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HIGH-RISE APARTMENT BUILDING [1 record]

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Record 1 1993-10-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Constructed Works
  • Urban Housing
  • Residential Architecture
DEF

An apartment structure with many floors, vertically designed to achieve a high dwelling density and an economic ratio of land to building cost. High-rise apartments are generally built on high-cost land accessible to or in the central area of a city.

OBS

See also "high-rise(r)", "high-rise building construction" and "tower building".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de constructions
  • Habitation et logement (Urbanisme)
  • Architecture d'habitation
OBS

Strictement parlant, les termes français sont des spécifiques par rapport aux termes anglais, car les immeubles-barres ("strip buildings") sont eux aussi des immeubles de grande hauteur. (Voir les fiches "high-rise building" et "tower building").

Spanish

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