Designing Tall Buildings, 3rd Edition
Structure as Architecture
$86.62
- Paperback
422 pages
- Release Date
16 April 2026
Summary
This third edition of Designing Tall Buildings is an enhanced and accessible reference that guides the reader through the fundamental principles of designing high-rise buildings.
This new edition includes four new chapters, including initial concepts for tall building design, techniques for optimization, considerations for carbon, and the use of alternative materials such as timber. The third edition also includes 300 additional illustrations, and current code requirements an…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780367643850 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0367643855 |
| Author: | Mark Sarkisian |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 422 |
| Edition: | 3rd |
| Release Date: | 16 April 2026 |
| Weight: | 1.52kg |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 297mm |
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Critics Review
Reviews of the previous edition:
“Designing Tall Buildings is the best book on structures and architecture available. It appeals to both architects and engineers, capturing the “why” and the “how” of tall building construction. It explains the history of tall buildings and details the structural rationale behind the art. Mark Sarkisian is a brilliant and engaging instructor, bringing structural theory to life. This book is a must-read for all designers.”
- Mary Comerio, Professor of the Graduate School, UC Berkeley, USA
“Designing Tall Buildings is a seminal reference guide that clearly illustrates the inseparability of architecture, structural design, and local context in the realization of tall buildings around the world. As one of SOM’s foremost structural engineering partners and a global thought leader on skyscraper design, Mark Sarkisian is the perfect author to give this message.”
– Antony Wood, Former President, Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, USA
“Designing Tall Buildings: Structure as Architecture clearly discusses the roles that structural design and nature play in tall buildings. Mark Sarkisian communicates an intuitive understanding of the interrelationships between forces at play. Clear and well written, with definitions at the end of each chapter, this book serves as an excellent learning tool.”
- The late Jon Daniel Davey, AIA, Professor of Architecture, Southern Illinois University, USA
“Sarkisian’s Designing Tall Buildings provides a masterful discussion of the synergy of architecture and structural engineering in landmark building designs by SOM. This book has inspired both students and faculty in design studio courses at Stanford University that aspire to combine technical rigor and creative thinking in architecture and engineering through the art of tall building design.”
- Greg Deierlein, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, USA
Mark Sarkisian
Mark Sarkisian is a Partner of Structural and Seismic Engineering at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) in the United States. His research and practice focus on high-performance seismic systems, environmentally responsible structural design, adaptive reuse, and multidisciplinary collaboration in tall building design. He holds sixteen patents for structural and seismic inventions and has been elected to both the National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Construction. Sarkisian teaches integrated design studios at leading universities and is the author of ‘Designing Tall Buildings: Structure as Architecture’.
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