High-rise was once the suggested solution for the urban development. Claimed by Le-Corbusier, the new architecture should be light and bright, compared with the old age stone building, which is dark and heavy. The new architecture should be a machine for living. Base on the above paradigm, he suggested the famous new town planning of Paris, to free up the ground level for open greeneries and vehicles, residents can enjoy the streets in the sky.

 

The insight of Le-Corbusier is very precise, and most of his prediction on the usage of the technique, that is, glass and reinforced concrete, happens nowadays. The high density of the cities is achieved under the evolution of human society. And hence, we are not at the stage that the central part of cities suffered from over-density. Cities like New York, Hong Kong and Manhattan suffers from the over-density of towers. At our age, we can still claim that such context is very specific and rare. But we can see the continuous trend of the establishment of the high towers all over the world, the rate is increasing gradually, with the increase in global population, we can simply foresee that the high-density tower contest will become increasingly common in the future.

 

Considering the new materials, for example, PTFE and glass, carbon fibre and concrete, and read the comparison said by LeCorbusier a century ago. The comparison between masonry and reinforced concrete, the difference is humble, we get stronger and lighter material, hence, we need the new system for the architecture, for a lighter, brighter but stronger architecture. We should learn from the ship making, the car making industry, they have gone beyond us. Our tower now takes the role of the stone house mentioned by Le-Corbusier. In our age, we need our new architecture.