基本信息出版社：Academy Press
页码：128 页
出版日期：2005年09月
ISBN：0470018674
条形码：9780470018675
版本：2005-09-23
装帧：平装
开本：16开 Pages Per Sheet
外文书名：吉隆坡彼得罗纳斯双峰塔)

内容简介 Book Description
PETRONAS TWIN TOWERS

In a world with jumbo jets, microchips and artificial hearts architecture had appeared to have losts its wonder, but with the building of the petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, now thw tallest buildings on earth, this has changed and their construction has rightfully restored architecture as a world wonder. The towers designed by Cesar Pelli embody the greatest spirit of buildings that reach to the heavens, a spirit born of the American mid-West and now found all over the world. They also reflect the latest technology in making tall buildings, with modern materials such as stainless steel cladding which makes their spires glisten on the horizon. The design of the Petronas Twin Towers began with an international design competition. In June 1991, eight firms were invited to participate. The architects were asked to provide a general plan for the Kuala Lumpur City Centre and a more detailed design for two towers to be occupied by Petronas, the national petroleum company of Malaysia. The Petronas Twin Towers were expected to define a gateway, "a place that people can identify as unique to Kuala Lumpur and Malaysia." It was never discussed that the towers should become the tallest buildings in the world, only that they be beautiful.

From the Inside Flap
The Towers embody the great spirit of buildings that reach to the heavens, a spirit born of the American mid-West and now found all over the world. They also reflect the latest technology in making tall buildings, with modern materials such as stainless steel cladding which makes their spires glisten on the horizon. The design of the Petronas Towers began with an international design competition. In June 1991, eight firms were asked to provide a general plan for the Kuala Lumpur City Centre and a more detailed design for two towers to be occupied by Petronas, the national petroleum company of Malaysia. The Petronas Towers were expected to define a gateway, "a place that people can identify as unique to Malaysia." It was never discussed that the towers should become the tallest buildings in the world, only they be beautiful.

Book Dimension
length: (cm)28 　　　 　　　　　 　　　　　 width:(cm)21.6
作者简介 Cesar Pelli became Dean of the School of Architecture at Yale University and established his architectural firm, Cesar Pelli & Associates, in New Haven, Connecticut. He was nominated by the AIA in 1991 as one of the ten most influential living American architects, and has received over 100 awards for design excellence. He is the only architect to have been given a Connecticut State Arts Award, and his importance has been further recognised by the AIA with the award of the Gold Medal in 1995 and the Firm Award for Cesar Pelli & Associates in 1989. His work has been widely published and exhibited, with eight books dedicated to his designs and theories.

Michael J. Crosbie is a practising architect and the author of numerous books on architecture. A former editor of Progressive Architecture, he has contributed to a number of journals and magazines, including Domus, Architectural Record, Faith & Form, ArchitectureWeek.com and Landscape Architecture. He teaches architecture at Roger Williams University in Bristol, Rhode Island, and has lectured at architecture schools in North America and abroad.