The American Skyscraper
Cultural Histories
(Sprache: Englisch)
Focuses on the various histories that intersect around and within the skyscraper.
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Focuses on the various histories that intersect around and within the skyscraper.
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More than any other phenomenon, the skyscraper has determined the character of the American city, altering its physicality and land use patterns; prompting design, technological, and infrastructure developments; creating internal work environments; and redefining boundaries and expectations of individuals and groups defined by gender, class, and ethnicity.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „The American Skyscraper “
Part I. Makers and Users: 1. The Beaux-Arts architect and the skyscraper Gail Fenske; 2. Law makes order Keith Revell; 3. The female 'souls of the skyscraper' Lisa M. Fine; Part II. In the Image of the Client: 4. Type and building type Lee Gray; 5. Chicago's fraternity temples Edward Wolner; 6. The corporate and the civic Roberta Moudry; 7. The Chicago Tribune Tower competition Katerine Solomonson; Part III. Urban Contexts: 8. The heights and depths of urbanism Max Page; 9. Built languages of class Sarah Watts; 10. The skyscraper ensemble in its urban context Carol Herselle Krinsky; Part IV. Popular Culture: 11. The shadow of the skyscraper Antonello Frongia; 12. The skyscraper, gender and mental life Merrill Schleier; 13. The sublime and the skyline David Nye.
Bibliographische Angaben
- 2005, 298 Seiten, 89 Schwarz-Weiß-Abbildungen, Maße: 26,7 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Ed. : Roberta Moudry
- Verlag: Cambridge University Press
- ISBN-10: 0521624215
- ISBN-13: 9780521624213
Sprache:
Englisch
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