Performative Skyscraper: Tall Building Design Now

By Scott E. Johnson

In recent years, contemporary architectural theory and practice have shifted from a focus on how a building appears to how it performs. Nowhere are these performative properties more evident than in the field of skyscraper design, where the emergence of ultra-performing materials, interactive processing systems, and digital design and fabrication techniques are making remarkable new structures possible. In Performative Skyscraper , acclaimed skyscraper architect Scott Johnson describes how the combination of sophisticated modeling software and demands for ever-increasing environmental sustainability have led to an overwhelming emphasis on high performance. From advanced window-walls to vertical mixed-use towers, Johnson captures the breadth and immediacy of skyscraper design now.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1890449660
• ISBN13: 9781890449667
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Balcony Press
• Length: 164 Pages
• Weight: 1.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.4" x 10.0"