Ultra - tall buildings are “about putting a place on the map, about modernity and such, ” says William Mitchell, dean of the school of architecture and planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Gedung - gedung pencakar langit dibangun untuk ” memberikan nilai prestise dan keunggulan kepada suatu tempat, memberi citra modern dan semacamnya ”, kata William Mitchell, dekan fakultas arsitektur dan perencanaan di Massachusetts Institute of Technology.