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    Since 1870, the design and construction of high-rise buildings has transformed, resulting in glass, steel, and concrete structures seen today in international and postmodern architectural styles. A tall building is considered a structure that extends higher than the maximum span of existing firefighting equipment, which is between 75 and 100 feet or 7 to 10 floors tall, measured from the main entrance pavement to the top of the structure. There have been three generations of tall buildings since the 1880s according to O'Hagan in 1977.

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    Since 1870, the design and construction of high-rise buildings has transformed, resulting in glass, steel, and concrete structures seen today in international and postmodern architectural styles. A tall building is considered a structure that extends higher than the maximum span of existing firefighting equipment, which is between 75 and 100 feet or 7 to 10 floors tall, measured from the main entrance pavement to the top of the structure. There have been three generations of tall buildings since the 1880s according to O'Hagan in 1977.

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    Since 1870, the design and construction of high-rise buildings has transformed, resulting in glass, steel, and concrete structures seen today in international and postmodern architectural styles. A tall building is considered a structure that extends higher than the maximum span of existing firefighting equipment, which is between 75 and 100 feet or 7 to 10 floors tall, measured from the main entrance pavement to the top of the structure. There have been three generations of tall buildings since the 1880s according to O'Hagan in 1977.

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    Since the appearance of the first high-rise buildings around 1870, there has been a transformation in their design

    and construction. This resulted in glass, steel and concrete structures in the international and postmodern
    architectural styles prevailing today. Before going any further, it is necessary to define what is considered a
    tall building. A building is a self-contained structure with walls, floors, roofs, and often windows. According to
    the Merritt Company (1991), a tall structure is considered to be a structure that extends higher than the
    maximum span of existing fire fighting equipment. In terms of sheer numbers, this is set between 75 and 100
    feet, or about 7 to 10 floors. The height of the building is measured from the pavement level of the main
    entrance to the top of the structure of the building. According to the late O'Hagan (1977), there have been three
    generations of tall buildings since the 1880s. This is briefly described below.

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