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Skyscraper : The Politics and Power of Building New York City in the Twentieth Century /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Flowers, Benjamin Sitton
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2009.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 |a Introduction. Narratives of the built environment : architecture, ideology, and skyscrapers -- Pt. I. The Empire State Building : the setback skyscraper, the great Depression, and American modernism. Ch. 1. Building, money, and power -- Ch. 2. Setback skyscrapers and American architectural development -- Ch. 3. Capital nightmares -- Ch. 4. The politics of American architecture in the 1930s -- Pt. II. The Seagram Building : the ascension of the international style and a somber monument to corporate authority. Ch. 5. Architecture culture into the 1950s -- Ch. 6. Clients and architect -- Ch. 7. Gangland's grip on business -- Ch. 8. Modern architecture and corporate America in the 1950s -- Pt. III. The World Trade Center : urban renewal, global capitalism, and regeneration through violence. Ch. 9. Regeneration through violence -- Ch. 10. The rhetoric and reality of urban renewal -- Ch. 11. Cathedrals of commerce : Minoru Yamasaki, skyscraper design and the rise of postmoderism -- Conclusion. Into the future -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Index -- Acknowledgments. 
588 |a Description based on print version record. 
650 0 |a Architecture and society  |z New York (State)  |z New York  |x History  |y 20th century. 
650 0 |a Skyscrapers  |z New York (State)  |z New York. 
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