Tall Buildings and the City (eBook)
XII, 477 Seiten
Springer Singapore (Verlag)
978-981-15-6029-3 (ISBN)
The chaotic proliferation of skyscrapers in many cities around the world is contributing to a decline in placemaking. This book examines the role of skyscrapers and open spaces in promoting placemaking in the city of Chicago. Chicago's skyscrapers tell an epic story of transformative architectural design, innovative engineering solutions, and bold entrepreneurial spirit. The city's public plazas and open spaces attract visitors, breathe life, and bring balance into the cityscape. Using locational data from social media platforms, including Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, along with imagery from Google Earth, fieldwork, direct observations, in-depth surveys, and the combined insights from architectural and urban design literature, this study reveals the roles that socio-spatial clusters of skyscrapers, public spaces, architecture, and artwork play to enhance placemaking in Chicago. The study illustrates how Chicago, as the birthplace of skyscrapers, remains a leading city in tall building integration and innovation. Focusing on some of the finest urban places in America, including the Chicago River, the Magnificent Mile, and the Chicago Loop, the book offers meaningful architectural and urban design lessons that are transferable to emerging skyscraper cities around the globe.
Dr. Kheir Al-Kodmany is a Professor of Spatial Planning and Urban Design at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). He has been teaching for 30 years, has published over 100 papers and six books, and ranks among top faculty in the United States. Dr. Al-Kodmany was invited by mayors of numerous cities to help in preparing master plans and lectured in renowned universities worldwide. He worked for the Chicago firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, and he continues consulting on architecture and planning projects. He is on the editorial boards of a dozen of journals covering a wide range of topics including sustainability, eco-architecture, urban design, urban planning, e-planning, spatial planning, geographic information systems, visualization systems, and the like.
The chaotic proliferation of skyscrapers in many cities around the world is contributing to a decline in placemaking. This book examines the role of skyscrapers and open spaces in promoting placemaking in the city of Chicago. Chicago's skyscrapers tell an epic story of transformative architectural design, innovative engineering solutions, and bold entrepreneurial spirit. The city's public plazas and open spaces attract visitors, breathe life, and bring balance into the cityscape. Using locational data from social media platforms, including Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, along with imagery from Google Earth, fieldwork, direct observations, in-depth surveys, and the combined insights from architectural and urban design literature, this study reveals the roles that socio-spatial clusters of skyscrapers, public spaces, architecture, and artwork play to enhance placemaking in Chicago. The study illustrates how Chicago, as the birthplace of skyscrapers, remains a leading city in tall building integration and innovation. Focusing on some of the finest urban places in America, including the Chicago River, the Magnificent Mile, and the Chicago Loop, the book offers meaningful architectural and urban design lessons that are transferable to emerging skyscraper cities around the globe.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 9.7.2020 |
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Reihe/Serie | The Urban Book Series |
Zusatzinfo | XII, 477 p. 226 illus., 224 illus. in color. |
Sprache | englisch |
Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
Schlagworte | Architecture • Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning • popular image • Social Media • Socio-spatial clusters • Urban Design |
ISBN-10 | 981-15-6029-3 / 9811560293 |
ISBN-13 | 978-981-15-6029-3 / 9789811560293 |
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