The Mega‐Void: Unleashing the Communicative Impact of Tall Buildings
Patrik Schumacher
Abstract
Abstract On a whistle‐stop tour of some of Zaha Hadid Architects’ skyscrapers around the world, principal Patrik Schumacher describes how the typology and philosophy behind high‐rise towers needs to change. Currently most towers have segmented, separated, sealed, blind‐to‐one‐another floors. He argues for an architecture that, like cathedrals, takes the viewer's mind soaring upwards, urges designers to encourage roaming, and speculates on the emergence of ‘interior urbanism’ in respect to these buildings.
Topics & Concepts
ArchitectureArchitectural engineeringMega-TypologyThe VoidPrincipal (computer security)UrbanismRoamingMegacityArchetypeCivil engineeringEngineeringAestheticsVisual artsEconomyArchaeologyArtHistoryComputer scienceEconomicsTelecommunicationsEpistemologyComputer securityPhilosophyLiteraturePhysicsAstronomyArchitecture and Computational DesignSeismic and Structural Analysis of Tall BuildingsArchitecture, Modernity, and Design