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What (who) is high-rise building - definition

TALL BUILDING; AS OPPOSED TO A LOW-RISE BUILDING
High-rise; High-rise building; Apartment block; Apartment tower; Residential tower; Tower blocks; Blocks of flats; High rise; Towerblock; High-rise tower blocks; Midrise; Mid rise; High-rise apartment; High rise apartment; High rise flats; Deck access; High-rise buildings; Highrsie; Streets in the sky; High rise building; Tower Block; Highrise apartment; Highrise; High-rise apartment building; High-rise skyscraper; Residential high-rise
  • Flats in [[Ballymun, Dublin]], Ireland
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  • An apartment with a [[pergola]] and [[solar panel]]s in [[the Bronx]], [[New York City]]
  • [[Central Park Tower]] in [[Manhattan]], [[New York City]], the tallest residential high-rise tower in the world, December 2020
  • The three tower blocks of the Crossways Estate in [[Bow, London]], United Kingdom, before their refurbishment
  • New Brunswick]], [[New Jersey]], U.S., known as the ''Hub City''. High-rise towers often anchor [[central business district]]s.
  • High-rise buildings, [[Hong Kong]]
  • Painted [[panelák]]s in [[Prague, Czech Republic]]
  • Sliding ladder for firefighters in 1904
  • The ''[[Majakka]]'' high-rise building in [[Kalasatama]], [[Helsinki]]
  • Osiedle Batorego in [[Warsaw]], Poland
  • "Street in the sky" at Park Hill
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  • Housing commission towers in Waterloo, Sydney, Australia
  • A residential block in [[Steinfurt]], [[Westphalia]], Germany, forming a "Y"
  • Modern 25-story residential hi-rises, [[Krasnogorsk]], Russia

Tower block         
A tower block, high-rise, apartment tower, residential tower, apartment block, block of flats, or office tower is a tall building, as opposed to a low-rise building and is defined differently in terms of height depending on the jurisdiction. It is used as a residential, office building, or other functions including hotel, retail, or with multiple purposes combined.
tower block         
(tower blocks)
A tower block is a tall building divided into flats or offices. (BRIT; in AM, use high-rise building
, high-rise
)
...a 23-storey tower block.
N-COUNT
tower block         
¦ noun Brit. a tall modern building containing numerous floors of offices or flats.

Wikipedia

Tower block

A tower block, high-rise, apartment tower, residential tower, apartment block, block of flats, or office tower is a tall building, as opposed to a low-rise building and is defined differently in terms of height depending on the jurisdiction. It is used as a residential, office building, or other functions including hotel, retail, or with multiple purposes combined. Residential high-rise buildings are also known in some varieties of English, such as British English, as tower blocks and may be referred to as MDUs, standing for multi-dwelling units. A very tall high-rise building is referred to as a skyscraper.

High-rise buildings became possible to construct with the invention of the elevator (lift) and with less expensive, more abundant building materials. The materials used for the structural system of high-rise buildings are reinforced concrete and steel. Most North American-style skyscrapers have a steel frame, while residential blocks are usually constructed of concrete. There is no clear difference between a tower block and a skyscraper, although a building with forty or more stories and taller than 150 metres (490 ft) is generally considered a skyscraper.

High-rise structures pose particular design challenges for structural and geotechnical engineers, particularly if situated in a seismically active region or if the underlying soils have geotechnical risk factors such as high compressibility or bay mud. They also pose serious challenges to firefighters during emergencies in high-rise structures. New and old building design, building systems like the building standpipe system, HVAC systems (heating, ventilation and air conditioning), fire sprinkler system and other things like stairwell and elevator evacuations pose significant problems. Studies are often required to ensure that pedestrian wind comfort and wind danger concerns are addressed. In order to allow less wind exposure, to transmit more daylight to the ground and to appear more slender, many high-rises have a design with setbacks.

Apartment buildings have technical and economic advantages in areas of high population density, and have become a distinctive feature of housing accommodation in virtually all densely populated urban areas around the world. In contrast with low-rise and single-family houses, apartment blocks accommodate more inhabitants per unit of area of land and decrease the cost of municipal infrastructure.

Examples of use of high-rise building
1. We were not measuring how a high–rise building would withstand an airplane impact," said Dr.
2. CNN talks to Freedom Tower architect Daniel Libeskind about a high–rise building boom.
3. After her recovery, she moved to a high–rise building in downtown Detroit.
4. Such behaviour contrasts with the expectations of high–rise building designers.
5. I am sheltering in a high rise building like a lot of other residents.