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Tall Buildings

A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 August 2012) | Viewed by 206176

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Kyoung Sun Moon

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School of Architecture, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
Interests: tall buildings; cantilever architecture; building technologies; structural design and analysis; performance-based design; building facades; integrative design; sustainable design; sustainable engineering
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Dear Colleagues,

Tall buildings, with their global symbolic power and economic benefits in dense urban land use, are a worldwide architectural phenomenon today. Due to their large scale and extreme height, the interaction between technology and architecture has been very dynamic in tall buildings. This special issue of the Buildings journal invites authors who can contribute quality articles on various architectural and technological issues of tall buildings and their synergistic integrations.
Today’s architecture can be best understood only through the recognition of pluralism, and various directions are prevalent in architectural design of tall buildings in conjunction with their diversified functions. In recent years, tall buildings have become much taller, and the importance of optimal structural design is more significant in taller structures due to the premium for heights. The issues of vertical transportation, fire and life safety are very critical in tall buildings, especially after September 11 of 2001. Because of their enormous scale, tall buildings are constructed with an abundant amount of resources and consume lots of energy during occupancy. This special issue also invites articles on various sustainable design strategies for tall buildings. Today more than ever, sustainability is one of the most important building design issues to save our limited resources.
The subject of this this special issue is very current in both the design and technology circles in architecture. With the prevalent emergence of tall buildings in major cities throughout the globe and concerns that this building type has generated, more investigative work into the role of tall buildings and their technologies is crucial in academia and building industry.

Dr. Kyoung Sun Moon
Guest Editor

Keywords

  • Tall Buildings
  • Architecture
  • Structural Systems
  • Façade Systems
  • Wind Engineering
  • MEP Engineering
  • Vertical Transportation
  • Sustainable Design
  • Fire and Life Safety
  • Construction and Materials
  • Design Integration
  • Urban Design

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Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat of the 21st Century: A Global Perspective
by Mir M. Ali and Kheir Al-Kodmany
Buildings 2012, 2(4), 384-423; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings2040384 - 28 Sep 2012
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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 [...] Read more.
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. Full article
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Tall-Building Projects Sustainability Indicator (TPSI): A New Design and Environmental Assessment Tool for Tall Buildings
by Binh K. Nguyen and Hasim Altan
Buildings 2012, 2(2), 43-62; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings2020043 - 16 Apr 2012
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The paper presents the features of Tall-building Projects Sustainability Indicator (TPSI)—a “Sustainability Rating System” that specializes in tall-building projects. The system comprises two components; the “Technical Manual” in the form of a booklet and the “Calculator” in the form of an Excel tool. [...] Read more.
The paper presents the features of Tall-building Projects Sustainability Indicator (TPSI)—a “Sustainability Rating System” that specializes in tall-building projects. The system comprises two components; the “Technical Manual” in the form of a booklet and the “Calculator” in the form of an Excel tool. It can be used as a “design tool” and/or as a “checklist” to compare and to improve the sustainable performance of tall-building design schemes. At the same time, the system can be used to evaluate the sustainability of existing tall-building projects. The first version of the TPSI rating system (TPSI 2012 Version) was released as an online tool (GreenLight) and thoroughly examined and validated by multiple parties. Full article
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