High-Rise China

Citation
Asian Architect & Contractor, Oct, 1996, pp. 26-29
Abstract
The 1990s has witnesses a phenomenal growth in the number of high-rise buildings in China's cities. With structural technology constantly improving, progressively taller high-rise developments are rapidly catching up with the world's tallest structures. It seems that China may well be leading the way into the next century as the race hots up to lay claim to the tallest edifice. (1) High-rise buildings world-wide (2) Historical development in China (3) Recent developments (4) Technological advances in high-rise construction (5) Heavy foundations
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Type
Article
Format
Date
1996
Language
en