos aspektu. Baigiamojo magistro darbo uždaviniai – apžvelgti dangoraižių evoliucionavimą ir apibrėžti dangoraižių aukštį, išskirti ir išnagrinėti dangoraižių statybos technologijos ypatumus remiantis naujausia su dangoraižiais susijusia užsienio šalių literatūra, kuriant racionalų dangoraižio modelį statybos technologijos aspektu remtis Lietuvoje galiojančia teisine sistema. Baigiamojo magistro darbo metodinė dalis yra parašyta remiantis užsienio šalių patirtimi, o mokslinėje dalyje sukurtas modelis – remiantis Lietuvoje galiojančia teisine sistema, tačiau bendrais bruožais šis modelis yra tinkamas naudoti ir užsienyje. Sukurtame modelyje didžiausias dėmesys skiriamas dangoraižio projektavimo etape iškylančių problemų sprendimui susijusių su dangoraižiais kaip atskira pastatų rūšimi. Sukurtu modeliu galima vadovautis įgyvendinant dangoraižių statybos projektus nuo idėjos gimimo iki dangoraižio nugriovimo. Darbą sudaro 6 dalys: įvadas, dangoraižių evoliucionavimas ir jų aukščio apibrėžimas, dangoraižių statybos technologijos ypatumai, racionalaus dangoraižio modelio kūrimas, išvados ir pasiūlymai, literatūros sąrašas. Darbo apimtis – 73 p. teksto be priedų, 42 paveikslai, 3 lentelės, 63 bibliografiniai šaltiniai. Atskirai pridedami darbo priedai.
This master thesis focuses on creating the most rational skyscraper model in technological aspect. This is done through the completion of several key tasks. Firstly, the study evaluates the development of the skyscrapers, defines their height. Then the work assesses the key technological features of the skyscraper construction. The assessment is based on contemporary foreign literature and meets the legal requirements of the Republic of Lithuania. The academic part of the thesis presents a model which fulfils the legal requirements of the Republic of Lithuania. However, this model is also valid in foreign countries as it is based on the contemporary foreign literature. The core objective of this model is to find solutions for the key issues that arise during the skyscraper design stage. Therefore, this model can play a significant part in all stages of the skyscraper construction from the creation of the initial idea of the skyscraper to its demolition. The thesis consists of 6 parts: introduction, the development of the skyscrapers, the key features of the skyscraper construction, the creation of the rational skyscraper model, conclusions and suggestions, references. The thesis consists of: 73 p. text without appendixes, 42 pictures, 3 tables, 63 bibliographical entries. Appendixes included.

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Ho, Ka-yan Kathleen, and 何嘉欣. "A skyscraper-city almanac : search for a Hong Kong environmental ethic." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10722/211140.

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Hong Kong is searching for an environmental ethic that asks us to live not as mere exploiters and consumers of natural resources, but responsibly and as if we saw the nature, supporting all of our activities and needs, as our home. In the years throughout its history, Hong Kong has struggled to understand the city and the people's relationship with the local environment, hindering efforts to move the city towards a more environmentally viable future. Without a systematic and holistic investigation into the traits, roots, and potentials of this relationship, efforts to salvage the city's worsening environmental conditions will remain scattered and in vain. In Hong Kong, the concept of environmental responsibility is largely absent among the people. The culture, economically driven and characterized primarily by materialistic values, together with a top-down and centralized management of local environmental issues, paves way for individuals to self-sanction their avoidance or disengagement from their responsibilities as moral agents. An exploration of the worldviews -- that is, the beliefs about interactions between the self, the society and the universe -- that predominated in Hong Kong's culture throughout different stages of its environmental history, reveals the root of our predicament as resting on the continuation of societal norms that ignore the necessity of individuals taking responsibility for their environmental attitudes and behaviours. Greater effort should hence be invested in restoring the feeling of personal responsibility for environmental wellbeing as the societal norm. I advocate two courses of action for invigorating a sense of environmental responsibility in Hongkongers. In the short run, drawing on existing research concerning normative social influence and the construction of personal and societal norms, techniques in marketing and advertising, and to some extent propaganda, can encourage behaviour that is more environmentally conscious. In the long run, I suggest we change the way our youth are being educated, about the environment and about ways to value. The local education system and content must be reoriented so that the teaching of environmental knowledge, and the creating of values that support environmental responsibility, are brought to the center stage. The progress toward an environmentally responsible ethic in Hong Kong has remained stagnant for far too long. If there is a time to take action and make a change, that time is now.
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Master of Philosophy

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Truax, Yarger Colleen. "Louis H. Sullivan: The Aesthetic Movement, Classical Monumentality and the Skyscraper." VCU Scholars Compass, 2014. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/583.

