Sustainability and the 21st Century Vertical City: A Review of Design Approaches of Tall Buildings

As cities cope with rapid population growth—adding 2.5 billion dwellers by 2050—and grapple with destructive sprawl, politicians, planners, and architects have become increasingly interested in the vertical city paradigm. Given the large-scale problems of skyscrapers, any improve...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kheir Al-Kodmany
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-08-01
Series:Buildings
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/8/8/102

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