NEWURBANGIANTSTHEULTIMATESKYSCRAPERS

Jam-packedwithhundredsofspeciallycommissionedphotographsaccompaniedbyalively,authoritativetext,NewUrbanGiantstellsthestoryofthedesignandbuildingofthirty-oneremarkablestructuresaroundtheworld,includingcorporateheadquarters,residentialtowers,andstate-of-the-arthotels.Thetextplaceseachinitshistoricalcontext,revealingthetechnologicaladvancesthatmadeeachbuildingpossible,andthesocialandeconomicclimatethatmadeeachnecessary.Hundredsofclose-upphotographs,panoramicshots,andarchitects’plansdemonstratetheinnovationsthatmakeeachofthesestructuresapivotalelementoftheircity’sskyline.ReaderstourtheHSBTurningTowerinMalmö,Sweden,whichisbasedonasculpturebySantiagoCalatrava.Photographsrevealtheuniqueincrementalanglesthatoccurfromthegroundtothetopfloor,resultinginafull90-degreetwist.Othergroundbreakingstructureshighlightedinclude:thesleekNewYorkTimesTowerinManhattan,Highcliff—a75-storyresidentialtowerinHongKong—andAuroraPlaceinSydney,Australiawithitsuniquegeometricshape.TakingreadersfromDubaitoTokyotoVienna,thisisanarchitecturaltournottobemissedbyprofessionalarchitectsanddesignenthusiastsalike.