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Skyscraper : The Politics and Power of Building New York City in the Twentieth Century /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Philadelphia :
University of Pennsylvania Press,
2009.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.