The Heights : : Anatomy of a Skyscraper
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Includes index.
History -- Building it. Design ; Foundations ; Structure ; The skin ; Construction -- Living in it. Elevators ; Power, air, and water ; Communications -- Supporting it. Life safety ; Maintenance ; Sustainability -- Dreaming it. The future.
A graphic tour through the inner workings of modern skyscrapers explains how they operate and how sophisticated networks of technologies and utilities are possible within their complex structures.
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PUBLISHED
New York, N.Y. : Penguin Press, 2011.
Year Published: 2011
Description: 207 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781594203039
1594203032
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Design Language (Design studio)
SUBJECTS
Skyscrapers.