The Heights: Anatomy of a Skyscraper

Kate Ascher

Comments:
Buy this book
Suggest a question this book answers

Questions answered by this book:

Does this book answer the question well?

Q: Why are skyscrapers in Asia safer than those in the United States?

51 39

Q: How can a modern elevator be as fast as an airplane?

49 40

Q: How do skyscrapers operate?

46 38

Q: What happens when the power goes out in a skyscraper?

46 43

Q: How are skyscrapers constructed?

43 40

Q: How do skyscrapers sway in the wind?

44 43

Q: What is the skyscrapers infrastructure like?

41
42

Q: Have new safeguards been designed to protect skyscrapers from terrorism?

41 42

Q: Why are all modern skyscrapers seemingly made of glass, and how can that be safe?

39 43
Suggest a question this book answers