Roberta Moudry (ed.)

The American Skyscraper

Cultural Histories
Ed. : Roberta Moudry

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

More than any other phenomenon, the skyscraper has determined the character of the American city, altering its physicality and land use patterns; prompting design, technological, and infrastructure developments; creating internal work environments; and redefining boundaries and expectations of individuals and groups defined by gender, class, and ethnicity.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 298
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Mai 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 189mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 934g
• ISBN-13: 9780521624213
• ISBN-10: 0521624215
• Artikelnr.: 14708203

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. Makers and Users: 1. The Beaux-Arts architect and the skyscraper Gail Fenske; 2. Law makes order Keith Revell; 3. The female 'souls of the skyscraper' Lisa M. Fine; Part II. In the Image of the Client: 4. Type and building type Lee Gray; 5. Chicago's fraternity temples Edward Wolner; 6. The corporate and the civic Roberta Moudry; 7. The Chicago Tribune Tower competition Katerine Solomonson; Part III. Urban Contexts: 8. The heights and depths of urbanism Max Page; 9. Built languages of class Sarah Watts; 10. The skyscraper ensemble in its urban context Carol Herselle Krinsky; Part IV. Popular Culture: 11. The shadow of the skyscraper Antonello Frongia; 12. The skyscraper, gender and mental life Merrill Schleier; 13. The sublime and the skyline David Nye.

Rezensionen

The American Skyscraper creates a systematic review of the meaning, experience, and relation of the skyscraper to the city and its people.' Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians