Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat of the 21st Century: A Global Perspective
Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat of the 21st Century: A Global Perspective
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DOI：
10.3390/buildings2040384
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发表时间：
2012-12-01
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影响因子：
3.8
通讯作者：
Al-Kodmany, Kheir
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作者：
Ali, Mir M.;Al-Kodmany, Kheir
这座高大的建筑是这座城市最主要的象征，也是一个人造的奇迹，它可以突破地心引力，直抵云层。它体现了人类追求更高境界的不懈追求。它在我们的脑海中唤起了许多有效的问题。人们经常问的最重要和最基本的问题是：为什么要建高楼？这篇评论文章试图通过列出反对和支持高层建筑的论据来回答这个问题。然后，它简要介绍了高层建筑的历史和最近的发展，包括它们在当前经济衰退中的地位。本文认为，随着城市继续水平扩张，为了防止城市达到最终的崩溃点，高层建筑作为一种建筑类型，通过集聚和致密化来征服垂直空间，是一种可能的解决方案。本文讨论了一些最近建成的高层建筑的案例，以说明各自城市高层建筑发展的性质。本文试图通过强调其真正的投机、技术、可持续和不断发展的性质，消除对高层建筑仅仅是艺术和建筑的任何辨别。最后，它展望了高层建筑及其与21世纪城市的融合。
The tall building is the most dominating symbol of the cities and a human-made marvel that defies gravity by reaching to the clouds. It embodies unrelenting human aspirations to build even higher. It conjures a number of valid questions in our minds. The foremost and fundamental question that is often asked: Why tall buildings? This review paper seeks to answer the question by laying out arguments against and for tall buildings. Then, it provides a brief account of the historic and recent developments of tall buildings including their status during the current economic recession. The paper argues that as cities continue to expand horizontally, to safeguard against their reaching an eventual breaking point, the tall building as a building type is a possible solution by way of conquering vertical space through agglomeration and densification. Case studies of some recently built tall buildings are discussed to illustrate the nature of tall building development in their respective cities. The paper attempts to dispel any discernment about tall buildings as mere pieces of art and architecture by emphasizing their truly speculative, technological, sustainable, and evolving nature. It concludes by projecting a vision of tall buildings and their integration into the cities of the 21st century.