Designing Tall Buildings

Structure as Architecture
3. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-0-367-64386-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 422 Seiten, Format (B × H): 210 mm x 297 mm, Gewicht: 940 g

This third edition of Designing Tall Buildings is an enhanced and accessible reference that guides the reader through the fundamental principles of designing high-rise buildings.

This new edition includes four new chapters, including initial concepts for tall building design, techniques for optimization, considerations for carbon, and the use of alternative materials such as timber. The third edition also includes 300 additional illustrations, and current code requirements and equations. Each chapter focuses on a theme central to tall-building design, giving a comprehensive overview of the related architectural and structural engineering concepts. Author Mark Sarkisian, PE, SE, NAE, LEED, provides clear definitions of technical terms and important equations, gradually developing the reader’s knowledge. Projects drawn from SOM’s vast portfolio of built high-rises, many of which Sarkisian engineered, demonstrate these concepts. The book considers the influence of particular site geology, wind conditions, and seismicity. With this contextual knowledge, the reader can develop structural systems best suited for a tower that are not only safe but constructible and economical. Sarkisian specifically addresses the influence of nature in design, urging the integration of structure and architecture for building of superior performance, sustainability, and aesthetic excellence.

This third edition is a must-have reference for students and designers.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate, Professional, and Undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sarkisian, Mark

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Gestaltung, Darstellung, Bautechnik
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Konstruktiver Ingenieurbau, Baustatik
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Gebäudetypen Öffentliche Gebäude, Gewerbliche Bauten
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Bauingenieurwesen
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Architektur: Allgemeines
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Technische Dynamik (Modalanalyse), Erdbebensicherheit
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Ökologische Aspekte in der Architektur
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Gebäudetypen Wohngebäude
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Architektur: Berufspraxis
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Enzyklopädien, Nachschlagewerke, Wörterbücher

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Perspective 2. Fundamentals 3. Site 4. Forces 5.Language 6. Attributes 7. Characteristics 8. Concepts 9. Systems 10. Nature 11. Mechanisms 12. Performance 13. Optimization 14. Carbon 15. Timber 16. Environment

Über Autor(innen)

Mark Sarkisian is a Partner of Structural and Seismic Engineering at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) in the United States. His research and practice focus on high-performance seismic systems, environmentally responsible structural design, adaptive reuse, and multidisciplinary collaboration in tall building design. He holds sixteen patents for structural and seismic inventions and has been elected to both the National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Construction. Sarkisian teaches integrated design studios at leading universities and is the author of 'Designing Tall Buildings: Structure as Architecture'.