City-centre high rise living is making every city a Windy City - how can we mitigate the impact?

By Joseph Berthoud2019-01-29T12:28:00

If post-construction mitigation is required to protect the public from dangerous conditions, it will always be significantly more expensive and unsightly than a sensitive, integrated design

Over the last 20 years in the UK, there has been a dramatic increase in city-centre living and working. High-rise buildings give a new skyline to cities like London, Leeds and Manchester. Most recently, Fosters have submitted plans for its new Tulip tourist tower next to The Gherkin in the City, which will add to the record 510 towers over 20-storeys planned or under construction in London over the coming years.

But these new buildings can cause complications - some of which have been documented across the UK in the last decade - where skyscrapers are blamed for creating strong winds which can be unpleasant or even dangerous.

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