skyscraper architecture
High-rise building design
The design and construction of very tall buildings, typically those exceeding forty or fifty stories.
Skyscraper architecture encompasses both engineering challenges—steel frames, wind resistance, elevator systems—and aesthetic considerations of how towers meet the street and punctuate the skyline.
The field has produced distinctive styles from Art Deco spires to glass curtain walls: The city's skyscraper architecture ranges from 1920s setback towers to sleek contemporary designs.
- LEED certificationSustainable building credential
- carbon footprintTotal greenhouse gases produced
- steel frameworkStructural metal support system
- zoning regulationsLaws governing property development
- modernismFavoring contemporary approaches
air rights · art deco · reinforced concrete · load-bearing walls · iconic landmarks · observation deck · green roofs · transit hubs · glass facades · floor-to-ceiling windows · curtain walls · solar panels · verticality · urban renewal · rainwater harvesting · city grids · energy-efficient lighting · public spaces
skyscraper architecturedomestic architecture
Design of homes and dwellings
residential design · single-family homes · traditional cottages
skyscraper architectureadobe construction
Building with sun-dried earth bricks
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