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- ISBN
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
ISBN-10
0071369708
ISBN-13
9780071369701
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2295482
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
297 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Skyscraper : the Search for an American Style, 1891-1941
Subject
Buildings / General, Criticism, History / General
Publication Year
2002
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Architecture
Series
Reflections of Our Century Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
32.9 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
7.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2002-041076
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
720/.483/0973
Table Of Content
Preface Prologue: The Sky-Scraper Problem: A Question of Style Modern Architecture--A Conversation Architectural Record Through 75 Years By Way of Introduction Chapter 1: New Conditions/New Forms: The Promise of Function Skeleton Construction: The New Method of Constructing High Buildings Iron Construction in New York City: Past and Future Chapter 2: Brave New World: An Architecture for Our Time Last Words About the World's Fair Modern Architecture The "Sky-Scraper" Up-To-Date Architectural Appreciations--No. II: The "Flatiron" or Fuller Building Chapter 3: Between Two Worlds: The Education of the Architect The Evolution of a Skyscraper A Beaux-Arts Skyscraper--The Blair Building, New York City A Rational Skyscraper Chapter 4: The Commercial Problem: An Image of the People The Economy of the Office Building The Art of High Building The First Concrete Skyscraper The Schlesinger & Maher Building: An Attempt to Give Functional Expression to the Architecture of a Department Store Another View--What Mr. Sullivan Stands For Chapter 5: Truth, Goodness, and Beauty: The Fine Art of Architecture A Plea for Beauty Some Recent Skyscrapers The Larkin Building in Buffalo Architecture in the United States III: The Skyscraper The Crown of the Skyscraper Additions to Chicago's Skyline: A Few Recent Skyscrapers The New Architecture: The First American Type of Real Value The Towers of Manhattan and Notes on the Woolworth Building Chapter 6: Subject to Change: The Expanding Change Twenty-Five Years of American Architecture The Chicago Tribune Competition The American Radiator Building, New York City: Raymond M. Hood, Architect Chapter 7: Lessons Soon Forgotten: The Passing of a Prophet Louis Sullivan--An Old Master The Evolution of an Architectural Design: The Tribune Building Tower, Chicago Chapter 8: Restless Object: The Search for Something More The Park Avenue Building, New York City: The Evolution of a Style Economics of the Skyscraper American Architecture Today--Part 1: The Search for "Something More" In the Cause of Architecture VII: Sheet Metal and the Modern Instance St. Mark's Tower: St. Mark's in the Bouwerie, New York City Chapter 9: Advantage in Magnitude: Apotheosis of the Tall Building The Economic Design of Office Buildings What is the Rockefeller Radio City? Metropolitan Life Insurance Company: New Home Office Building in New York City Epilogue: The International Style Twenty Years After Recommended Reading Index Photo Credits
Synopsis
This work chronicles the skyscraper's emergence and architectural importance. It chronologically details the ascension of the skyscraper as an artform from 1891. It is broken down into six major time frames each characterized by the tallest building of the time. Subcategories tie the architecture to other themes of the time including materials, visionary architecture, commerce, style and philosophy. The text also examines each building in depth - how its inhabitants feel about its interior space, how they function as public cultural artefacts, how their designers conceived of their projects, and how they see them now.
LC Classification Number
NA6232.S52 2002
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