Tall: the design and construction of high-rise architecture

This second edition of Tall has been updated with new information about the construction of high-rise architecture. A lot has happened in the world since 2019 – the updates respond to these changes.

There has been a strong uptake in the purchase of electric cars and hybrid vehicles, so the book has been strengthened with discussion of car park planning. Site safety, site planning, project planning and health and safety have all been revised, and the latest on base isolation methods and fluid dampers for seismic control have been included. There has been a substantial increase in interest in engineered timber as a construction material, as well as an uptake in hybrid buildings joining concrete cores and timber flooring, so more is included on this.

The chapter on designing for deconstruction has had a major revision, with the inclusion of extensive details about a new demountable construction system, which tackles the construction waste problem with innovation and success. While the final chapter on façade detailing has had a major rewrite, aiming to assist young architects' understanding of façade planning and incorporating advances in façade design over the last decade, including solar shading.

In addition to the existing illustrations, there are 34 new illustrations in clear black and white, to support the revised material. Overall, this new edition continues to provide a practical guide and desk-reference to any architect or architecture student embarking on a tall building project.

Guy Marriage is an architect who has worked in Britain and New Zealand. He gained construction experience from over three decades in practice, with 11 years working in architectural practices in London, including Colman Architects, Jestico + Whiles, and Foster + Partners. Returning to New Zealand in 2000, he worked for seven years at the Studio of Pacific Architecture and was one of the founding directors of First Light Studio in 2012. He has experience in projects that range in scale from small homes, prefabricated houses, apartment buildings, shopping centres, multi-storey office buildings, and the London Underground. He is currently Associate Professor and Director of Architecture at Te Herenga Waka, Victoria University of Wellington.