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Format: 1 online resource (240 pages) : , illustrations.

Edition: Electronic reproduction. Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2009. Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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ISBN: 9780812202601

Content: In Skyscraper, Benjamin Flowers explores the role of culture and ideology in shaping the construction of skyscrapers and the way wealth and power have operated to reshape the urban landscape.

Note: Frontmatter -- , CONTENTS -- , INTRODUCTION. Narratives of the Built Environment: Architecture, Ideology, and Skyscrapers -- , 1. Building, Money, and Power -- , 2. Setback Skyscrapers and American Architectural Development -- , 3. Capital Nightmares -- , 4. The Politics of American Architecture in the 1930s -- , 5. Architecture Culture into the 1950s -- , 6. Clients and Architect -- , 7. Gangland’s Grip on Business -- , 8. Modern Architecture and Corporate America in the 1950s -- , 9. Regeneration Through Violence -- , 10. The Rhetoric and Reality of Urban Renewal -- , 11. Cathedrals of Commerce: Minoru Yamasaki, Skyscraper Design, and the Rise of Postmodernism -- , CONCLUSION. Into the Future -- , EPILOGUE -- , NOTES -- , INDEX -- , ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. , In English.

Language: English

DOI: 10.9783/9780812202601

URL: https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812202601

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Format: 1 online resource (239 pages)

ISBN: 9780812202601

Content: In Skyscraper, Benjamin Flowers explores the role of culture and ideology in shaping the construction of skyscrapers and the way wealth and power have operated to reshape the urban landscape.

Content: Cover -- Contents -- Introduction: Narratives of the Built Environment: Architecture, Ideology, and Skyscrapers -- PART I: The Empire State Building: The Setback Skyscraper, the Great Depression, and American Modernism -- 1 Building, Money, and Power -- 2 Setback Skyscrapers and American Architectural Development -- 3 Capital Nightmares -- 4 The Politics of American Architecture in the 1930s -- PART II: The Seagram Building: The Ascension of the International Style and a Somber Monument to Corporate Authority -- 5 Architecture Culture into the 1950s -- 6 Clients and Architect -- 7 Gangland's Grip on Business -- 8 Modern Architecture and Corporate America in the 1950s -- PART III: The World Trade Center: Urban Renewal, Global Capitalism, and Regeneration Through Violence -- 9 Regeneration Through Violence -- 10 The Rhetoric and Reality of Urban Renewal -- 11 Cathedrals of Commerce: Minoru Yamasaki, Skyscraper Design, and the Rise of Postmodernism -- Conclusion: Into the Future -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Acknowledgments.

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Additional Edition: ISBN 9780812241846

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Language: English

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UID:

Format: 1 online resource (239 pages)

Edition: 1st ed.

ISBN: 9780812202601

Content: In Skyscraper, Benjamin Flowers explores the role of culture and ideology in shaping the construction of skyscrapers and the way wealth and power have operated to reshape the urban landscape

Note: Cover -- Contents -- Introduction: Narratives of the Built Environment: Architecture, Ideology, and Skyscrapers -- PART I: The Empire State Building: The Setback Skyscraper, the Great Depression, and American Modernism -- 1 Building, Money, and Power -- 2 Setback Skyscrapers and American Architectural Development -- 3 Capital Nightmares -- 4 The Politics of American Architecture in the 1930s -- PART II: The Seagram Building: The Ascension of the International Style and a Somber Monument to Corporate Authority -- 5 Architecture Culture into the 1950s -- 6 Clients and Architect -- 7 Gangland's Grip on Business -- 8 Modern Architecture and Corporate America in the 1950s -- PART III: The World Trade Center: Urban Renewal, Global Capitalism, and Regeneration Through Violence -- 9 Regeneration Through Violence -- 10 The Rhetoric and Reality of Urban Renewal -- 11 Cathedrals of Commerce: Minoru Yamasaki, Skyscraper Design, and the Rise of Postmodernism -- Conclusion: Into the Future -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Acknowledgments

Additional Edition: Print version Flowers, Benjamin Skyscraper Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press,c2009 ISBN 9780812241846

Language: English

Keywords: Electronic books

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UID:

Format: 1 online resource (239 pages)

Edition: 1st ed.

ISBN: 9780812202601

Content: In Skyscraper, Benjamin Flowers explores the role of culture and ideology in shaping the construction of skyscrapers and the way wealth and power have operated to reshape the urban landscape

Note: Cover -- Contents -- Introduction: Narratives of the Built Environment: Architecture, Ideology, and Skyscrapers -- PART I: The Empire State Building: The Setback Skyscraper, the Great Depression, and American Modernism -- 1 Building, Money, and Power -- 2 Setback Skyscrapers and American Architectural Development -- 3 Capital Nightmares -- 4 The Politics of American Architecture in the 1930s -- PART II: The Seagram Building: The Ascension of the International Style and a Somber Monument to Corporate Authority -- 5 Architecture Culture into the 1950s -- 6 Clients and Architect -- 7 Gangland's Grip on Business -- 8 Modern Architecture and Corporate America in the 1950s -- PART III: The World Trade Center: Urban Renewal, Global Capitalism, and Regeneration Through Violence -- 9 Regeneration Through Violence -- 10 The Rhetoric and Reality of Urban Renewal -- 11 Cathedrals of Commerce: Minoru Yamasaki, Skyscraper Design, and the Rise of Postmodernism -- Conclusion: Into the Future -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Acknowledgments

Additional Edition: Print version Flowers, Benjamin Skyscraper Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press,c2009 ISBN 9780812241846

Language: English

Keywords: Electronic books

URL: FULL  ((OIS Credentials Required))