UID:
edocfu_9958352450302883
Format:
1 online resource (240 pages) :
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illustrations.
Edition:
Electronic reproduction. Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2009. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Edition:
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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.
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Frontmatter --
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CONTENTS --
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INTRODUCTION. Narratives of the Built Environment: Architecture, Ideology, and Skyscrapers --
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1. Building, Money, and Power --
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2. Setback Skyscrapers and American Architectural Development --
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3. Capital Nightmares --
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4. The Politics of American Architecture in the 1930s --
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5. Architecture Culture into the 1950s --
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6. Clients and Architect --
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7. Gangland’s Grip on Business --
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8. Modern Architecture and Corporate America in the 1950s --
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9. Regeneration Through Violence --
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10. The Rhetoric and Reality of Urban Renewal --
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11. Cathedrals of Commerce: Minoru Yamasaki, Skyscraper Design, and the Rise of Postmodernism --
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CONCLUSION. Into the Future --
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EPILOGUE --
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NOTES --
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INDEX --
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.
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In English.
Language:
English
DOI:
10.9783/9780812202601
URL:
https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812202601