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This dissertation looks at some of the most famous structures by talented and cryptic American architect Louis Sullivan (1856-1924) for fusions of Aesthetic Movement surfaces and two-part Classical Monumentality. For architects, the Aesthetic Movement allowed for a greater amount of freedom when it came to sources, massing, and ornament, which resulted in the creation of more highly textured surfaces than ever before. Under raking light, this texture produces some scintillating effects. Sullivan used this textural freedom throughout his career, creating some surfaces that sparkle. It will also be demonstrated that Sullivan changed his drawing style to better articulate his textural visions to others. The second way in which this dissertation looks at Sullivan’s architecture is through the lens of Classical monumentality, specifically that used in Donato Bramante’s Palazzo Caprini (constructed ca. 1512), which is better known today as the House of Raphael. Composed of a basement surmounted by a major order, Bramante’s venerable two-part pattern spawned legions of descendants. This dissertation will demonstrate that Sullivan applied lessons from derivatives of this structure’s facade to a range of building types. Visual analysis of select building facades will demonstrate that Sullivan kept combining these two themes throughout his career.

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Seracchioli, Sara. "Urban Skyscrapers: structural behavior and functionality." Master's thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2011. http://amslaurea.unibo.it/2431/.

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Abosi, Henry. "One Adderley plaza constructing an urban responsive skyscraper in Cape Town's city bowl." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5601.

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Klein, Sascha [Herausgeber]. "Skyscraping Frontiers : The Skyscraper as Heterotopia in the 20th-Century American Novel and Film." Frankfurt a.M. : Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften, 2020. http://d-nb.info/122330986X/34.

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Jahn, Kassim Puteri Shireen. "The bioclimatic skyscraper : a critical analysis of the theories and designs of Ken Yeang." Thesis, University of Brighton, 2004. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.404066.

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Murawski, Grzegorz Michał. "The palace complex : the social life of a Stalinist skyscraper in post-socialist Warsaw." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2014. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.648748.

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Thong, Paul. "The Energy+ Skyscraper: A Critical Investigation, Rethinking, and Redesign of the Sustainable Tower Typology." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1463130800.

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Morales, Miranda Carlos Arturo. "The feasibility of the earthscraper design concept." Kansas State University, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/35508.

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Master of Science
Department of Architectural Engineering and Construction Science
Fred L. Hasler
Presently, the design basis for urban areas with a scarcity of surface space is the construction of skyscrapers. Skyscrapers, even with a lot of challenges, have been a great solution for the development of large urban areas since their introduction, per modern definition, in the early 1900’s (Kelley, 2010). This has allowed us to have a “reach a new height” type of mentality, with which the industry has been able to develop new construction ideas and concepts to improve, if not reinvent, those that have been used for nearly a century. The appreciation and application of new concepts will lead us into a progressive path to improve the overall designs within the industry. The concept of earthscrapers, best described as an underground skyscraper, is very intriguing but more than anything attractive to those in the industry. These new concepts will also bring a set of new challenges, with which solutions will arise. The concept of earthscrapers is a major game changer, with a design that offers several comparison and contrast points to skyscrapers. Some of the main focus points when discussing the approach of designing earthscrapers in comparison to skyscrapers are its space constraints, structure stability, and energy efficiency. Consequently, the paper will review the technical literature within the industry on these three subjects and evaluate their advantages and disadvantages. At the same time the paper will be reviewing the building systems of safety, mechanical, electrical and lighting applicable to this concept and discuss its challenges and effects on the overall design. Overall, this report covers and evaluates research done surrounding this design concept as well as providing topics and information that will need further testing and investigation. Initially, it covers further description of the two design solutions being discussed, skyscraper and earthscrapers, as well as its challenges and future development. The report will follow by an evaluation of the different ways that these designs provide a solution in regards to space scarcity in urban areas, as well as what each requires to be classified as an efficient design. Then, different engineering system implementations in these designs are introduced and a comparison is presented with the most up to date information available in the industry. All this with the purpose to give an idea of the differences in energy efficiency between designs as well as some of the social and psychological effects that these may have on the occupants and community. Finally, an overall evaluation is made in regards to the different benefits and challenges that approaching this new design concept faces, while also providing some recommendations on what could be done within the industry in order to make this possibility a reality.

