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Showing 1 to 20 of 52 for “"Skyscrapers"”.
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Skyscrapers in context
… Because of their size and conspicuousness, skyscrapers are simultaneously exposed to several different levels of"contexts, which are mainly defined by the distance between the viewer and the tall buildings. Awareness of these contexts is important in understanding or evaluating skyscraper …
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Embedding methods for massing and detail design in computer generated design of skyscrapers
… system to construct the massing and details of skyscrapers. It extracts underlying rules and design conventions from significant projects in contemporary skyscraper design practice. These rules and conventions are translated into digital data and embedded in a system. The thesis demonstrates how …
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Owner, architect, builder, banker : comparing the development and construction of two Manhattan skyscrapers, 1930 and 1990
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1996.
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Vertical School of Art
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 …
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Structural systems and tuned mass dampers of super-tall buildings : case study of Taipei 101
The design of the first generation of skyscrapers was based on strength. Heavy masonry cladding and wall curtains used at that period added a considerable amount of stiffness and damping to the structure. Inter-storey drifts and peak accelerations were relatively small. Advances in the material …
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Strategies for mitigating wind-induced motion in tall buildings through aerodynamic and damping modifications
… materials, has driven the height of modern skyscrapers beyond what was once deemed possible. Although science and technology has been able to increase the strength of building materials such as steel and concrete, their material stiffness has remained virtually unchanged. The end result is a …
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A Barometer of High and Low: Re-defining the Skyscraper as a Vertical City
… megacities have witnessed the rise of skyscrapers as central social hubs. However, the predominant design approach for these towering structures has primarily focused on practical considerations, often overlooking the spiritual well-being of individuals. This oversight has led to …
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The living skyscraper : mapping the vertical neighborhood
… 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, …
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Evolución del tipo estructural "Torre" en España : Madrid, Barcelona, Benidorm
… their structure is designed, and how the Spanish skyscrapers are related to the skyscrapers of the rest of the world. The evolution is analyzed from the structural design point of view, explaining how the way of formulating the model has evolved, how the calculus has evolved, and what the …
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A creative journey: architecture for design
Through man-made canyons of skyscrapers, across the Midwest plains, lies a grid of highways and humanity. America, perhaps more than anywhere, displays the imposition of man's artifacts upon the landscape. It is the birthplace of Learjets, Mustangs and Coca-Cola, of Levis and Harley-Davidsons. …
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Finance of the fallow firmament : valuing air rights in contemporary Manhattan
… several years by at least five more such luxury skyscrapers in the same district. This phenomenon has renewed public interest in the use of air rights in New York City. Despite widespread media attention and studies by community groups, examination of transferable development rights usage in New …
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Plant City, Florida, 1885-1940: A Study In Southern Urban Development
… Goldfield's pioneering work, Cotton Fields and Skyscrapers: Southern City and Region 1607-1980. Goldfield contended that southern cities developed differently than their northern counterparts because they were not economically, politically, philosophically and culturally separated from their …
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Effects of a tuned mass damper on wind-induced motions in tall buildings
… problems engineers have to face when designing skyscrapers. Several solutions have been developed throughout the years in order to mitigate the response of a building to wind loads, one of which is the Tuned Mass Damper system. This system, which consists of an auxiliary mass added to a …
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SIlver Tower - A New Paradigm for Tall Building Design
… urban, environmental, and sociological context. Skyscrapers are rising ever higher, pushing the limits of architecture and engineering. In 2001 there were 23 buildings over 1,000 feet in height. As of this writing there are 173 buildings over 1,000 feet completed or under construction, with 300 …
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Tall Mass-Timber Building
… steel, concrete or composites of them to build skyscrapers. Unfortunately, both of these materials have a large carbon footprint. The design community has the challenge to achieve net-zero emissions buildings by the year 2030, and the efforts now should be focused on using less carbon intensive …
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Investigation of shear lag effect in high-rise buildings with diagrid system
In the recent years, there have been many new skyscrapers built which soar into new heights. The most efficient building system for high-rises has been the framed tube system. However, the framed tube building suffers from shear lag effects which cause a nonlinear distribution of axial stresses …
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Utopic Déjà Vu: The Power of the Public Hallucination in the UAE
… and a bespoke lifestyle materializes the luxury skyscrapers and spectacular infrastructure projects for which the city is known. From an inconsequential fishing village 50 years ago to one of the world’s great metropolises, Dubai presents a type of future shock for so-called locals, expatriates …
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Mitigation of wind induced movement of buildings using the modified friction device
Building higher skyscrapers increases the concern of wind induced motion. Indeed, in order to ensure serviceability and safety standards, it is the engineers' responsibility to investigate the response of high-rise buildings to wind excitation. Tuned mass dampers are usually used to limit the …
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Lateral systems for tall buildings
… different lateral systems employed in today's skyscrapers. The investigation examined the structural behavior of the traditional moment frame, the braced frame, the braced frame with outriggers and finally the tubular structure. The advantages and disadvantages of all schemes were explored from …
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CapaCity In the Sky
… or the lack thereof in a dense city. Skyscrapers at present, currently stands alone and separate; their floors disconnected from the rest of the city and though ever soaring have done little more than intensify the social and physical disconnect between the city and its inhabitants. …
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