| Title: | THE SHIFTING PARADIGMS OF HIGH-RISE LIVING |
| DOI No: | 10.1142/9789812701480_0006 |
| Source: | TALL BUILDINGS (pp 33-38)
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| Author(s): | BELINDA YUEN
National University of Singapore, Singapore
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| Abstract: | This paper reviews the changing conceptualizations and prospects of high-rise living in contemporary cities. The argument is not for or against high-rise. Rather effort is to situate the modern high-rise in perspective at a moment where many cities around the world are re-discovering and building ever increasingly taller housing for their population in the wake of globalization and technological advancement. Using data largely from Singapore where 90% of the population resides in high-rise, this paper explores the issue of high-rise and everyday life. Intention is to raise residents' perception and acceptability issues not just from the Asian perspective, but also to explore the wider urban representations and performance pathways in the endeavour towards better quality of life with this housing style. |
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