high-rise buildings
Urban vertical structures
High-rise buildings are tall structures with many floors, typically ten or more stories.
The term distinguishes them from low-rise and mid-rise construction.
High-rises dominate urban skylines, housing apartments, offices, or hotels: The city's high-rise buildings blocked our view of the mountains.
The hyphenated form works as noun or adjective: a high-rise apartment, living in a high-rise.
- skyscraperVery tall urban building
- concrete jungleDense cityscape, few parks
- air rightsOwnership of space above
- curtain wallNon-load-bearing outer shell
- steel and glassIndustrial construction duo
elevator shaft · steel beams · foundation · load-bearing wall · glass panels · zoning regulations · steel frame · reinforced concrete · cantilever · cultural landmarks · facade · verticality · skyline · city view · housing affordability · wind load · podium · penthouse
high-rise buildingsdetached houses
Dwellings built separately
single-family homes · suburban sprawl · farmhouses · country estates · suburban housing
high-rise buildingstiny houses
Dwellings under 500 square feet
cottages · cabins · sheds · huts · garden sheds