highrises
Urban vertical structures
Highrises are tall buildings, typically residential or commercial, with many floors—generally ten or more.
The term emphasizes verticality and urban density: The skyline filled with highrises over the past decade.
Also spelled as two words (high rises) or hyphenated (high-rises).
Carbon-hardened iron alloy
- glassTransparent solid from sand
- concreteSolid building mixture
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
- blueprintDetailed technical drawing
construction · structural · cantilever · foundation · engineering · design · modernist · brutalist
Mass-to-volume ratio
- zoningSectioning areas by use
- gentrificationWealthy influx displacing locals
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- sprawlExtend in disorderly fashion
congestion · infrastructure · planning · regulations · mixed-use · commercial · districts · redevelopment
Of imposing height
- soaringRising effortlessly upward
- loftyImpressively high or noble
- elevatedRaised above usual level
- monolithicMassive and undifferentiated
imposing · colossal · dominant · vertical · heights · stories · floors · tallest
View of urban architecture
- horizonApparent earth-sky meeting
- silhouetteFilled-in outline shape
- panoramaUnobstructed wide-angle view
- vistaPleasing distant scene
towers · landmarks · density · profile · backdrop · iconic · cluster · downtown
steel
Carbon-hardened iron alloy
blueprint · construction · structural · cantilever · foundation · engineering · design · modernist · brutalist · postmodern
density
Mass-to-volume ratio
- zoningSectioning areas by use
- gentrificationWealthy influx displacing locals
- developmentProgress toward maturity
sprawl · congestion · infrastructure · planning · regulations · mixed-use · commercial · districts · redevelopment · projects
towering
Of imposing height
monolithic · imposing · colossal · dominant · vertical · heights · stories · floors · tallest · supertall
cityscape
View of urban architecture
- horizonApparent earth-sky meeting
- silhouetteFilled-in outline shape
- panoramaUnobstructed wide-angle view
vista · towers · landmarks · density · profile · backdrop · iconic · cluster · downtown · Manhattan
apartments
Rented dwelling units
- condominiumsPrivately owned multi-unit dwellings
- penthousesTop-floor luxury dwellings
- flatsDwellings or low shoes
lofts · units · studios · co-ops · tenants · leases · rentals · doorman · elevator · balconies
- cityscapesskyline, city skyline, skylines, skyscraper, urban landscapes
highrisesbungalows
One-story detached houses
ranch houses · cottages · walk-ups · low-rises · lowrises
highrisessingle-family homes
Standalone dwellings for one household
detached houses · suburban sprawl · tract housing · subdivisions · suburban homes
highrisesshacks
Crude, flimsy dwellings
cabins · huts · prefab homes · mobile homes · trailers