--- product_id: 6566235 title: "The Urban Towers Handbook" brand: "eric firleyjulie gimbal" price: "€ 124.66" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 6 url: https://www.desertcart.fr/products/6566235-the-urban-towers-handbook store_origin: FR region: France --- # The Urban Towers Handbook **Brand:** eric firleyjulie gimbal **Price:** € 124.66 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Urban Towers Handbook by eric firleyjulie gimbal - **How much does it cost?** € 124.66 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.fr](https://www.desertcart.fr/products/6566235-the-urban-towers-handbook) ## Best For - eric firleyjulie gimbal enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted eric firleyjulie gimbal brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The Urban Towers Handbook ## Images ![The Urban Towers Handbook - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61s6HfPCBpL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The comparison of tower management planning systems is particularly excellent. *by A***R on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 6, 2016* One of the very few comprehensive surveys and categorizations of tower construction in cities. This book avoid the usual traps of form, shape or image in favour of a more methodical way of considering the role of towers in the contemporary city, and the effect of their repetition as 'types' rather than the individual landmark. The comparison of tower management planning systems is particularly excellent. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Please bear in mind that this is first and foremost a textbook *by A***T on Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on August 16, 2011* As someone who has been through a textbook-intensive degree course, albeit in geography rather than architecture, I know this book is ideal for students but is it interesting to the layperson? I think so, but others may find that in some areas it doesn't contain enough general detail to satisfy their questions.I'd urge anyone who is not an architecture or urban planning student to skip the introduction, as it's irrelevant and possibly confusing to anyone who just wants to read the subject as new. But the amount of background information on some of the world's most iconic buildings, along with footprint plans, sections and photographs, makes this a fascinating read. I've learned things I never knew before - about landmark viewing corridors, sky exposure planes and the transfer of unused development rights - and have gained insights into a subject that, had I been younger, might sway me towards studying that subject myself.There are some buildings that it could be said don't receive enough attention, for example the Burj Khalifa which gets just one page, and a brief mention later. But this needs to be seen in context - this is a textbook, and it concentrates on classifications - where each typology has one main example and two additional examples. If the authors see more merit in concentrating on the Kingdom Centre as a monument type to help explain their point then it's hard to argue fairly against that.Please note that the price is fairly typical of a reading list textbook and anyone who buys the book believing that a high cover price should mean every subject is covered in every detail they themselves are interested in is making the wrong assumption as to what the book is for. This is not designed to be an overview guide to the buildings featured - the buildings are there as examples to help explain the different typologies of high rise buildings. Some of the language used will be difficult to understand if you haven't done the background reading that students will have done before getting this, and I struggled with some of it but wouldn't expect every term in the book to be explained for my benefit. I have a feeling that the review score from those of us getting the book for free will average out lower than that from those who pay for it. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An excellent taster for high-rise *by P***R on Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on August 17, 2011* This is a well-laid-out overview of a variety of "urban towers" from round the world, including a few (such as the Shard at London Bridge) that don't yet exist in their finished form.The main part of the book is a "visual dictionary" of various types of tower ("Solitaries - Monument", "Clusters - Tower on Podium" and so on). The categories are rather arbitrary, but the selection is excellent, including not only the usual suspects (Kingdom Tower, 30 St Mary Axe) but also some smaller towers such as the Tour ar Men (only 36m high) and the Pinnacle@Duxton, which is an astonishing development of seven interlinked towers of what is in effect council houses in Singapore.The book tends to concentrate more on the bases of the towers, which is the interface between the building and its surroundings. There are generally three examples of each category of tower (so for example the "Monument in Block" category has 30 St Mary Axe, which gets six pages including several photographs and diagrams, and the Torre Agbar and the Seagram Building with one page each).After the "visual dictionary", there are a couple of other sections, one giving an outline of building regulations and the logic behind them for seven cities including London, New York and Hong Kong, and the other aiming to show how high-rise can be sustainable, cost-effective and socially beneficial (most people would probably agree that downtown New York is a lot more appealing than the low-rise sprawl of Los Angeles).The colour photographs and diagrams in this book are not large, but the layout is excellent, and it's a great taster for the world of high rise buildings. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.fr/products/6566235-the-urban-towers-handbook](https://www.desertcart.fr/products/6566235-the-urban-towers-handbook) --- *Product available on Desertcart France* *Store origin: FR* *Last updated: 2026-04-22*