The International Highrise Award 2008
Subtitle: = Internationaler Hochhaus Preis 2008
By: [Herausgeber: Michaela Busenkell, Peter Cachola Schmal].
Contributors: Busenkell, Michaela.; Cachola Schmal, Peter, 1964-; Deutsches Architekturmuseum.
Publisher: Stadt Frankfurt am Main; Jovis
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Frankfurt am Main; Berlin
Language: eng; mul; ger
Number of pages: 88
ISBN-13: 9783868590036
Subjects: Internationaler Hochhaus Preis -- Exhibitions; Tall buildings -- Exhibitions; Architecture -- Awards -- Germany -- Exhibitions
Genres: Exhibitions
Other titles: Internationaler Hochhaus Preis 2008
Description: "Never before have so many high-rises been built. Spectacular skyscrapers with landmark character are not only appearing in boom cities like Dubai and Beijing or in the USA - the high-rise is also experiencing a renaissance in Europe. No type of building generates stronger emotions, but differentiated debate on these tower blocks only began recently." "It is no longer merely a question of how many meters tall, but of new qualities in the construction of high-rise buildings, e.g., energy efficiency, sustainability, and social, economic and ecological compatibility. The projects of the International Highrise Award 2008 demonstrate current developments and so present the full range of contemporary highrise construction, from utilisation to site-specific."--Jacket.
Notes: Published in conjunction with an exhibition, Nov. 15, 2008-Jan. 4, 2009 at Deutschen Architekturmuseum, Dezernat Kultur und Wissenschaft, Stadt Frankfurt am Main.