Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat of the 21st Century: A Global Perspective

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 oft...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mir M. Ali, Kheir Al-Kodmany
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-09-01
Series:Buildings
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/2/4/384