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Moore, Brandon Thomas. "On the skyscraper as a building type in an era of uncertainty, globalization and environmentalism." [Gainesville, Fla.] : University of Florida, 2006. http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/UFE0017702.

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Lee, Jacob Scott. "Accuracy of a Simplified Analysis Model for Modern Skyscrapers." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2013. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/4055.

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A new simplified skyscraper analysis model (SSAM) was developed and implemented in a spreadsheet to be used for preliminary skyscraper design and teaching purposes. The SSAM predicts linear and nonlinear response to gravity, wind, and seismic loading of "modern" skyscrapers which involve a core, megacolumns, outrigger trusses, belt trusses, and diagonals. The SSAM may be classified as a discrete method that constructs a reduced system stiffness matrix involving selected degrees of freedom (DOF's). The steps in the SSAM consist of: 1) determination of megacolumn areas, 2) construction of stiffness matrix, 3) calculation of lateral forces and displacements, and 4) calculation of stresses. Seven configurations of a generic skyscraper were used to compare the accuracy of the SSAM against a space frame finite element model. The SSAM was able to predict the existence of points of contraflexure in the deflected shape which are known to exist in modern skyscrapers. The accuracy of the SSAM was found to be very good for displacements (translations and rotations), and reasonably good for stress in configurations that exclude diagonals. The speed of execution, data preparation, data extraction, and optimization were found to be much faster with the SSAM than with general space frame finite element programs.

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Miller, August. "Vertical Urbanism." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1367925374.

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Lee, Jianna Jiyeon. "Eco-Effective Regenerative High-rise Buildings in Benefit of Nature and the Growth of Resilience of a City." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1592135919693388.

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Haddrell, Carl. "City of towers : British perceptions of the skyscraper in the first decades of the twentieth century." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2008. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.496757.

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The thesis examines British ideas and imagery of the skyscraper during the early and mid-twentieth century. The subject relates to the broader context of how such perceptions were intertwined with notions of taller buildings in general and the pressures brought to bear for their inclusion within Britain's redeveloped cities. In considering the issue of the skyscraper I examine its perception within the context of different sub-themes: the realms of empire and commerce in which the skyscraper is discussed in relation to the prevailing notions of architectural decorum; varying forms of Utopian thinking, such as those of the Garden City Movement and the emerging modernist movement; the symbolism of the image and reality of the American skyscraper in the context of British inter-war artistic and architectural culture; and the changing design philosophies which allowed for the erection of taller buildings after World War Two. The thesis addresses the question of how the actuality and potential of tall buildmgs related to the imagery and symbolism of the skyscraper. It traces how the dynamic between architectural influences from America and Europe were manifested in British perceptions of the skyscraper and tall building, and how the emergence of modernism impacted upon the image and reality of tall buildings in Britain.

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HAYES, RYAN C. "BRANDING BUILDINGS: CREATING AN ARCHETYPE DERIVED FROM PRODUCT EXPERIENCE." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1116015205.

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BUSHONG, JAMES A. "ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIVE SKYSCRAPERS: HIGH-RISE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN INFORMED BY THE DEMAND FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1116189801.

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Kahn, Sergey. "Thinking Outside The Grid: Structural Design Through Multi-parametric Growth and Self-Adaptive Analysis." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1491317566570458.

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Baranyi, Shaun. "An Analysis of Critical Regionalism and its Application to High-Rise Building Design." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1554212222104945.

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Lin, Yang. "Encounters with A Baroque Square and Skyscrapers: The urban transformation of Zhongshan Square Dalian China." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1321642088.

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Peterson, James B. "Comparison of Analysis and Optimization Methods for Core-Megacolumn-Outrigger Skyscrapers." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2011. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/2834.

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The goal of this research is to compare performance of three analysis methods and three optimization methods for core-megacolumn-outrigger, or CMO skyscrapers. The three analysis methods include a 1D stick analysis, 2D frame analysis, and 3D finite element analysis. The three optimization methods include a trial and error optimization, optimality criteria optimization, and genetic algorithm. Each of these methods was compared by applying an example CMO skyscraper. The 1D stick analysis proved to be the most accurate when compared with the 3D finite element results. The genetic algorithm was recommended as the best optimization method in this research. The 1D stick method in this thesis introduces a new analysis involving an outrigger modification factor. The comparison of these optimization methods for skyscrapers has not been reported in the literature.

