Impossible heights : skyscrapers, flight, and the master builder /

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"The advent of the airplane and skyscraper in 1920s and '30s America offered the population an entirely new way to look at the world: from above. The captivating image of an airplane flying over the rising metropolis led many Americans to believe a new civilization had dawned. In Impossibl...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Morshed, Adnan (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2015]
Subjects:
1900-1999
Architecture and society > United States > History > 20th century.
Technological innovations > Social aspects > United States > History > 20th century.
Architecture, Modern > 20th century > Philosophy.
Aeronautics and civilization.
Architecture et société > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Innovations > Aspect social > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Architecture > 20e siècle > Philosophie.
Aéronautique et civilisation.
ARCHITECTURE > History > General.
DESIGN > History & Criticism.
ARCHITECTURE > Design, Drafting, Drawing & Presentation.
ARCHITECTURE > Adaptive Reuse & Renovation.
ARCHITECTURE > Buildings > Landmarks & Monuments.
ARCHITECTURE > Professional Practice.
ARCHITECTURE > Reference.
Architecture and society.
Architecture, Modern > Philosophy.
Technological innovations > Social aspects.
United States.
Electronic books.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : The Aesthetics of Ascension
  • Hugh Ferriss and the "Harmonious Development of Man"
  • Ascension as Autobiography : Buckminster Fuller and His "Land to Sky, Outward Progression"
  • The Master Builder as Superman : Norman Bel Geddes's Futurama
  • Epilogue : The God's-Eye Vision.

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