High-rise buildings exert a significant influence on natural and human components of the urban geographic space as the protrusion and titanic existences along urban skylines. In the new global upsurge of high-rise buildings or skyscrapers are key to understanding the complexity of urban systems. However, efforts in this study topic are limited, particularly for developing countries. By using a case study of Wuhan, China, in this article we propose a mixed landform-based analysis framework that integrates horizon and vertical dimensions to explore the spatial pattern of high-rise buildings and ...