Tall buildings have fascinated mankind from the beginning of civilization, their construction being initially for defense and subsequently for ecclesiastical purposes. The growth in modern tall building construction, however, which began in the 1880s, has been largely for commercial and residential purposes.
Tall commercial buildings are primarily a response to the demand by business activities to be as close to each other, and to the city center, as possible, thereby putting intense pressure on the available land space. Also, because they form distinctive landmarks, tall commercial buildings are frequently developed in city centers as prestige symbols for corporate organizations. Further, the business and tourist community, with its increasing mobility, has fuelled a need for more, frequently high-rise, city center hotel accommodations.
The rapid growth of the urban population and the consequent pressure on limited space have considerably influenced city residential development. The high cost of land, the desire to avoid a continuous urban sprawl, and the need to preserve important agricultural production have all contributed to drive residential buildings upward.
高樓大廈已經(jīng)著迷，從人類文明的開始，其建設(shè)是國防和最初其后教會的目的。現(xiàn)代高層建筑的增長，然而，這在19世紀(jì)80年代開始，在很大程度上是為商業(yè)和住宅用途。
高商業(yè)樓宇，主要是對商業(yè)活動的需求響應(yīng)作為彼此接近，并到城市中心，如可能，從而使在現(xiàn)有的土地空間的巨大壓力。此外，因?yàn)樗鼈冃纬甚r明的標(biāo)志性建筑，高商業(yè)樓宇，經(jīng)常制定了促進(jìn)企業(yè)組織的威信的象征的城市中心。
此外，商業(yè)和旅游界與流動性日益增加，已促使更多的，經(jīng)常的高層需要，市中心酒店住宿。
城鎮(zhèn)人口的迅速增長和隨之而來的壓力有限的空間大大影響了城市住宅發(fā)展。土地成本高，為了避免出現(xiàn)連續(xù)的城市擴(kuò)張以及需要維護(hù)重要的農(nóng)業(yè)生產(chǎn)都有助于推動住宅樓宇向上。
理想情況下，在規(guī)劃建設(shè)的初期階段，整個設(shè)計(jì)團(tuán)隊(duì)，包括建筑師，結(jié)構(gòu)工程師，服務(wù)工程師，應(yīng)互相合作，在商定的結(jié)構(gòu)形式，以滿足功能，安全性和可維護(hù)性各自的需求，并提供服務(wù)。沖突的要求之間的妥協(xié)將是不可避免的。
但在所有的結(jié)構(gòu)非常最高，但結(jié)構(gòu)安排將服從安排和空間美學(xué)的建筑要求。
兩個垂直荷載抗高層建筑元素的主要類型列和墻壁，后者代理或者作為剪力墻或剪力墻作為核心組件獨(dú)立。該大樓的功能將導(dǎo)致自然提供的墻壁圍分裂和空