{"id":1858,"date":"2011-10-30T15:18:38","date_gmt":"2011-10-30T19:18:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/graphicsociology\/?p=1858"},"modified":"2011-10-30T15:18:38","modified_gmt":"2011-10-30T19:18:38","slug":"comparing-skyscraper-height-and-weight-bearing-paths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/graphicsociology\/2011\/10\/30\/comparing-skyscraper-height-and-weight-bearing-paths\/","title":{"rendered":"Comparing skyscraper height and weight-bearing paths"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Skyscraper<\/a>
Skyscraper comparison diagram | Beau Daniels and Allen Daniels<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What works<\/h3>\n

Following my post<\/a> about Kate Ascher’s new book, “The Heights: Anatomy of a Skyscraper” I realized that one of the things I liked best about her take on skyscrapers was that she found a way to compare skyscrapers to their alternatives. Usually skyscrapers are just compared to one another, usually stripped of their urban contexts. So there will be a graph like the one below with skyscrapers from all over the world – different cities and climates and purposes – all lined up in height order.<\/p>\n

\"Skyscraper<\/a>
Skyscraper Height Comparison | Unknown source<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What I like about the graphic at the top (that originally appeared in Scientific American) is that it goes beyond the all-too-common height comparison and describes how weight and other architectural engineering concerns are handled.<\/p>\n

What needs work<\/h3>\n

Given that the graphic by Beau and Allen Daniels was commissioned to appear alongside an article in a magazine that I have not read, I am qualified to discuss what is NOT working. I retrieved the image from their digital portfolio which did not mention the date or title (or author) of the Scientific American piece with which it ran.<\/p>\n

References<\/h3>\n

Ascher, Kate. (2011) The Heights: Anatomy of a Skyscraper<\/em>. New York: Penguin Press. [see my blog post about Ascher’s new book here<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Daniels, Beau. Skyscraper Construction<\/a> and web-based portfolio.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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