A study on innovation in technology and design variation for super tall buildings

Abstract

The paper presented Design Variation and Technology for Super Tall Buildings, the topic presented in the 12th International Symposium of Korea Super Tall Building Forum by Hyeong-il Kim. In this paper, author review examples of technological innovations in tall building design, illustrating the interaction between architectural form and design tools. It also traces current approaches in architectural form generation and possible design solutions. It is a multidisciplinary problem and an integrated work that involves engineering, architecture, state-of-art construction technology and digital design tools. The study will show a clear linkage of generative design encouraged by technological innovations to design problems in tall building design practice, in addition to its diversely effected results by computerized design tools and construction using CAD/CAM technology.