Skyscrapers

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Summary: SKYSCRAPERS - A little book that walks & talks BIG!
Review: Being a skyscraper fanatic, it is almost too easy for me to take a liking on any book published on the subject. However, to like a book is one thing, to purchase it is another (for me). This thick, little book drew me towards a purchase.

Skyscrapers: The jeweled, high-tech pinnacles now grace most of the world's corporate skylines, and they seem to get more exciting every year. This book mainly showcases the most recent in skyscraper design (with 81 towers featured). From the slick skyscrapers in America's hard-working heartland (Chicago, Minneapolis) to the striking new towers of the Orient in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tawain, and Japan...from Europe's newest, cutting-edge designs to the towers of Australia and Malaysia...from selections from the Middle East to the newest skyscrapers in New York and other major US cities, this book is a jump-and-go tour of skyscrapers around the world.

I must clear up, if your looking for a lot of "talk" on each building, this book is not for you. However, it does have a small paragraph of adequate information for each tower (written in English, French, and Dutch). Ultimately, the book mainly focuses on providing sharp pictures, site plans, technical drawings, and floor plans.

Rating:
Summary: SKYSCRAPERS - A little book that walks & talks BIG!
Review: Being a skyscraper fanatic, it is almost too easy for me to take a liking on any book published on the subject. However, to like a book is one thing, to purchase it is another (for me). This thick, little book drew me towards a purchase.

Skyscrapers: The jeweled, high-tech pinnacles now grace most of the world's corporate skylines, and they seem to get more exciting every year. This book mainly showcases the most recent in skyscraper design (with 81 towers featured). From the slick skyscrapers in America's hard-working heartland (Chicago, Minneapolis) to the striking new towers of the Orient in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tawain, and Japan...from Europe's newest, cutting-edge designs to the towers of Australia and Malaysia...from selections from the Middle East to the newest skyscrapers in New York and other major US cities, this book is a jump-and-go tour of skyscrapers around the world.

I must clear up, if your looking for a lot of "talk" on each building, this book is not for you. However, it does have a small paragraph of adequate information for each tower (written in English, French, and Dutch). Ultimately, the book mainly focuses on providing sharp pictures, site plans, technical drawings, and floor plans.