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Eco-Towers

Sustainable Cities in the Sky

By: K. Al-Kodmany

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Eco-Towers

Sustainable Cities in the Sky

By: K. Al-Kodmany

Eco-Towers introduces readers to groundbreaking designs, most progressive projects, and innovative ways of thinking about a new generation of green skyscrapers that could provide solutions to crises the world faces today including climate change, depleting resources, deteriorating ecology, population increase, decreasing food supply, urban heat island effect, pollution, deforestation, and more. The book suggests that the eco-tower culminates the cultural and technological evolutions of the 21st century by building and improving on the experiences of earlier designs of skyscrapers and philosophies particularly green, sustainable, and ecological. It argues that the true green skyscraper is the one that engages successfully with its larger urban context by establishing symbiotic relationships with the social, economic, and environmental aspects. Since tall buildings are becoming larger and taller, serving greater number of people, and exerting higher demand on the environment and existing infrastructure, any improvements in their design and construction will significantly enhance urban conditions. The book elucidates how green skyscrapers better serve tenants, mitigate environmental impacts, and improve integration with the city infrastructure. It explains how skyscrapers’ long life cycle offers the greatest justifications for recycling precious resources, and makes it a worthwhile to employ green features in constructing new skyscrapers and retrofitting existing ones. Subsequently, the book explores new designs that are employing cutting-edge green technologies at a grand scale including water-saving technologies, solar panels, helical wind turbines, sunlight-sensing LED lights, rainwater catchment systems, graywater and blackwater recycling systems, seawater-powered air conditioning, and the like. In the future, new building materials and smart technologies will continue to offer innovative design approaches to sustainable tall buildings with new aesthetics, referred to as “eco-iconic” skyscrapers.

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WIT Press

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1784660175

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Understanding Tall Buildings

A Theory of Placemaking

By: Kheir Al-Kodmany

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Understanding Tall Buildings

A Theory of Placemaking

By: Kheir Al-Kodmany

In recent years, the rapid pace of tall building construction has fostered a certain kind of placelessness, with many new tall buildings being built out of scale, context and place. By analyzing hundreds of tall buildings and by providing hundreds of visuals that inspire, stimulate and engage, Understanding Tall Buildings contends that well-designed tall buildings can rejuvenate cities, ignite economic activity, support social life and boost city pride. Although this book does not claim to possess all the solutions, it does propose specific tall building design guidelines that may help to promote placemaking. Through this work, it is the author’s hope that ill-conceived developments will become less common in the future and that good placemaking will become the norm, not the exception. This book is a must-read for students and practitioners working to create better tall buildings and better urban environments.

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434

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Routledge

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1317608658

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9781317608653

The Future of the City

Tall Buildings and Urban Design

By: Kheir Al-Kodmany,Mir M. Ali

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The Future of the City

Tall Buildings and Urban Design

By: Kheir Al-Kodmany,Mir M. Ali

Drawing on the experience of several cities from different parts of the world, this text provides a global perspective on the urbanization phenomenon and tall building development, and examines their underlying logic, design drivers, contextual relationships and pitfalls.

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1845644107

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Humanizing the High-Rise City

Podiums, Plazas, Parks, Pedestrian Networks, and Public Art

By: Kheir Al-Kodmany

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Humanizing the High-Rise City

Podiums, Plazas, Parks, Pedestrian Networks, and Public Art

By: Kheir Al-Kodmany

The transformative power of urban design in shaping our experiences within high-rise cities takes center stage in Humanizing the High-Rise City: Podiums, Plazas, Parks, Pedestrian Networks, and Public Art. This captivating exploration delves into the art of turning towering skyscraper cities into vibrant havens that foster human connection, celebrate culture, and build communities. Unveiling the secrets behind the creation of urban spaces, from dynamic plazas that encourage social interaction to tranquil parks that infuse life into steel and glass, the book unfolds a narrative that resonates with the innate rhythms of humanity. Examining 20 major high-rise cities worldwide (including Chicago, New York City, Dubai, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Singapore, among others), synthesizing extensive literature, and enriched with over 200 photographs, this book showcases projects seamlessly weaving nature, art, and connectivity into the urban fabric. These endeavors craft environments that enhance well-being and instill a profound sense of belonging amid the challenges of urban density. As the global landscape increasingly tilts toward vertical living, this book serves as a guiding light, illuminating the path to a heightened and enriched experience of high-rise urban living. This book will be useful to practitioners and students of architecture, urban planning, and urban design interested in improving high-rise cities.

