Impact of Tall Buildings on Urban Views - The European Approach

Abstract

The research focuses on the visual impact of tall buildings on the city interior space (i.e. streets, squares, undeveloped land, parks, lawns, palace gardens). These are areas where we can experience tall buildings every day. The study searches for relations between tall buildings and their surrounding development that enhance the value of the latter, and consequently improve the quality of the local public space. The research was designed to implement two goals. The first one was to formulate basic rules of harmonious development of tall building and fitting them into the internal cityscape of European cities while maintaining spatial cohesion with the existing housing development, including historical one. The second one was to assess the possibilities and limitations of using digital techniques and 3D city models for objective examination of relations between a tall building and the city (in line with rules defined).