Best High-Rises 2024/25
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Author: Körner, Peter / Cachola Schmal, Pe
Alongside powerhouses China and the US, Australia and Singapore have recently emerged as hotspots for high-rise architecture. Furthermore, the trend toward mixed-use skyscrapers continues unabated. This title presents 32 exciting recent high-rise projects – including Melbourne's 555 Collins St and Brisbane's Heritage Lanes – that combine sustainability, external form and internal spatial qualities, and social aspects into exemplary designs that point the way to the future.Former specific features such as extensive greening or the construction of high-rise clusters have long since become standard. Due to the shortage of suitable building sites and growing environmental awareness, existing buildings are increasingly coming into focus in high-rise construction. Each of these projects is comprehensively presented with photos and plans. The International High-Rise Award is presented every two years. Previous winners include 3XN (2022), OMA (2020), Benjamín Romano (2018), BIG (2016), Stefano Boeri (2014), Ingenhoven Architects (2012), WOHA (2010), and Foster + Partners (2008). 20 years of The International High-Rise Award 32 of the most interesting recent high-rise projects worldwide in texts, plans, and photos new focus: conversion of existing high-rises
ISBN 9783986121433. JOVIS. hb. 152 pages. 27 x 21 cm.
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Alongside powerhouses China and the US, Australia and Singapore have recently emerged as hotspots for high-rise architecture. Furthermore, the trend toward mixed-use skyscrapers continues unabated. This title presents 32 exciting recent high-rise projects – including Melbourne's 555 Collins St and Brisbane's Heritage Lanes – that combine sustainability, external form and internal spatial qualities, and social aspects into exemplary designs that point the way to the future.Former specific features such as extensive greening or the construction of high-rise clusters have long since become standard. Due to the shortage of suitable building sites and growing environmental awareness, existing buildings are increasingly coming into focus in high-rise construction. Each of these projects is comprehensively presented with photos and plans. The International High-Rise Award is presented every two years. Previous winners include 3XN (2022), OMA (2020), Benjamín Romano (2018), BIG (2016), Stefano Boeri (2014), Ingenhoven Architects (2012), WOHA (2010), and Foster + Partners (2008). 20 years of The International High-Rise Award 32 of the most interesting recent high-rise projects worldwide in texts, plans, and photos new focus: conversion of existing high-rises
ISBN 9783986121433. JOVIS. hb. 152 pages. 27 x 21 cm.
available