Understanding Tall Buildings: A Theory of Placemaking

271 Pages·2017·28.313 MB·English

by  Kheir Al-Kodmany

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Understanding Tall Buildings
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M In recent years, the rapid pace of tall building construction has fostered a certain kind of
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“This is the first book that methodically discusses placemaking in the context of tall
buildings. By using concise text and over 200 photographs that he recorded upon extensive
travel, Al-Kodmany identifies placemaking problems engendered by tall buildings and
illustrates specific planning guidelines to create sensible, imageable, human-scaled, and
vernacular high-rise environments.”
— Antony Wood RIBA, PhD, Executive Director, CTBUH, Studio Associate Professor,
Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago
“In Understanding Tall Buildings, Kheir Al-Kodmany has produced another blockbuster
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Understanding Tall Buildings
A Theory of Placemaking
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First published 2017
by Routledge
711 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017
and by Routledge
2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 4RN
Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business
© 2017 Taylor & Francis
The right of Kheir Al-Kodmany to be identified as author of this work
has been asserted by him in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced
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4 Names: Al-Kodmany, Kheir, author.
8: Title: Understanding tall buildings : a theory of placemaking / Kheir
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at Description: New York, NY : Routledge, 2017. | Includes bibliographical
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g Identifiers: LCCN 2016033119| ISBN 9781138811416 (hardback) |
e ISBN 9781138811423 (pbk.) | ISBN 9781315749297 (ebk)
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a Classification: LCC NA6230 .A394 2017 | DDC 720/.48--dc23
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To my late father, Dr. Abdul Muhsen Al-Kodmany
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Contents
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List of Figures ix
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the transport Dimension 189
8 Tall Buildings and the Transport System 191
9 Tall Buildings and Transit-oriented Development: Case Studies 199
10 Placemaking and Tall Buildings:Ten Planning Guidelines 232
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0.1 Conceptual framework for placemaking with tall buildings 4
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2.1 The intrusion of tall buildings on the Victoria Harbor ridgeline 46
2.2 Previous urban design regulations in Hong Kong promoted slab buildings 47
2.3 Chicago Skyline 48
2.4 Examples of focal points in the skyline of the City of Chicago created by
major tall buildings 49
2.5 Centrality of the Willis Tower photographed from a selected viewing point 50
2.6 Historic tall buildings along Michigan Avenue 52
2.7 Modern tall buildings along Shaikh Zayed Road in Dubai 52
2.8 Bank of America Building, St. Louis, MO 53