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Tables of Contents for Skyscrapers
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
The Language of Skyscrapers
6
2
What Is a Skyscraper?
8
2
Why Build Skyscrapers?
10
2
Getting Inside: How Do Skyscrapers Work?
12
2
Starting the Design
14
2
From Design to Construction
16
2
Getting Down: Skyscraper Foundations and Basements
18
2
Looking Up: Structural Framing
20
2
A Skyscraper's Skin
22
2
Interiors
24
2
New York's Most Famous
26
2
The World Trade Center and Sears Tower
28
2
The Bank of China and the Jin Mao Tower
30
2
The Petronas Towers
32
2
A Tower Inside
34
2
The Bridge Between the Giants
36
2
A Vertical Town: The Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank
38
2
Mechanical Systems
40
2
The Future
42
2
Glossary
44
2
Additional Resources
46
1
Index
47
1
About the Author/Credits
48