The American Skyscraper

Author : Joseph J. Korom
Publisher : Branden Books
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0828321884

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The American Skyscraper, 1850-1940 by Joseph J. Korom Pdf

The skyscraper is an American invention that has captured the public's imagination for over a century. The tall building is wholly manmade and borne in the minds of those with both slide rules and computers. This is the story of the skyscraper's rise and the recognition of those individuals who contributed to its development. This volume is unique; its approach, information, and images are fresh and telling. The text examines America's first tall buildings -- the result of twelve years of in-depth research by an accomplished and published architect and architectural historian. Over 300 compelling photographs, charts, and notes make this the ultimate tool of reference for this subject. Biographies woven throughout with period norms, politics and lifestyles help to place featured skyscrapers in context. Quite simply, there is no book like this. The text, carefully and insightfully written, is clear, concise, and easily digestible, the text being the product of well-documented original research written in an informative tone. The American Skyscraper 1850-1940: A Celebration of Height is a richly documented journey of a fascinating topic, and it promises to be a superb addition to libraries, schools of architecture, students of architecture, and lovers of art.

Author : Roberta Moudry
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2005-05-09
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0521624215

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Author : Adrienne Brown
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2017-11-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781421423838

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The Black Skyscraper by Adrienne Brown Pdf

A highly interdisciplinary work, The Black Skyscraper reclaims the influence of race on modern architectural design as well as the less-well-understood effects these designs had on the experience and perception of race.

Author : George H. Douglas
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2004-08-19
Category : History
ISBN : 0786420308

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Skyscrapers by George H. Douglas Pdf

This history of skyscrapers examines how these tall buildings affected the cityscape and the people who worked in, lived in, and visited them. Much of the focus is rightly on the architects who had the vision to design and build America's skyscrapers, but attention is also given to the steelworkers who built them, the financiers who put up the money, and the daredevils who attempt to "conquer" them in some inexplicable pursuit of fame. The impact of the skyscraper on popular culture, particularly film and literature, is also explored.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 540 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Skyscrapers
ISBN : 0828322813

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The American Skyscraper, 1850-1940 by Anonim Pdf

Author : Kevin D. Murphy,Lisa Reilly
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2017-06-08
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780813939735

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Skyscraper Gothic by Kevin D. Murphy,Lisa Reilly Pdf

Of all building types, the skyscraper strikes observers as the most modern, in terms not only of height but also of boldness, scale, ingenuity, and daring. As a phenomenon born in late nineteenth-century America, it quickly became emblematic of New York, Chicago, and other major cities. Previous studies of these structures have tended to foreground examples of more evincing modernist approaches, while those with styles reminiscent of the great Gothic cathedrals of Europe were initially disparaged as being antimodernist or were simply unacknowledged. Skyscraper Gothic brings together a group of renowned scholars to address the medievalist skyscraper—from flying buttresses to dizzying spires; from the Chicago Tribune Tower to the Woolworth Building in Manhattan. Drawing on archival evidence and period texts to uncover the ways in which patrons and architects came to understand the Gothic as a historic style, the authors explore what the appearance of Gothic forms on radically new buildings meant urbanistically, architecturally, and socially, not only for those who were involved in the actual conceptualization and execution of the projects but also for the critics and the general public who saw the buildings take shape. Contributors: Lisa Reilly on the Gothic skyscraper ● Kevin Murphy on the Trinity and U.S. Realty Buildings ● Gail Fenske on the Woolworth Building ● Joanna Merwood-Salisbury on the Chicago School ● Katherine M. Solomonson on the Tribune Tower ● Carrie Albee on Atlanta City Hall ● Anke Koeth on the Cathedral of Learning ● Christine G. O'Malley on the American Radiator Building

Author : Thomas A. P. van Leeuwen
Publisher : Mit Press
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0262220342

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The Skyward Trend of Thought by Thomas A. P. van Leeuwen Pdf

Author : Merrill Schleier
Publisher : Da Capo Press, Incorporated
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1990-03-21
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015018935455

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The Skyscraper In American Art, 1890-1931 by Merrill Schleier Pdf

Tradition and innovation in the building of the skyscraper - Alfred Stieglitz - Alvin Langdon Coburn - American modernists, Marin, Weber and Walkowitz - Skyscraper mania, 1917-1931 - Art Deco skyscraper and its impact on the arts, 1916-1931 - Urban development, 1917-1931.