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Shabo, Jack, and William Schröder. "The Efficiency of Double-Decked Elevators : A comparison between single-decked and double-decked elevators in a skyscraper environment." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för datavetenskap och kommunikation (CSC), 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-166475.

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficiency of double-decked elevators in a skyscraper environment. This was done by simulating elevator activity using different elevator types and elevator control algorithms. The results gained from the simulation suggested that double-decked elevators always provide better performance over using regular single-decked elevators. Some control algorithms proved to have up to ten times better efficiency compared to others using double-decked elevators.

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Keegan, John D. "Experiencing Sustainable Architecture." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/36015.

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The prevailing approach to sustainable design focuses on low environmental impact objectives rather than the enhancement of the connection between people and the natural environment. According to Edward O. Wilson, biophilic design attempts to place an emphasis on the human to nature relationship in the built environment under the ideology that we have an innate affinity for the natural world because of our evolutionary development. In order to properly apply biophilic design, it is necessary to study and understand what it is about specific elements in nature that creates a sense of pleasure and well being. Nature is rich with sensual features, and the expression of these biophilic traits in architectural design is really what â sustainable designâ is all about. The purpose of this thesis is to explore Wilsonâ s theories of biophilic design through the development of an office skyscraper. The driving force behind the project is the design of the sensory oases, which are vertical extensions of the ground plane that contain features intended to stimulate the senses.
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Kráľová, Zuzana. "Muzeum módy - Tokyo 2010." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta architektury, 2010. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-215656.

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The project consists in developing a 100mt high tower, harmonizing with contemporary Japanese architecture, as a symbol of vanguard and daring, in addition serving as a landmark for Tokyo city. The museum houses expositions of the fashion history of the 20th century, and also exhibition space where contemporary fashion designers present their recent work, it counts with a basic program that will occupy less than a 4,000m2 area. The project will be located on a determined plot at Omotesando Street in Tokyo. There is also a space where models will parade for a selected audience; it projects outside the main structure of the building , allowing pedestrian and other building’s users from different areas of the city to watch the fashionshows. The Japanese garden at the very top of the building has the traditional Japanese vegetation and components, suitable for Tokyo’s wheather.

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Mariotti, Giulia. "Mixed-use corrugated skyscraper: progetto di un grattacielo in Dubai con studio di superficie continua ondulata derivata da funzioni periodiche." Master's thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2015. http://amslaurea.unibo.it/8671/.

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Questo lavoro di tesi verte sulla progettazione architettonica di un grattacielo ad uso misto nel cuore di Dubai. E’ stato scelto come sito di collocazione proprio Dubai in quanto fiorente cittadina in grande e continua espansione. In uno skyline così eterogeneo, caratterizzato da grattacieli imponenti, è stato possibile progettare un edificio dall’importante volumetria e dalla particolare conformazione. Partendo da un modello di riferimento in campo biologico, il Saguaro Cactus, si è tratto spunto al fine di creare un ambiente che, seppure nella sua imponenza, potesse, dal suo interno, trasmettere un senso di spazio fluido e continuo ai suoi fruitori. A raggiungimento di tal scopo si è pensato ad una superficie fluida, continua, scanalata che avvolgesse tutta la struttura, creando rientranze, aggetti ed aperture trattandone

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Granath, Peder. "The Woodscraper." Thesis, KTH, Arkitektur, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-122676.

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This thirty-storey apartment tower in wood is an exploration of the potential of a prime building material grown by the sun. The building industry represents approximately one-third of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. Since buildings are becoming more and more energy-efficient, the effects of the embodied energy in building structures become increasingly important. In this respect, wood structures embody a significantly lighter carbon footprint than steel and concrete and offer a viable approach for meeting the challenges of climate change. Typically the unique architectural qualities of wood have been reserved for low-rise typologies, but the performance characteristics of wood make it a competitive, eco-friendly alternative to steel and concrete in tall buildings. Wood in the form of mass timber panels is a durable and strong material. With increasing demand for housing in large sustainable buildings, wood should be an important structural material for the skylines of the future.
Det här trettio våningar höga typhuset i trä är en undersökning av potentialen för ett utmärkt byggmaterial som produceras av solen. Byggbranschen står för ungefär en tredjedel av världens utsläpp av växthusgaser. Eftersom dagens byggnader är alltmer energieffektiva blir effekterna av den inbyggda energin i byggnadskonstruktioner allt viktigare. I det sammanhanget ger träkonstruktioner upphov till betydligt lägre utsläpp av koldioxid än stål och betong och erbjuder därmed en framkomlig väg för att möta de utmaningar som klimatförändringen medför. Träets unika arkitektoniska kvalitéer har traditionellt varit hänvisade till låga byggnadstyper, men dess materialegenskaper gör det till ett konkurrenskraftigt och miljövänligt alternativ till stål och betong i höga hus. Trä i form av massivträskivor är ett hållbart och starkt material. Genom ökande efterfrågan på bostäder i stora hållbara byggnader torde trä bli ett viktigt konstruktionsmaterial för framtidens skylines.

