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Supertall Megatall - by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture (Hardcover)

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Drawing from the unique design experience at Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture (AS+GG) as architects of the next world's tallest tower and several others under construction, "Supertall Megatall: How High Can We Go?
Author(s): Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
576 Pages
Architecture, Individual Architects & Firms

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About the Book

"Drawing from the unique design experience at Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture (AS+GG) as architects of the next world's tallest tower and several others under construction, "Supertall Megatall: How High Can We Go?" highlights the design, sustainability, innovative technology, programming, and contextualism that defines supertall and megatall towers.The book is a mixture of under construction and design-only projects divided into several chapters that are organized according to their special characteristics: Innovative Systems, Harnessing Energies, Designing an Icon, Extending Ecologies, and Achieving Megatall. Each project, completed between 2007-2020 at AS+GG, is discovered through context, program, form, research and development, and performance, highlighting the stories, challenges, and lessons learned."

Book Synopsis

Drawing from the unique design experience at Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture (AS+GG) as architects of the next world's tallest tower and several others under construction, "Supertall Megatall: How High Can We Go?" highlights the design, sustainability, innovative technology, programming, and contextualism that defines supertall and megatall towers.

The book is a mixture of under construction and design-only projects divided into several chapters that are organized according to their special characteristics: Innovative Systems, Harnessing Energies, Designing an Icon, Extending Ecologies, and Achieving Megatall. Each project, completed between 2007-2020 at AS+GG, is discovered through context, program, form, research and development, and performance, highlighting the stories, challenges, and lessons learned.

Review Quotes

"If supertall skyscrapers were Oscars -- and in many ways, they are -- Adrian Smith would have an untouchable record as Best Director. First as a design parter at SOM, and since 2006 as co-founder of Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, he has led the teams for more of the world's tallest towers than anyone on the planet. In this collection he explains how it's done." --Carol Willis, Founding Director, The Skyscraper Museum

Dimensions (Overall): 9.4 Inches (H) x 9.7 Inches (W) x 2.1 Inches (D)

Weight: 6.25 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 576

Genre: Architecture

Sub-Genre: Individual Architects & Firms

Publisher: Oro Editions

Theme: Monographs

Format: Hardcover

Author: Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture

Language: English

Street Date: April 12, 2022

TCIN: 1006382401

UPC: 9781954081376

Item Number (DPCI): 247-23-3597

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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Estimated ship dimensions: 2.1 inches length x 9.7 inches width x 9.4 inches height

Estimated ship weight: 6.25 pounds

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