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    High-rise buildings are defined as structures where occupants need elevators due to height, height exceeds available firefighting equipment, or height impacts evacuation. Demand for high-rises stems from land scarcity in cities, need for business and residential space, economic growth, and technological advances. Early high-rises included the Great Pyramid of Giza and Qutb Minar, while modern skyscrapers evolved from innovations like Otis' safety elevator and use of steel frames. Challenges of high-rises include mobility, materials selection, heat control, fast construction, withstanding wind and earthquakes, and ensuring evacuation safety.

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    High-rise buildings are defined as structures where occupants need elevators due to height, height exceeds available firefighting equipment, or height impacts evacuation. Demand for high-rises stems from land scarcity in cities, need for business and residential space, economic growth, and technological advances. Early high-rises included the Great Pyramid of Giza and Qutb Minar, while modern skyscrapers evolved from innovations like Otis' safety elevator and use of steel frames. Challenges of high-rises include mobility, materials selection, heat control, fast construction, withstanding wind and earthquakes, and ensuring evacuation safety.

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    High-rise buildings are defined as structures where occupants need elevators due to height, height exceeds available firefighting equipment, or height impacts evacuation. Demand for high-rises stems from land scarcity in cities, need for business and residential space, economic growth, and technological advances. Early high-rises included the Great Pyramid of Giza and Qutb Minar, while modern skyscrapers evolved from innovations like Otis' safety elevator and use of steel frames. Challenges of high-rises include mobility, materials selection, heat control, fast construction, withstanding wind and earthquakes, and ensuring evacuation safety.

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    STORY OF HIGHRISE BUILDINGS

    A HIGH-RISE BUILDING IS DEFINED VARIOUSLY AS A BUILDING IN WHICH:


    • The number of storeys means occupants need to use a lift to reach their destination
    • The height is beyond the reach of available fire-fighting equipment.
    • The height can have a serious impact on evacuation.
    DEMAND FOR HIGH RISE
    BUILDINGS GREAT PYRAMID OF GIZA
    Scarcity of land in urban areas •ancient Egypt 26th century BC
    •146 m
    Increasing demand for business
    & residential space
    Economic growth QUTB MINAR
    Technological advancements •India in1368
    •73 meters
    Innovations in Structural systems
    Desire for aesthetics in urban
    settings TAJ MAHAL
    Concept of city skyline •India in1653
    Cultural significance & prestige •73 meters

    Human aspiration to build


    higher EVOLUTION OF DITHERINGTON FLAX MILL (1796)
    SKYSCRAPERS •Located in England
    •Oldest iron framed building in the world
    In 1852 Elisha •It is seen as the "grandfather of skyscrapers“
    Otis introduced the •5 story tall building.

    safety elevator HOME INSURANCE BUILDING (1884)


    Steel & RCC •Location: Chicago, USA
    frame instead of •First tall building to be supported, both inside and outside, by a
    •fireproof metal frame
    stone or brick •Height: 42m
    CHALLENGES
    FLATIRON BUILDING (1902)
    Mobility (Elevator) •Located in New york
    Materials (Steel & RCC •Considered to be a ground breaking skyscraper
    •Steel-skeleton construction
    frame, Curtain wall) •22 stories (285 feet) tall
    Heat (Air Conditioner, coated
    glass) WORLD TRADE CENTER
    •(1972-2011) in New York city
    Speed of Construction •417 m, 110 floors
    (Prefabricated structure,
    kangaroo crane, jump forming)
    Wind (inside frame to WILLIS TOWER
    •(1974) In Chicago
    outside, extra skeleton, aero •442 m, 108 floors
    dynamic)
    Earthquakes (flexible joints,
    taipe 101, polymer slurry) BURJ KHALIFA
    •(2010) in Dubai, UAE
    Evacuation (fire resistant, •828 m, 163 floors
    refugee rooms, fire resistant duct
    for pumping fresh air)

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