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407

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Taylor & Francis

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1040052444

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9781040052440

New Suburbanism: Sustainable Tall Building Development

By: Kheir Al-Kodmany

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New Suburbanism: Sustainable Tall Building Development

By: Kheir Al-Kodmany

Much of the anticipated future growth in the United States will take place in suburbia. The critical challenge is how to accommodate this growth in a sustainable and resilient manner. This book explores the role of suburban tall as a viable, sustainable alternative to continued suburban sprawl. It identifies 10 spatial patterns in which tall buildings have been integrated into the American suburbs. The study concludes that the Tall Building and Transit-Oriented-Development (TB-TOD) model is the most appropriate to promote sustainable suburbanism. The findings are based on analyzing over 300 projects in 24 suburban communities within three major metropolitan areas including: Washington, DC, Miami, Florida, and Chicago, Illinois. The book furnishes planning strategies that address the social, economic, and environmental aspects of sustainable tall building development. It also discusses sustainable architectural design and site planning strategies and provides case studies of sustainable tall buildings that were successfully integrated into suburban settings.

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1317087968

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Tall Buildings and the City

Improving the Understanding of Placemaking, Imageability, and Tourism

By: Kheir Al-Kodmany

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Tall Buildings and the City

Improving the Understanding of Placemaking, Imageability, and Tourism

By: Kheir Al-Kodmany

The chaotic proliferation of skyscrapers in many cities around the world is contributing to a decline in placemaking. This book examines the role of skyscrapers and open spaces in promoting placemaking in the city of Chicago. Chicago’s skyscrapers tell an epic story of transformative architectural design, innovative engineering solutions, and bold entrepreneurial spirit. The city’s public plazas and open spaces attract visitors, breathe life, and bring balance into the cityscape. Using locational data from social media platforms, including Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, along with imagery from Google Earth, fieldwork, direct observations, in-depth surveys, and the combined insights from architectural and urban design literature, this study reveals the roles that socio-spatial clusters of skyscrapers, public spaces, architecture, and artwork play to enhance placemaking in Chicago. The study illustrates how Chicago, as the birthplace of skyscrapers, remains a leading city in tall building integration and innovation. Focusing on some of the finest urban places in America, including the Chicago River, the Magnificent Mile, and the Chicago Loop, the book offers meaningful architectural and urban design lessons that are transferable to emerging skyscraper cities around the globe.

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480

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Springer Nature

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9811560293

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The Vertical City

A Sustainable Development Model

By: K. Al-Kodmany

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The Vertical City

A Sustainable Development Model

By: K. Al-Kodmany

Each century has its own unique approach toward addressing the problem of high density and the 21st century is no exception. As cities try to cope with rapid population growth - adding 2.5 billion dwellers by 2050 - and grapple with destructive sprawl, politicians, planners and architects have become increasingly interested in the vertical city paradigm. Unfortunately, cities all over the world are grossly unprepared for integrating tall buildings, as these buildings may aggravate multidimensional sustainability challenges resulting in a “vertical sprawl” that could have worse consequences than “horizontal” sprawl. By using extensive data and numerous illustrations this book provides a comprehensive guide to the successful and sustainable integration of tall buildings into cities. A new crop of skyscrapers that employ passive design strategies, green technologies, energy-saving systems and innovative renewable energy offers significant architectural improvements. At the urban scale, the book argues that planners must integrate tall buildings with efficient mass transit, walkable neighbourhoods, cycling networks, vibrant mixed-use activities, iconic transit stations, attractive plazas, well-landscaped streets, spacious parks and engaging public art. Particularly, it proposes the Tall Building and Transit Oriented Development (TB-TOD) model as one of the sustainable options for large cities going forward. Building on the work of leaders in the fields of ecological and sustainable design, this book will open readers’ eyes to a wider range of possibilities for utilizing green, resilient, smart, and sustainable features in architecture and urban planning projects. The 20 chapters offer comprehensive reading for all those interested in the planning, design, and construction of sustainable cities.

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1784662577

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New Suburbanism: Sustainable Tall Building Development

By: Kheir Al-Kodmany

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Humanizing the High-Rise City

Podiums, Plazas, Parks, Pedestrian Networks, and Public Art

By: Kheir Al-Kodmany

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Podiums, Plazas, Parks, Pedestrian Networks, and Public Art

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Tall Buildings and the City

Improving the Understanding of Placemaking, Imageability, and Tourism

By: Kheir Al-Kodmany

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Improving the Understanding of Placemaking, Imageability, and Tourism

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Understanding Tall Buildings

A Theory of Placemaking

By: Kheir Al-Kodmany

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A Theory of Placemaking

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Book's by Kheir Al-Kodmany

Eco-Towers

Eco-Towers

Understanding Tall Buildings

Understanding Tall Buildings

The Future of the City

The Future of the City

Humanizing the High-Rise City

Humanizing the High-Rise City

New Suburbanism: Sustainable Tall Building Development

New Suburbanism: Sustainable Tall Building Development

Tall Buildings and the City

Tall Buildings and the City

The Vertical City

The Vertical City

New Suburbanism: Sustainable Tall Building Development

New Suburbanism: Sustainable Tall Building Development

Humanizing the High-Rise City

Humanizing the High-Rise City

Tall Buildings and the City

Tall Buildings and the City

Understanding Tall Buildings

Understanding Tall Buildings

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