Kheir Al-Kodmany is a Professor of Sustainable Urban Design at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). Having published over 100 articles on planning and design, this is Dr. Al-Kodmany’s fourth book on tall buildings. He previously worked as an architect at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.

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• AcknowledgementsDedicationList of FiguresIntroductionPART I: The Urban Design DimensionChapter 1: Tall Buildings and ImageabilityChapter 2: City Skyline PART II: The Architectural Dimension Chapter 3: The Rise of the Iconic TowerChapter 4: The New Age of the Iconic Tower PART III: The Human DimensionChapter 5: The Tower BaseChapter 6: Urban PlazasChapter 7: Public Parks and Open Spaces PART IV: The Transport Dimension Chapter 8: Tall Buildings and the Transport SystemChapter 9: Case Studies: Tall Buildings and Transit Oriented DevelopmentChapter 10: Placemaking and Tall Buildings: Ten Planning Guidelines BibliographyIndex

Kheir Al-Kodmany is a Professor of Sustainable Urban Design at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). Having published over 100 articles on planning and design, this is Dr. Al-Kodmany’s fourth book on tall buildings. He previously worked as an architect at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.

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• AcknowledgementsDedicationList of FiguresIntroductionPART I: The Urban Design DimensionChapter 1: Tall Buildings and ImageabilityChapter 2: City Skyline PART II: The Architectural Dimension Chapter 3: The Rise of the Iconic TowerChapter 4: The New Age of the Iconic Tower PART III: The Human DimensionChapter 5: The Tower BaseChapter 6: Urban PlazasChapter 7: Public Parks and Open Spaces PART IV: The Transport Dimension Chapter 8: Tall Buildings and the Transport SystemChapter 9: Case Studies: Tall Buildings and Transit Oriented DevelopmentChapter 10: Placemaking and Tall Buildings: Ten Planning Guidelines BibliographyIndex

Kheir Al-Kodmany is a Professor of Sustainable Urban Design at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). Having published over 100 articles on planning and design, this is Dr. Al-Kodmany’s fourth book on tall buildings. He previously worked as an architect at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.

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• AcknowledgementsDedicationList of FiguresIntroductionPART I: The Urban Design DimensionChapter 1: Tall Buildings and ImageabilityChapter 2: City Skyline PART II: The Architectural Dimension Chapter 3: The Rise of the Iconic TowerChapter 4: The New Age of the Iconic Tower PART III: The Human DimensionChapter 5: The Tower BaseChapter 6: Urban PlazasChapter 7: Public Parks and Open Spaces PART IV: The Transport Dimension Chapter 8: Tall Buildings and the Transport SystemChapter 9: Case Studies: Tall Buildings and Transit Oriented DevelopmentChapter 10: Placemaking and Tall Buildings: Ten Planning Guidelines BibliographyIndex