Rooftops. Islands in the Sky

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Asurbanlivingintensifiesindensityandnumbers,thecitylandscapeexpandsbothoutwardsandupwards.Architectsandurbandesignerscraftnewandexperimentalstructureswhilealsoinvestigatingexistingbuildingsforpotentialreinventionorexpansion.Inparticular,theroofofabuilding,onceaperfunctorystructuralelement,isnowacityspaceinandofitself,belovedforthecapacitytoekeoutfurtherroomforlivingortocraftinspiringrefugesawayfromthebustleofthemetropolis.
Thisinternationalselectionofurbanrooftopscatalogsanewurbandimension.Throughover50bars,restaurants,temporaryartinstallations,andgardens,ittestifiestothevarietyofintelligentandexuberantdesignsthatgracecitysummitsfromSydneytoHongKong,OslotoChicago.Whetherit'sthepanoramicviews,theexposuretotheelements,oraslightgiddinessthatcomeswithheight,weseejusthowtheroofhasnurturednotonlyarchitecturalinventionbutawholenewfacetandthrilltocityliving.
JustlikeitspredecessorsTreeHousesandCabins,UrbanRooftopsfeaturesbothbrilliantphotographyandbrightcontemporaryillustrationfromBoyounKim.AswithallbooksinTASCHEN'sarchitectureseries,italsocelebratesboththeestablishedandtherisingtalentsoftheindustry.FeaturedartistsinthismovementtowardstheskiesincludePritzkerPrizewinnersNormanFosterandShigeruBan,JeffreyInaba,JulienDeSmedt(JDS),andlandscapedesignerssuchasKenSmithandVladimirDjurovic.