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Feijoo, Manuel. "Vertical School of Art." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/23104.

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Vertical Buildings (skyscrapers) challenge our perception of space, our perception of scale, our idea of movement, they challenge the way we live. Currently urban cities are becoming more and more dense. Lack of space is a big issue and now buildings are being torn down and are replaced by skyscrapers. And these new skyscrapers are being redefined to house a living and working environment.

Cubism challenges our perception of depth, our tactile sense, our ideas of proportion. Cubism, as a 20th century movement, was in continuous exploration of the senses. Cubists challenged the conception of art, and consequently shaped and influenced many social movements of their time.

Like any human expression, art and architecture are in a continuous evolution. Both share the pursuit of perfection, the exploration of spatial, sensorial, and emotional feelings. Both are a part of us.

With all of these ideas in mind, I started to investigate and explore the idea of a skyscraper that would house an art school. Where the building and its inhabitants will contribute to its surroundings of the school.

There is the challenge of programing the art school into a vertical configuration and at the same time, this challenge offers the possibility of discovery for new organization of the school as a vertical world.
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FOLEY, BRENT T. "CREATING HEALTHY BUILDINGS." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2004. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1083042438.

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Qwabe, Batatu. "JUST[I]CITY." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/63631.

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North-east of Braamfontein in Johannesburg lies what used to be an oppressive prison precinct which experienced almost a century of South Africa’s political history. Recently after the introduction of democracy it became a ‘beacon of hope’ what is more commonly known today as Constitution Hill. It hosts the highest court of our democratic nation, the Constitutional Court. A stone’s throw away, Hillbrow. It is a stigmatized neighbourhood plagued by crime and urban squatting and urban decay. This dissertation addresses the ongoing disparities within a continuum to achieve justice. It is assumed that by restoring this unwanted neighbourhood of Hillbrow, the light of Constitution Hill may enlighten this dark part of the city to become a part and productive a contributor to a just city. The Dispute Resolutions Centre will act as a mediator in resolving some of the injustices that face South Africa today, through the procedures of restorative justice. The intention of the project is to fulfill the virtue of justice within the area of the home of the constitution of our democracy.
Mini Dissertation MArch(Prof)--University of Pretoria, 2018.
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Raghunathan, Nandagopal. "The corporate plaza and the office tower: The potential for a mutualistic space-form relationship." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/30986.

