17 October 2016
The rise of the megacity presents unprecedented opportunities to understand the human urbanization phenomenon, and to observe the effects of multicore, polycentric cities growing together...
17 October 2016
Plot 17-18 Project: Tall Building Design in “Moscow City”
Renaissance Construction is one of the common development companies in Russia, planning to build a mixed-use project within Moscow City, a new development area along...
19 January 2016
Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2015
CTBUH has determined that 106 buildings of 200 meters’ height or greater were completed around the world in 2015 – setting a new record for...
26 October 2015
High-rise construction in Russia: Asian way vs. Middle-Eastern way
A new period of flourishing of high-rise construction in Russia began in the 2000s. The data of this study show that 64% of the tallest...
26 October 2015
Apartments in Skyscrapers: Innovations and Perspectives of their Typology Development
The paper proposes to reflect on the questions: what does the typology of apartments in contemporary high-rise construction mean and whether it is consistent with...
31 December 2014
Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2014
An All-Time Record 97 Buildings of 200 Meters or Higher Completed in 2014 and 2014 showed further shifts towards Asia, and also surprising developments in...
06 November 2014
Dream Deferred: Unfinished Tall Buildings
Without big dreams, there would be no tall buildings. Conceiving, financing, designing, and constructing a skyscraper is no simple feat, even under the best of...
16 September 2014
Sustainability Certification as a Tool for Design Optimization
The paper examines the performance of high-rise buildings according to two green building / sustainability rating tools. It reviews the potential these tools have for...
31 December 2013
Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2013
By all appearances, the small increase in the total number of tall-building completions from 2012 into 2013 is indicative of a return to the prevalent...
13 June 2013
The History of the European Skyscraper
Due to the compact and historic nature of its cities, some unpopular designs, and an unfortunate association with public housing, Europe had historically been slow...
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