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Title
HIGH - RISE BUILDINGS STRUCTURES AND MATERIALS
Abstract
High-rise buildings present a challenge; they present a challenge for architects, engineers, occupants as well as observers. They attract the viewer's eye. They are our monuments and often become city landmarks and tourist attractions. City views from the tops of the buildings are also extremely appealing. People either praise them or criticize them, but they are indeed an important part of urban landscape in every modern city. They are here, present, and can be found in every metropolis or city that intends to become one. Sometimes they stand in awe, and sometimes they stretch above. For all they are, or for all they are not, their builders are the culprits responsible for these magnificent structures. This book is the result of a serious research, and it is intended to become a textbook for the "High-Rise Buildings" course held at the Master's Degree Program at the Department of Architecture at the Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences of the International BURCH University in Sarajevo. However, students of other architectural faculties or departments of architecture, students of structural engineering, as well as architects and structural engineers in design and construction themselves may find this book helpful. Parts of the book, or the entire book may also be of interest for a common reader. As the human body is composed of brain, skeleton, muscles, organs, blood and nervous system, all of which have their own functionality and appearance, the organism we call a high-rise building is also composed of load-bearing structure, different materials applied, and various embedded functional systems that allow for comfort and serviceability of these structures. Their appearance catches the observer’s eye and causes different emotions; sometimes these emotions are positive, sometimes not so much, but essentially everything that initiates any emotion in a person becomes a truly memorable experience
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Publisher
International Burch University
Date
2018
Extent
3717