Skyscraper for the XXI century
By: edited by Carlo Aiello.
Contributors: Aiello, Carlo.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: eVolo Publishing
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 133
ISBN-13: 9780981665801
Subjects: Skyscrapers -- Competitions; Architecture, Modern -- 20th century
Notes: "eVolo presents the best 60 projects of the 06, 07, and 08 Skyscraper Competition. An investigation by architects, students, and designers on the future of the skyscraper. What is the skyscraper in the beginning of the XXI Century? What is the historical and social context of these mega-structures? What is their response towards the urban fabric? Is the modern skyscraper a city in and of itself? Is the human scale lost?"--Back cover.