Cities in the sky : the quest to build the world's tallest skyscrapers /
The world's skyscrapers have brought us awe and wonder, and yet they remain controversial, for their high costs, shadows and overt grandiosity. But, decade by decade, they keep getting higher and higher. What is driving this global building spree of epic proportions? In Cities in the Sky, autho...
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New York :
Scribner,
[2024].
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Part I: America. Chicago: From dismal swamp to Second City
- New York City: The height king in the zone
- The American century: Hive minds in the sky
- Part II: Eurasia. London: From no to yes
- Hong Kong. From barren rock to world's densest city
- China: Skyscraper fever
- Oil-rich cities: Tales from the Arabian heights
- Part III: A global view. Preface to Part III
- Sky prizes: The value of height
- Cities and civilization: Skyscrapers and their discontents
- Futureopolis: The quest for the city of tomorrow
- Epilogue: Cities and skyscrapers in a post-COVID world.