Author : Jason M. Barr
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2016-05-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780199344383

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Building the Skyline by Jason M. Barr Pdf

The Manhattan skyline is one of the great wonders of the modern world. But how and why did it form? Much has been written about the city's architecture and its general history, but little work has explored the economic forces that created the skyline. In Building the Skyline, Jason Barr chronicles the economic history of the Manhattan skyline. In the process, he debunks some widely held misconceptions about the city's history. Starting with Manhattan's natural and geological history, Barr moves on to how these formations influenced early land use and the development of neighborhoods, including the dense tenement neighborhoods of Five Points and the Lower East Side, and how these early decisions eventually impacted the location of skyscrapers built during the Skyscraper Revolution at the end of the 19th century. Barr then explores the economic history of skyscrapers and the skyline, investigating the reasons for their heights, frequencies, locations, and shapes. He discusses why skyscrapers emerged downtown and why they appeared three miles to the north in midtown-but not in between the two areas. Contrary to popular belief, this was not due to the depths of Manhattan's bedrock, nor the presence of Grand Central Station. Rather, midtown's emergence was a response to the economic and demographic forces that were taking place north of 14th Street after the Civil War. Building the Skyline also presents the first rigorous investigation of the causes of the building boom during the Roaring Twenties. Contrary to conventional wisdom, the boom was largely a rational response to the economic growth of the nation and city. The last chapter investigates the value of Manhattan Island and the relationship between skyscrapers and land prices. Finally, an Epilogue offers policy recommendations for a resilient and robust future skyline.

Author : Merrill Schleier
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780816642816

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Skyscraper Cinema by Merrill Schleier Pdf

From the silent era until the advent of the Cinemascope--the skyscraper as movie star. Whether tall office buildings, high-rise apartments, or lofty hotels, skyscrapers have been stars in American cinema since the silent era. Cinema's tall buildings have been variously represented as unbridled aspiration, dens of iniquity and eroticism, beacons of democracy, and well-oiled corporate machines. Considering their intriguing diversity, Merrill Schleier establishes and explains the impact of actual skyscrapers on America's ideologies about work, leisure, romance, sexual identity, and politics as seen in Hollywood movies.

Author : Benjamin Flowers
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2012-02-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9780812202601

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Skyscraper by Benjamin Flowers Pdf

Selected by Choice magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title Nowhere in the world is there a greater concentration of significant skyscrapers than in New York City. And though this iconographic American building style has roots in Chicago, New York is where it has grown into such a powerful reflection of American commerce and culture. In Skyscraper: The Politics and Power of Building New York City in the Twentieth Century, Benjamin Flowers explores the role of culture and ideology in shaping the construction of skyscrapers and the way wealth and power have operated to reshape the urban landscape. Flowers narrates this modern tale by closely examining the creation and reception of three significant sites: the Empire State Building, the Seagram Building, and the World Trade Center. He demonstrates how architects and their clients employed a diverse range of modernist styles to engage with and influence broader cultural themes in American society: immigration, the Cold War, and the rise of American global capitalism. Skyscraper explores the various wider meanings associated with this architectural form as well as contemporary reactions to it across the critical spectrum. Employing a broad array of archival sources, such as corporate records, architects' papers, newspaper ads, and political cartoons, Flowers examines the personal, political, cultural, and economic agendas that motivate architects and their clients to build ever higher. He depicts the American saga of commerce, wealth, and power in the twentieth century through their most visible symbol, the skyscraper.

Author : Jake Williams
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Skyscrapers
ISBN : OCLC:1430594727

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American skyscraper by Jake Williams Pdf

Author : Larry Ford
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1994-04
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015026915788

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Cities and Buildings by Larry Ford Pdf

Writing in a conversational rather than a scholarly style, with a minimum of footnotes, urban geographer Ford bypasses the usual census data and socioeconomic categories to writes about "real" American cities and buildings--tying together architectural and social history on the one hand, and some fundamental spatial patterns and processes on the other--for urban geographers, social scientists, and other students of the American urban scene. Includes numerous bandw photos. Paper edition (unseen), $19.95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Dickran Tashjian
Publisher : Middletown, Conn. : Wesleyan University Press
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Art
ISBN : UOM:39015016858808

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Skyscraper Primitives by Dickran Tashjian Pdf

Author : Roger Shepherd
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015055917440

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Skyscraper by Roger Shepherd Pdf

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.