The Urban Towers Handbook

The Urban Towers Handbook includes 30 in-depth case studies of iconic towers from around the world, organized according to type. These range from historic examples, such as the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the Chrysler Building in New York, and the medieval tower houses of San Gimignano in Tuscany, to highly contemporary examples, such as the Burj Al Arab in Dubai and the Roppogni Hills in Tokyo. In addition, each case study features one or two further examples of contemporary projects that share a similar urban configuration.

Eric Firley is a French-German architect and urban designer. The author of The Urban Housing Handbook (John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2009), he is Assistant Professor at the University of Miami School of Architecture and heads an international research consultancy.

Julie Gimbal is a French art historian with a special interest in high-rise architecture. She holds a doctorate from the University of Rennes on the subject of high-rise architecture in France and is responsible for the second section of the book on high-rise regulations. She also helped to inform the choice of case studies in the first part of the book.

Philippe Honnorat, a French Engineer, heads the Paris office of WSP Flack + Kurtz. An expert in Mechanical and Electrical systems, he has worked in the UK and USA, and has extensive international experience in high-rise structures. Honnorat wrote the third section of the book covering sustainability issues.

Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
A visual dictionary of high-rise buildings
1st Group: Solitaires and Twin Towers
- Monument
Main example: Kingdom Centre, Riyadh Secondary 1: Moscow State University Secondary 2: Burj Khalifa, Dubai
- Monument in block
Main example: 30 St Mary Axe, London Secondary 1: Torre Agbar, Barcelona Secondary 2: Seagram Building, New York City
- Tower as block
Main example: Commerzbank Tower, Frankfurt Secondary 1: Transamerica Pyramid, San Francisco Seconday 2: Hotel Ukraina, Moscow
- Tower in block
Main example: Torre Velasca, Milan Secondary 1: Kudamm-Karree, Berlin Secondary 2: Norddeutsche Landesbank, Hanover
- Twin towers
Main example: Kungstornen, Stockholm Secondary 1: Marina City Towers, Chicago Secondary 2: Puerta de Europa, Madrid
- Tower as team player
Main example: Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building Secondary 1: Thyssen-Haus, Düsseldorf Secondary 2: United Nations Headquarters, New York City
- Tower on infrastructure
Main example: The Standard Hotel, New York City Secondary 1: Shard London Bridge, London Secondary 2: Tour Dexia (CBX), La Défense
- Tower as module / business as usual
Main example: Tour Ar Men, Paris Secondary 1: DUOC Corporate Building, Santiago de Chile Secondary 2: Banco Atlántico, Barcelona 2nd Group: Clusters
- Integrated in existing city fabric
Main example: Rockefeller Center, New York City Secondary 1: Villeurbanne Town Hall and new centre Secondary 2: Riverside Center, New York City
- Towers as urban pattern
Main example: Quartier du Palais ('Immeubles Choux'), Créteil Secondary 1: Jianwai SOHO, Beijing Secondary 2: Stuyvesant Town, New York City
- Linear cluster
Main example: Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai Secondary 1: Playa de Levante extension, Benidorm Secondary 2: Rue de la Loi masterplan, Brussels
- High-rise compound
Main example: Moma and Pop Moma, Beijing Secondary 1: Marina Baie des Anges, Villeneuve-Loubet Secondary 2: Icon Brickell, Miami
- High-rise megastructure
Main example: Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, Tokyo Secondary 1: Parque Central, Caracas Secondary 2: Pinnacle@Duxton, Singapore
- Towers in nature
Main example: Hansaviertel, Berlin Secondary 1: Unité d'Habitation, Marseille Secondary 2: Newton Suites, Singapore
- Towers on podium
Main example: Front de Seine, Paris Secondary 1: Jumeirah Beach Residences, Dubai Secondary 2: Tour 9, Montreuil 3rd Group: Vertical Cities
- US-American downtown:
Main example: Downtown Houston
- High-rise as norm:
Main example: Higienópolis, São Paulo
- High-rise as geographical obligation:
Main example: Monaco
- City of monuments:
Main example: Lujiazui, Shanghai
- European CBD:
Main example: La Défense Secondary: La Défense extension (Tour AIR²)
- City of megastructures:
Main example: Hong Kong
High-rise building regulations in seven cities worldwide
London Frankfurt Vienna Paris New York Hong Kong Singapore
High-rise and sustainability
Comparative table
Bibliography
Index
Picture credits
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