Residential High

Over 35 years of practice, David West has spearheaded the design of over 150 multifamily projects. His lecture will highlight the development of residential high-rise design through the post war years, explaining the significance of reinforced flat-plate construction.

Residential High-Rises in NYC : Past , Present , and Future , continues the Skyscraper Museum's series on The Modern Concrete Skyscraper and the role of concrete as the material of choice in high-rise residential construction. In this talk David West of the architectural firm Hill West will return the focus to New York City.
Residential High

Continuing our series on The Modern Concrete Skyscraper and the role of concrete as the material of choice in high-rise residential construction, David West of the architectural firm Hill West ...
Over 35 years of practice, David West has spearheaded the design of over 150 multifamily projects. His talk will cover the history of residential high-rise design from the postwar years, explaining developments such as the significance of reinforced flat-plate construction and the impact of zoning and regulatory environments on housing production.

Residential High
Continuing our series on The Modern Concrete Skyscraper and the role of concrete as the material of choice in high-rise residential construction, David West of the architectural firm Hill West will return the focus to New York City. Tom Leslie's earlier talk on apartments in Chicago from the 1960s to 1980s illustrated the experiments in both engineering approaches and formal expression. Over ...
The Skyscraper Museum About Founded in 1996, The Skyscraper Museum is a private, not-for-profit, educational corporation devoted to the study of high-rise building, past , present , and future . Located in New York City, the world's first and foremost vertical metropolis, the museum celebrates the city's rich architectural heritage and examines the historical forces and individuals that have ...

Skyscraper Museum Presentation, Residential High
Skyscraper Museum Presentation, Residential High-Rises in NYC : Past , Present , and Future
His talk will cover the history of residential high-rise design from the postwar years, explaining developments such as the significance of reinforced flat-plate construction and the impact of ...

Residential High
Watch now! Last night, Co-Founder David West outlined the history of high-rise residential architecture in NYC in this presentation hosted by The Skyscraper Museum. Stream the presentation on ...






🎥 Missed our previous talk with David West on concrete high-rise residential design in NYC ? Catch up on The Modern Concrete Skyscraper series by watching the recording! Discover how concrete ...