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Through A Series Of Detailed Case Studies From East Asia, Arup, One Of The Global Leaders In Tall Building Design, Presents The Latest Developments In The Field To Inspire More Innovative And Sustainable Ideas In Tall Building Design And Engineering. This Book Exhibits The Key Design Aspects Of Tall Buildings In 20 Case Studies, From China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Vietnam And Japan. Chapters Cover Design And Construction, Safety Concerns, Sustainability Strategies, Bim And Optimisation Solutions, And Include Contributions From The Actual Project Engineers. The Projects Chosen Are Not The Tallest Buildings, But All Of Them Have Been Selected For Their Significant Engineering Insights And Values. Machine Generated Contents Note: Ch. 1 Ambitiously Tall -- 1a. Raffles City Chongqing, Chongqing, China -- 1b. Tianjin Goldin Finance 117 Tower, Tianjin, China -- 1c. The Masterpiece (k11), Hong Kong -- Ch. 2 Facilitating Construction -- 2a. Cctv Headquarters, Beijing, China -- 2b. Vincom Landmark 81, Ho Chi Minn City, Vietnam -- 2c. Tianjin Goldin Finance 117 Tower, Tianjin, China -- 2d. Tianjin Chow Tai Fook Finance Center, Tianjin, China -- Ch. 3 All In One, Vertically Integrated -- 3a. Changsha International Finance Square, Changsha, China -- 3b. Guangzhou International Finance Centre, Guangzhou, China -- Ch. 4 Safe And Comfortable -- 4a. China Zun (z15), Beijing, China -- 4b. Nicolas G. Hayek Center, Tokyo, Japan -- 4c. Shanghai World Financial Centre, Shanghai, China -- 4d. China Resources Headquarters, Shenzhen, China -- Ch. 5 Green Building -- 5a. China Resources Building, Hong Kong -- 5b. Ping An International Finance Centre, Shenzhen, China -- 5c. Hysan Place, Hong Kong Note Continued: Ch. 6 Design In The Digital Age -- 6a.m+, Hong Kong -- 6b. China Zun (z15), Beijing, China -- Ch. 7 Total Design -- 7a. Canton Tower, Guangzhou, China -- 7b. Marina Bay Sands, Singapore. Chief Editor, Goman Wai-ming Ho; Contributing Editor, Ruby Kitching; Editors Anita Siu, Christina