Designing Tall Buildings is the best book on structures and architecture available. It appeals to both architects and engineers, capturing the why and the how of tall building construction. It explains the history of tall buildings and details the structural rationale behind the art. Mark Sarkisian is a brilliant and engaging instructor, bringing structural theory to life. This book is a must-read for all designers. - Mary Comerio, Professor of the Graduate School, UC Berkeley, USA Designing Tall Buildings is a seminal reference guide that clearly illustrates the inseparability of architecture, structural design, and local context in the realization of tall buildings around the world. As one of SOM's foremost structural engineering partners and a global thought leader on skyscraper design, Mark Sarkisian is the perfect author to give this message. - Antony Wood, Executive Director, Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, USA Designing Tall Buildings: Structure as Architecture clearly discusses the roles that structural design and nature play in tall buildings. Mark Sarkisian communicates an intuitive understanding of the interrelationships between forces at play. Clear and well written, with definitions at the end of each chapter, this book serves as an excellent learning tool. - Jon Daniel Davey, AIA, Professor of Architecture, Southern Illinois University, USA Sarkisian's Designing Tall Buildings provides a masterful discussion of the synergy of architecture and structural engineering in landmark building designs by SOM. This book has inspired both students and faculty in design studio courses at Stanford University that aspire to combine technical rigor and creative thinking in architecture and engineering through the art of tall building design. - Greg Deierlein, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, USA