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Within the context of a site/place on which a skyscraper is developed, the role of the corporate plaza is usually limited to providing a base to glorify the unique form of the skyscraper (the office tower). In such case, the potential for a symbiotic relationship between the skyscraper and the plaza is not realized. In exploring the possibilities of a symbiotic relationship the first step was to research the skyscraper and its evolution. This analysis based on existing literature revealed the 'motive' behind the design and construction of skyscrapers and the reason for its strong physical image - "the corporations desire for an attention drawing device". This desire has resulted in the design of the skyscraper as an object in the urban landscape with a high degree of 'recognizability'. Although the skyscraper's character of recognizability plays an important role in the perception of the site, it fails to provide for the development of 'experiential meaning'. This experiential meaning which is a critical component for the environmental image of the site/place can be provided for in the plaza space. In order for the meaning, that is developed at the plaza, to be associated with the skyscraper, the skyscraper and the plaza should have a sense of continuity and appear as pats of a whole. To achieve this sense of continuity, the design of the plaza space needs to reflect/incorporate the elements that contribute to the strong physical image of the skyscraper as means of reinforcing the image of the skyscraper that is stored in the memory. The remainder of the thesis was to apply and test the above statement/idea in a design solution. the first step in that process was the analysis of existing plazas against the statement-case studies. the case studies reinforced a few aspects that needed to be addressed in the design of the plaza 1) reference to the imageable character can be made through the use of materials as much as shape and forms (and there might be other possibilities based on the character of the building) 2) The functional aspect of the plaza is critical for the successful use of the plaza, an assumption that supports this thesis. Once inferences were made from the case studies the next step was to decide on a site to redesign a plaza space- The PPG place in Pittsburgh. The PPG place, a complex of 6 buildings, exemplifies the postmodern movement and was designed by one of the chief proponents of the movement, Philip Johnson. The once stark and desolate plaza was refurbished recently with the addition of fountains around the obelisk in the center. A skating rink is operated in the plaza during the winter months. The design process was initiated by three layers of analysis 1) Analysis of the imageable qualities of the building 2) Analysis of the issues pertaining to the usability of the plaza 3) Analysis of the urban context These three layers of information provided a broad framework for the design of the plaza, from which the final design concept was distilled. the space that is thus designed facilitates a high degree of usability as well as a relationship to the imageability of the skyscraper, ensuring a holistic image for the site/place in which the skyscraper and plaza coexist in a mutualistic relationship.
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Jolley, Victoria S. "Lee House, Great Bridgewater Street, Manchester (1928-31). An example of the influence of the American skyscraper on British commercial architecture during the 1920s." Thesis, Manchester Metropolitan University, 2009. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.496609.

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Although not accomplished as conceived, Lee House, Great Bridgewater Street, (1928-31) (figure 1) is a significant project in the history of the Manchester commercial textile warehouse. As one of the last examples to be designed for the city centre it deviates from the pattern that had evolved from the 1830s. This was due to the precedent of the American skyscraper that had Inspired British architects and the public including the client, Tootal Broadhurst Lee and Company.

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Kim, Jae Kyung M. Arch Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "The vertical form of public ground : the typological reimagination of a skyscraper through the reinterpretation of relationship between the architecture and urbanism of Manhattan." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/70376.

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Thesis (M. Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 2012.
Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 83).
The 20th century's notion of a skyscraper in Manhattan, a symbolic object aloof from a city, should be redefined due to the reinterpretation of the grid to accommodate more public amenity and facilitate the cultural contexts of Manhattan. These Days, pedestrian plazas, transportation infrastructure, and zoning resolution have given individuality to each part of the grid which used to be seemingly identical with little public provision. Especially, Mid-Manhattan shows this tendency clearly. Pedestrian activity and cultural programs of Theater District and Times Square has infiltrated into the strict grid and created Mid-Manhattan's own public realm. In this regard, given the grid's capacity for reinvention, how might architecture continue to adapt and response to today's new change? Defying the conventional typology of a skyscraper, a stack of individual programs, the thesis is aiming to reimagine the typology of a skyscraper to address the building's relationship with the urban fabric and respond to the existing street life and culture. Finally, the thesis proposes a skyscraper as an urban connector, by virtue of rethinking of circulation and structure. This new type of a skyscraper supports the multiple strata of public space and cultural programs, such as a theater and a museum, to extend existing urban contexts, art and performance, of Mid-Manhattan, not only at street level but into the sky above. Also, as an urban-scale strategy, the project also seeks to interconnect the dense grid with vertical structures with the most dominant public realm in Manhattan, Central Park, through a 3 dimensionally manipulated building form.
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Ilgin, Huseyin Emre. "A Study On Tall Buildings And Aerodynamic Modifications Against Wind Excitation." Master's thesis, METU, 2006. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12607000/index.pdf.

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The purpose of this thesis is to create basic design guidance for tall buildings and their aerodynamic modifications as a resource for architects, engineers, developers, and students. It aims to make a contribution to and strengthen particularly the architect&
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to demonstrate the importance of human element as a critical component in the design of tall building by clarifying the wind forces and resulting movements which cause discomfort to building occupants and create serious serviceability issues
and to show the significance of aerodynamic modifications as an effective design approach in terms of mitigating wind excitation. In order to achieve these purposes, firstly, a comprehensive literature survey, which includes the definition, emergence and historical background, basic planning and design parameters, and lateral load considerations of tall buildings is presented. Following a structural classification of the tall buildings, wind excitation, its negative effects on occupant comfort and serviceabilty issues, and the methods to control wind excitation are studied. Finally, the significance of aerodynamic modifications against wind excitation, which include modifications of building&
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Skelton, Ian R. "Innovation in construction techniques for tall buildings." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2015. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/19637.

