The Heights

“Lavishly illustrated…meticulously and lucidly deconstructs the design.” ─The New York Times   “[An] eye-widening piece of illustrated deconstruction…on the most enduring symbol of city life.” ─Wired   “Images of diaphragm walls, skeletal frame systems and elevator shafts may not sound like a colourful depiction of the high life, but a new intricate detailing of the inner workings of the mighty skyscraper might well be one of the most interesting books published all year.” ─The Independent (UK)   “A remarkably plain-language reexamination of tall buildings in a sustainability-conscious age…a laudable, one-stop summary that goes beyond lists and photographs of tall buildings and gives a rich grounding in vertical basics that all students of cities both need and deserve” ─The Atlantic Cities