A French-language edition exploring verticality in rapidly growing cities such as Zurich.

Densification of our cities is an imperative that inevitably brings the topic of new high-rise buildings and the addition of stories to existing buildings to the foreground of discourse. Architecture and urban design must increasingly address the issues of verticality at all stages of planning, design, and composition. Social and cultural aspects must be considered in this process as well.

De la verticalité combines two elements: a case study on the future of high-rise buildings in Zurich and an exploratory essay on the subject of verticality in philosophy, culture, and society. Together the threads form a dual commentary that highlights the many challenges posed by the mutation of our cities. Illustrated with numerous spectacular montages and visualizations designed to broaden thinking, this French-language book, which comes from the laboratory of the acclaimed Swiss architecture firm Made in, also offers concrete proposals aimed at architects and urban planners, politicians, and flâneurs alike.