Considering Re-usability in Design of High-rise Buildings

Considering Re-usability in Design of High-rise Buildings

A guidebook for architects and structural designers to increase high-rise buildings'' service-life through their design

LAP Lambert Academic Publishing ( 2010-01-25 )

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The main intention of this book is to reveal some architectural solutions to (functional) re-usability of tall-buildings. It also aims to find new architectural methods of increasing the serviceable lives of these high-tech giants and their possible functional changes. Hence, It investigates the principal definitions, typology, history, problems and some significant examples of high-rise buildings from the perspective of re-usability. In addition, it focuses on some special case examples of high- rise buildings around the world used as hotels, offices, restaurants, conference halls etc. Indeed, the book suggests an ideal layout for organizing the structural features (e.g. columns, load bearing walls etc.) and utilities'' ducts of high-rise buildings considering the concept of re- usability.

Book Details:

ISBN-13:

978-3-8383-4100-2

ISBN-10:

3838341007

EAN:

9783838341002

Book language:

English

By (author) :

Ali Mohammad Sami Kashkooli

Number of pages:

108

Published on:

2010-01-25

Category:

Architecture