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The skyline of many 'world cities' are defined and punctuated by tall buildings. The drivers for such dominant skylines range from land scarcity and social needs; high real estate values; commercial opportunity and corporate demand, through to metropolitan signposting. This fascination with tall buildings started with the patrician families who created the 11th Century skyline of San Gimignano by building seventy tower-houses (some up to 50m tall) as symbols of their wealth and power. This was most famously followed in the late 19th Century with the Manhattan skyline, then Dubai building the world's highest building, then China building some eighty tall buildings completed in the last 5 years, then UK building Europe's highest tower, the Shard and finally back to Dubai, planning a kilometre tall tower, potentially realising Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's 'Impossible Dream' of the 1920's and Frank Lloyd Wright's 1956 'Mile High Illinois'. This ambition to build higher and higher continues to challenge the Architects, Engineers and Builders of tall buildings and is expected to continue into the future. The tall building format is clearly here to stay.

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Santos, Andrezza Pimentel dos. "Rumo aos céus : permanência e transformação do arranha-céu na cidade moderna e contemporânea." reponame:Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFRGS, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10183/179919.

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O contínuo crescimento em altura e a mudança de endereço dos arranha-céus contemporâneos foram os fatores que induziram o estudo realizado no presente trabalho. O objeto – o arranha-céu de escritórios – é investigado nas diversas perspectivas que determinaram sua execução. Os projetos dos grandes arranhacéus foram definidos por atributos relacionados aos componentes da Tríade Vitruviana, acrescidos do componente Lugar, do Quaterno Contemporâneo. O trabalho contempla o estudo dos atributos de utilitas. firmitas e venustas, naquilo que tem relação com o lugar e contexto, como razões objetivas da existência e perpetuação do arranha-céu. Aponta, posteriormente, para a existência de outros atributos, que justificam a execução do arranha-céu, ainda que os anteriores tenham sido negados. São as razões subjetivas da existência do arranha-céu, que permitem aproximá-los das propostas utópicas, pois prescindem de responder às reais funções do objeto. Estudos de caso foram analisados, revelando a transformação do arranha-céu e sua ressignificação. A produção e análise do material pesquisado contribuem para avaliar a perpetuação do arranha-céu na cidade contemporânea.
The continuous growth in height and the change of location of the contemporary skyscrapers were the factors that driven the study developed in the present work. The object – the office skyscraper – is investigated trough the diverse perspectives that determined its construction. The designs of the great skyscrapers were defined by attributes related to the components of the Vitruvian Triad, plus the Site component from the “Contemporary Quaternary.” The work includes the study of the attributes of utilitas, firmitas and venustas in what is related to the site and context as objective reasons for the existence and perpetuation of the skyscraper. It later points to the existence of other attributes which justify the construction of the skyscraper, even when the previous ones have been denied. The subjective reasons for the existence of skyscrapers are the ones that allow us to put them closer to utopian proposals, since they do not need to respond to the real functions of the object. Case studies were analyzed, revealing the transformation of the skyscraper and its re-signification. The production and analysis of the investigated material contribute with the evaluation of the perpetuation of the skyscraper in the contemporary city.
El continuo crecimiento en altura y la mudanza de dirección de los rascacielos contemporáneos fueron los factores que encauzaron el estudio realizado en el presente trabajo. El objeto – el rascacielos de oficinas – es investigado desde las diversas perspectivas que determinaron su ejecución. Los proyectos de los grandes rascacielos fueron definidos por atributos relacionados a los componentes de la Tríada vitruviana, más el componente Lugar, del “Cuaterno contemporáneo.” El trabajo contempla el estudio de los atributos de utilitas, firmitas y venustas en aquello que tiene relación con el lugar y contexto como razones objetivas de la existencia y perpetuación del rascacielos. Apunta, posteriormente, a la existencia de otros atributos que justifican la ejecución del rascacielos, aún cuando los anteriores hayan sido negados. Son las razones subjetivas de la existencia de los rascacielos, las que permiten acercarlos a las propuestas utópicas, pues prescinden de responder a las reales funciones del objeto. Los estudios de caso se analizaron, revelando la transformación del rascacielos y su resignificación. La producción y análisis del material investigado contribuyen con la evaluación de la perpetuación del rascacielos en la ciudad contemporánea.

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