SOSC 1731 Lecture Notes - Commuter Town, Urban Design, Infill
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Part 1: the city grows up: technology and the modern skyscraper. Skyscrapers definition: the skyscraper is a tall building with a steel or reinforced concrete framework that supports the floors, contents and people that use these buildings. It also supports the weight of the relatively thin and lightweight outer wall that clads the building and protects the interior from weather fluctuations. **technology** vital here - remember that lewis"s lectures are all about how technology has impacted urban places. So, key into the technologies and the outcomes (what this did to urban places economically, socially, and politically as well as the internal structure of urban places). Much more load bearing capacity while retaining floor space. Enabled buildings to be built much taller than masonry buildings. Now there is no longer a "cap" on building size as was the case in masonry construction. Two important technologies here: the elevator. Powered by machinery and flexible energy (electricity)
