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The American Skyscraper, 1850-1940

A Celebration of Height

By: Joseph J. Korom

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The American Skyscraper, 1850-1940

A Celebration of Height

By: Joseph J. Korom

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.

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Branden Books

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0828321884

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9780828321884

Skyscraper Facades of the Gilded Age

Fifty-One Extravagant Designs, 1875-1910

By: Joseph J. Korom, Jr.

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Skyscraper Facades of the Gilded Age

Fifty-One Extravagant Designs, 1875-1910

By: Joseph J. Korom, Jr.

This book is about the design of the facade of 51 of America's most extravagant early skyscrapers. Included are the biographies of noted architects and the aristocrats who financed America's first skyscrapers. This book discusses the influences of European aesthetic values in America--and scandals, rogues and class distinctions. Interpretations by contemporary critics are sprinkled throughout the text. Woven throughout the book are inquiries about the validity of Greek and Roman mythologies and their relationships to "modern" America and its spirit of invention and progress. Foreign traditions were challenged by some architects but then accepted by most. Why was it necessary for the long-dead hero of a faraway civilization to be included on the facade of a newly invented American skyscraper? This book tells why.

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McFarland

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0786470720

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9780786470723

Skyscraper Facades of the Gilded Age

Fifty-One Extravagant Designs, 1875-1910

By: Joseph J. Korom, Jr.

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Fifty-One Extravagant Designs, 1875-1910

By: Joseph J. Korom, Jr.

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0786493267

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9780786493265

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The American Skyscraper, 1850-1940

The American Skyscraper, 1850-1940

Skyscraper Facades of the Gilded Age

Skyscraper Facades of the Gilded Age

Skyscraper Facades of the Gilded Age

Skyscraper Facades of the Gilded Age

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