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High-rise manual : typology and design, construction, and technology / edited by Johann Eisele, Ellen Kloft.

Contributor(s): Eisele, Johann | Kloft, Ellen.
Publisher: Basel ; Boston : Birkhäuser-Publishers for Architecture, [2003]Description: 235 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 31 cm.ISBN: 3764302747 (acid-free paper).Uniform titles: HochhausAtlas. English Subject(s): Skyscrapers -- Design and construction | Building, Iron and steel | Office buildingsDDC classification: 720.483
Contents:
Foreword - A brief history of the high-rise - Typology - Project development - Project management - Organization of Office Towers - Site operation - Geotechnics - Load-bearing structures - Construction and design - Structural dynamics - Effects of wind - Facade structures - Facade technologies - Insolation and shading - Building systems - Integrated concepts - Fire protection - Elevator installations - Facility management - Subject index - Bibliography - Project index - List of authors - Picture credits - Acknowledgements.
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Floor 4, Shelf 30 , Side 1, TierNo 4, BayNo 7

 720.483 HOC (Browse shelf) 1 Available SABDx,23003,02,CL 5000037243

Includes bibliographical references (p. 224-227) and indexes.

Foreword - A brief history of the high-rise - Typology - Project development - Project management - Organization of Office Towers - Site operation - Geotechnics - Load-bearing structures - Construction and design - Structural dynamics - Effects of wind - Facade structures - Facade technologies - Insolation and shading - Building systems - Integrated concepts - Fire protection - Elevator installations - Facility management - Subject index - Bibliography - Project index - List of authors - Picture credits - Acknowledgements.