Evaluating Tall Buildings and Their Impact on Urban Development The Egyptian Case Study

Abstract

Vertical urbanization has become one of the criteria by which civilizations and development are measured. Countries are accelerating to achieve the highest altitude. Therefore, the main objective of the research is to find the motives behind the construction of tall buildings. Egypt suffers from many urban, economic, and demographic problems (a continuous growth of population (annually 2.5%)) and social, which led to the necessity of development, through the establishment of new cities, and we note that the state’s tendency in most of these cities is to rely on the use of tall buildings.

However, it is known that this type of building is of "high economic cost", has a long implementation period, consumes great energy and has a negative impact on the environment and human health.The research assumes the necessity of using tall buildings in city centers, which has become necessary to keep pace with development, accommodate the increasing population density and revive urban centers, and that it is the best solution to increase investment, keep pace with the increase in land prices, and for some environmental issues, and provide open spaces for social and cultural activities and as an outlet for the population.

The research is based on the analytical study of many global and regional cases, and then deriving standards that enable us to evaluate tall buildings by extracting a methodology to know the foundations and standards that help tall buildings to achieve their developmental role. These criteria were applied to the gate tower in the new city of El Alamein