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What is a Skyscraper?
Skyscraper originally referred to the tall, main sail of a ship
The structural definition is based on the fact that the buildings have a steel frame
Today, it refers to a very tall and habitable building There is no actual height which
determines if a building is a skyscraper U.S. and Europe share a loose convention
that 150 m tall is considered a skyscraper, while 300 m tall is “supertall”
Pros and Cons
ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
Land area Option to build up, rather
than out Creates habitats for a larger
number of people Creates more space for
businesses Corporations build skyscrapers
for name recognition and promotional value i.e. Sears, Chrysler, Bank of
America and Donald Trump
Utilities Construction Deaths Spreading of illness Emergency Situations Terrorist Attacks
Evolution of the Skyscraper
Large buildings have always been used to show affluence and power
Height of these buildings was limited Buildings higher than six stories were rare 16th century - Shibam, Yemen
Evolution of the Skyscraper
17th Century - Edinburgh, Scotland Defensive city wall
limited area to build Homes increased in
height; 11 stories were common, and some records show homes with 14 stories
The Flaxmill, 1797 – Shrewsbury, England “Grandfather of
Skyscrapers” built with an iron frame, which led to the steel frame used in modern skyscrapers
Evolution of the Skyscraper Home Insurance Building, 1884-1885 – Chicago,
Illinois Developed by Major William Le Baron Jenney; Led to the
“Chicago skeleton” form of construction
Wainwright Building, 1891 – St. Louis, Missouri Some consider this the first true skyscraper built due to its
use of vertical bands, which emphasized its height
Late 19th Century saw many taller buildings going up
Most were built in Chicago, New York and London
Technological AdvancesTechnological advances have paved the way for
bigger and better skyscrapers Safe Elevators Water pumps Building Materials Improved techniques for measuring and
analyzing structural loads and stresses Invention of electric arcwelding Fluorescent light bulbs
Taipei 101
Taipei, Taiwan Topped out in 2003
at 1,671 ft (509 m) At the 87th floor a
800 ton tuned mass damper is held
Eight tiers of eight stories
Building costs approximately 1.7 billion
Petronas Towers Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia Tallest twin towers 1,483 ft (452 m) 88 stories plus
architectural spire Geometric patterns
originating in ancient Islam
Two construction companies were hired
Sears Tower
Chicago 1,451 ft (tallest in
US) Cost was 160 million 76,000 tons of steel 72,000 cubic yards of
concrete Bundled-tube
structural design On a clear day you
can see four states
Burj Dubai
Completing date mid 2009
Predicted to be the tallest man-made structure in the world
Records Tallest free standing
structure Building with most floors Vertical concrete
pumping (for a bldg.) Vertical concrete
pumping (for any construction)
Works Cited
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyscraper http://www.infoplease.com/spot/skyscraperhistor
y.html http://skyscraperpage.com/ http://www.emporis.com/ http://www.uaepropertytrends.com/ptrends/
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