High-Rise Building Architecture with Regard to Structural Systems

No modern metropolis can be imagined without high-rise buildings, which create compositional accents and silhouettes within the city structure. Rapid urbanization makes cities similar to one another, losing their individuality due to uniform architectural design. A solution to this problem could be the use of different structural systems for high-rise buildings to diversify the architecture and interior layout.

Purpose: The aim of this work is to analyze the form-generating quality of the main structural systems of high-rise buildings and identify the interdependence between structures and architecture of high-rise buildings.

Methodology/approach: This article analyzes the Russian and foreign experience in the highrise building design, considers the architecture formation taking into account structural systems, and describes and compares architectural models of high-rise buildings.

Research findings: The analysis is given to structural systems and their impact on high-rise building design, architectural planning solutions and environmental considerations. Concepts of high-rise buildings in major Russian cities are proposed, and a pilot project is completed in Grozny.

The article examines the development of high-rise building architecture in different parts of Russia, taking into account regional and cultural conditions of the design location (sun protection devices and traditional patterns). The proposed architectural models of high-rise buildings are standard, southern, and eastern, for locations in different parts of the country. A comparative analysis provides the selection of the most effective model for Grozny.

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