Download or read book eVolo Skyscrapers 2 written by Carlo Aiello and published by eVolo Press. This book was released on 2014-05-01 with total page 630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication is the follow-up to the highly acclaimed book eVolo Skyscrapers. 150 new skyscrapers submitted to the eVolo Skyscraper Competition are categorized and examined. These super-tall structures take into consideration the advances in technology, the exploration of sustainable systems, and the establishment of new urban and architectural methods to solve economic, social, and cultural problems of the contemporary city; including the scarcity of natural resources and infrastructure and the exponential increase of inhabitants, pollution, economic division, and unplanned urban sprawl.