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Stefan Al is a New York-licensed architect, tenured professor, and the author and editor of ten books including Dwelling on Earth, Supertall, and The Strip, which won a Silver Medal at the Independent Publisher Book Awards. His work has been reviewed in the New York Times and Wall Street Journal, and he has appeared on CNN, NPR, and the Science Channel. A former TED Resident, he has designed buildings and masterplans worldwide, including the 2,000-foot Canton Tower—briefly the world's tallest. He lives with his family in a century-old house in New Jersey.

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I've lived in strikingly varied homes: a Dutch row house, a communal student residence in Delft with kitchens built for connection, a tiny Barcelona apartme ...more

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	Supertall: How the World's Tallest Buildings Are Reshaping Our Cities and Our Lives 3.91 avg rating — 317 ratings — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Strip: Las Vegas and the Architecture of the American Dream 4.24 avg rating — 136 ratings — published 2017 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mall City: Hong Kong’s Dreamworlds of Consumption by Stefan Al (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Carolyn Cartier (Contributor), Cecilia L. Chu (Contributor) 4.23 avg rating — 13 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Factory Towns of South China: An Illustrated Guidebook 3.23 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Villages in the City: A Guide to South China's Informal Settlements 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Adapting Cities to Sea Level Rise: Green and Gray Strategies by Stefan Al (Goodreads Author), Edgar Westerhof (Foreword) 2.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dwelling on Earth: The Past and Future of the Places We Call Home 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Macau and the Casino Complex (Gambling Studies Series) by Stefan Al (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Kah-Wee Lee (Contributor), Natalia Echeverri (Contributor) 3.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ben Stolt e il Caso Oscuro 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thorandon: Il Risveglio del Male 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“In 2018, Cornell Tech created The House in New York City, a residential skyscraper for faculty and students to set the record with a 270-foot-tall Passivhaus. Instead of all glass, the high-performance facade consists of both glass and prefabricated metal panels.”
― Stefan Al, Supertall: How the World's Tallest Buildings Are Reshaping Our Cities and Our Lives

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