Abstract
Supported by rapid economic growth, major cities in Asia and the Middle East have been rising as new centers for tall buildings. This article reviews the state of tall building developments in Asian and Middle Eastern countries with an emphasis on supertall buildings, with their greater urban and global impacts. Focusing primarily on physical construction, this article examines technological responses for building tall in Asian and Middle Eastern contexts. The architectural transformation and globalization of what was once called the “American Building Type” in Asian and Middle Eastern countries is studied. Sustainable design technology transfer and adjustment in Asian and Middle Eastern climates are presented. Further, future prospects on supertall design in Asian and Middle Eastern contexts are discussed.
Highlights
Tall buildings emerged in the United States in the late nineteenth century as a way of using dense urban land more efficiently
In the initial decades after their emergence, most tall buildings were developed in the United States, producing a term, “American Building Type.”
For this unprecedented new building type based on new Buildings 2015, 5 technology, architects tried many different architectural design approaches, as evidenced by the variety of tall building styles from the late nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century
Summary
Tall buildings emerged in the United States in the late nineteenth century as a way of using dense urban land more efficiently Breakthrough technology made this new architectural phenomenon possible. Traditional load-bearing masonry wall structures, due to their great thickness, were seriously limited in their functionality for tall buildings It was not until the new technological concept of steel skeletal structures and curtain walls emerged that this limitation was overcome, opening up the history of so-called skyscrapers and leading to the present state of supertall buildings. In the initial decades after their emergence, most tall buildings were developed in the United States, producing a term, “American Building Type.” For this unprecedented new building type based on new Buildings 2015, 5 technology, architects tried many different architectural design approaches, as evidenced by the variety of tall building styles from the late nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century. Focusing more on the physical construct of tall buildings, this article presents how tall building technologies, originated in the United States and evolving globally, are transformed in Asian and Middle Eastern contexts
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