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Dec. 02, 2011
Deconstructing A Skyscraper
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In her new book, The Heights: Anatomy of a Skyscraper, author Kate Ascher sheds light on the infrastructure and services that make life and work possible in a modern skyscraper. She examines everything that goes into designing, building and maintaining these towering buildings. Learn more, and see some images from the book, in our sci-arts blog. |
Produced by Namisha Sarin Anand
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Kate Ascher
Author," The Heights: Anatomy of a Skyscraper" (Penguin, 2011)
Professor of Urban Development at Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
a principal with Happold Consulting
New York, New York
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The Heights: Anatomy of a Skyscraper
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