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The Architecture of Large Buildings

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Second Century of the Skyscraper
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The architecture of large buildings is influenced by many factors: market forces, economics, conditions of a particular site, structural expression, zoning, image, energy considerations, and construction technologies, to name only a few.

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Lynn S. Beedle (Editor-in-Chief)

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Foote, F.L. (1988). The Architecture of Large Buildings. In: Beedle, L.S. (eds) Second Century of the Skyscraper. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-6581-5_14

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