Anatomy of a Skyscraper, Volume 1B

BASE & OBSERVATION OVERVIEW The 2,500 room hotel is organized into three 57-story towers joined together at the ground level by a public, pedestrian thoroughfare linking to public transit, the Integrated Resort at large and the surrounding city networks. The skypark includes gardens, restaurants, a one of a NLQG LQÂżQLW\ HGJH SRRO DQG D SXEOLF observation deck.

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Anatomy of a Skyscraper, Volume 1B

Published on May 23, 2018

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UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN SPRING 2018 ARCHITECTURE ELECTIVE ANATOMY OF A SKYSCRAPER INSTRUCTOR LAUREN BROWN COURSE DESCRIPTION A broad survey of an exclusively modern architectural typology, this course aims to understand the skyscraper contextually by evaluating its role and impact in dense urban conditions and its formal evolutions as it became an iconic cultural object. The course also aims to understand the skyscraper pragmatically by tracking its rise due to innovations in building and construction technologies, analyzing its formulaic anatomy and detailing, and considering the way in which it is programmed and inhabited. Course content is delivered primarily through lectures, discussions, and readings, with each student executing an in-depth case study of a built skyscraper using three-dimensional modeling. REQUIRED TEXT The Heights: Anatomy of a Skyscraper by Kate Ascher

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