A BRIEF HISTORY OF TALL BUILDINGS IN THE CONTEXT OF CITYSCAPE TRANSFORMATION IN EUROPE

Abstract

The article analyses trends in developing tall buildings in Europe. It includes a brief historical overview of tall buildings from its early days until today, including changes in their forms and functions as dominants. The period of 1968 to 2018 has been described in greater detail. The analysis of changes in erecting tall buildings in Europe is based on data available. According to various studies, in recent 20 years (1998-2018), the process has shown growing trends in terms of the number of new investment projects and the height of buildings. This has a major impact on planning, protecting and developing of cityscapes.