This breathtaking new book, compiled by tall buildings specialist, Georges Binder, showcases more than 100 of the tallest buildings in China across more than 25 cities, including those towering over the megacities of Beijing, Shanghai and emerging supercities, such as Chengdu, Guangzhou and Tianjin. Georges Binder summarises the history of the Chinese tall building landscape from the 1930s to t…
This book provides the specific architectural and structural knowledge which must be taken into account in order to design tall buildings successfully.
A compilation of 150 outstanding projects selected from entrants to the Evolo Skyscraper Competition which started in 2006. The projects are arranged in chapters that describe the current position and the future of vertical architecture and urbanism.