The Skyscraper Museum, New York
February 25 through September 13, 2015
TEN TOPS focuses on a group of the world’s tallest buildings: 100 stories and higher. TEN TOPS peers into their uppermost floors and analyzes the architectural features they share, including observation decks, luxury hotels and restaurants, distinctive crowns and night illumination, as well as the engineering and construction challenges of erecting such complex and astonishing structures.
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Stoà #19 | Libri, Books
Amongst the many books of architectural libraries, some belong to the history of architecture while others belong to its teaching. The two histories often coincide; at other times, they follow separate trajectories. Some books have constructed theories; others have...