Subjects:

Table of Contents: “…The fascination of skyscrapers/ Christian Schittich, p. 926 -- Icons of progress - high-rise buildings, their motivation, aesthetics and effects / Robert Kaltenbrunner, p. 928-934 -- The origins of the high-rise building / Ellen Denk, p. 935-940 -- Typological aspects of high-rise buildings / Christoph Ingenhoven, p. 956-961 -- Torre Cube in Guadalajara, Mexico (Estudio Carme Pinos), p. 962-964 -- Woermann Plaza in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria (Abalos Herreros), p. 965-967 -- Torre Agbar, Barcelona (Ateliers Jean Nouvel), p. 968-970 -- Uptown tower, Munich (Ingenhoven Architekten), p. 971-973 -- Montevideo high-rise housing and office block, Rotterdam (Mecanoo), p. 974-976 -- Hearst Tower, New York (Foster Partners), p. 977-979 -- International Finance Centre Two, Hong Kong (Pelli Clarke Pelli), p. 980-982 -- New York Times Building, Times Square (Renzo Piano Building Workshop and FXFowle Architects), p. 984-1004 [includes: interview with project architect Erik Volz on the design, p. 986-993 / Planning from the client's point of view - interview with Hussain Ali-Khan of the New York Times, p. 994-997 -- The load-bearing structure of the New York Times Building / Tom Scarangello, p. 998-99 -- European features in a New York skyscraper - an interview with David Kaplan of FXFowle, p. 1000-1004]…”

“…New York Heights : When form follows finances.…”
Alturas de Nueva York