Skyscrapers

Name: Skyscrapers
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781579129422
Price: 38.99 NZD
Availability: InStock

A History of the World's Most Extraordinary Buildings - Revised and Updated

By Adrian Smith and Judith Dupré

0.0 (0 reviews)

4.04

( 231 ratings, 32 reviews)

Summary

Skyscrapers is a landmark bestseller offering a grand celebration of the world's most significant and striking super-structures. It showcases full-colour images and explores the architecture, engineering, and cultural impact of over 60 iconic skyscrapers, such as One World Trade Center, Burj Khalifa, Empire State Building, and The Shard. Organised chronologically by construction date, each profile includes stunning photos, building plans, diagrams, historical context, and technological insights. The book opens with an interview with Adrian Smith, the architect behind the Burj Khalifa, and delves into visionary topics including future city designs and sustainable building materials.
Read More

Format: Hardback

$38⁹⁹

AVAILABLE WITH SUPPLIER Ships from our Auckland warehouse within 4-6 weeks

Found a better price? Request a price match

Skyscrapers

$38⁹⁹

Book Hero Magic created this recommendation. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! IS THIS YOUR NEXT READ?

Ideal for readers fascinated by architecture, engineering, and urban culture, as well as those interested in iconic buildings and sustainable design innovations.

At a stunning 18 inches tall and celebrating all of today's most significant superstructures, this revised edition of Black Dog's best-selling Skyscrapers features a brand new design with full-colour photographs, 10 new buildings and informative updates throughout.

Description

A landmark bestseller that "captivates the eye, mind, and imagination," (The New York Times), Skyscrapers is a unique and colossal celebration of the world's most significant and striking super-structures.

Uniquely designed to showcase the full colour images of the world's tallest buildings, Skyscrapers explores the architecture, engineering, and cultural impact of more than 60 skyline-defining buildings including:

One World Trade Center
Burj Khalifa
The Empire State Building
The Shanghai World Financial Center
The Petronas Towers
Tribune Tower
The Shard
Shanghai Tower

Arranged chronologically by date of building construction, each informative profile includes stunning photos of the building's defining features along with building plans, diagrams, historical background, and technological information.

Beginning with a fascinating interview with Adrian Smith, the master architect responsible for Dubai's Burj Khalifa, the reigning tallest building in the world at 2,717 feet (828 metres), Skyscrapers also includes in-depth looks at compelling topics in skyscraper design, including next steps in creating visionary cities of the future, and information on cutting-edge sustainable materials that help make these structures environmentally friendly.

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

"Breathtaking. Magnificent, unique, very special. Exquisite. One-of-a-kind. Well researched. Beautifully designed." – Robert J. Bruss, Tribune Media Services

"Drama. Treachery. Innovation. Massive buildings. Bigger egos. Skyscrapers has it all." – Patrick J. Foye, Executive Director, Port Authority of New York & New Jersey

"Dupre captivates the eye, mind and imagination." – The New York Times

"Dupre makes the most of a century of neck-craning architecture." – The Washington Post

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781579129422

Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 05 November 2013

Country: United States

Imprint: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc

Illustration: 300 colour & b&w illus

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 240.0mm

Height: 465.0mm

Weight: 1750g

Pages: 176

Collections

Adrian Smith Arts & Culture Judith Dupre Non-Fiction

About the Author

Judith Dupre is the author of numerous books, including Skyscrapers and Bridges, both published by Black Dog & Leventhal, and the New York Times bestselling Churches. She lectures and teaches on art and architecture. She lives in New York.

Adrian Smith is considered the foremost architect of supertall skyscrapers in the world. Formerly with Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, his buildings include Burj Dubai, the Jin Mao Tower in Shanghai, and the Trump International Tower in Chicago, where he lives and works.