Extreme Skyscrapers: Precursors to Recession? January 15, 2010

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Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/09/30/Skyplane_The_Impact_of_High-Rises_on_City_Life__Culture

Philip Goad argues that modern skyscrapers are simply "very larger consumer objects" that value excess over practicality and often indicate approaching economic doom. Goad says high-rises like the new Burj Khalifa are a "result of too much money...and too little thinking."

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Luminaries from the world of architecture launch Skyplane - a book which explores the impact of high-rise towers on city life and culture. - Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Professor Philip Goad is internationally known for his research and is an authority on modern Australian architecture. He has worked extensively as an architect, conservation consultant, and curator.

Goad is an expert on the life and work of Robin Boyd, and has held visiting scholar positions at Columbia University, Bartlett School of Architecture (London) and UCLA (Los Angeles). He is a past editor of Fabrications, the Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand, and is a contributing editor to Architecture Australia. Along with Associate Professor Julie Willis, he is the editor of the proposed Encyclopedia of Australian Architecture.