12 October 2011

How Tall Buildings Eventually Have Emerged in a Historic City

Aslan Jonoubi from Shiraz Islamic Azad University presents on tall buildings emerging in a historic city through its policy, design and guidelines, this is done...

12 October 2011

Beyond Skyrise Gardens: The Potential of Urban Roof-Top Farming In Singapore

Singapore is among the 20 smallest countries in the world, where land is scarce for horizontal development. As vertical infrastructure is built to overcome this...

12 October 2011

Application of Augmented Reality Technology in Urban Design and Planning of Tall Buildings

AR provides a real-time interface which allows designers to visualize their design in real-time as they walk around the urban environment where the building will...

12 October 2011

Design & Engineering Considerations for Cable-Supported Glass Structures

Mark Dannettel from Thornton Tomasetti presents on designing for cable-supported glass structures.

12 October 2011

Influence of Economic Growth to development of High-Rise Construction in CEE Countries

Loss of economical and political influence of the USSR at the end of 1980-s formed new community within Europe - countries of Central and Eastern...

12 October 2011

Regulatory Environment of High-Rise construction in Russia

The first high-rise buildings were built in Russia in 1950-60-s: they were 7 separate buildings located mostly in the centre of Moscow. Large-scale construction of...