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Skyscraper [[electronic resource] ] : the politics and power of building New York City in the twentieth century / / Benjamin Flowers
Skyscraper [[electronic resource] ] : the politics and power of building New York City in the twentieth century / / Benjamin Flowers
Autore Flowers Benjamin Sitton
Pubbl/distr/stampa Philadelphia, : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2009
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (239 p.)
Disciplina 720/.483097471
Soggetto topico Skyscrapers - New York (State) - New York
Architecture and society - New York (State) - New York - History - 20th century
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-283-89767-9
0-8122-0260-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front matter -- 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 1930's -- PART II. The Seagram Building: The Ascension of the International Style and a Somber Monument to Corporate Authority -- 5. Architecture Culture into the 1950's -- 6. Clients and Architect -- 7. Gangland's Grip on Business -- 8. Modern Architecture and Corporate America in the 1950's -- 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 -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Record Nr. UNINA-9910452411003321
Flowers Benjamin Sitton  
Philadelphia, : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2009
Materiale a stampa
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Skyscraper [[electronic resource] ] : the politics and power of building New York City in the twentieth century / / Benjamin Flowers
Skyscraper [[electronic resource] ] : the politics and power of building New York City in the twentieth century / / Benjamin Flowers
Autore Flowers Benjamin Sitton
Pubbl/distr/stampa Philadelphia, : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2009
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (239 p.)
Disciplina 720/.483097471
Soggetto topico Skyscrapers - New York (State) - New York
Architecture and society - New York (State) - New York - History - 20th century
Soggetto non controllato American History
American Studies
Architecture
Fine Art
Garden History
History
ISBN 1-283-89767-9
0-8122-0260-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front matter -- 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 1930's -- PART II. The Seagram Building: The Ascension of the International Style and a Somber Monument to Corporate Authority -- 5. Architecture Culture into the 1950's -- 6. Clients and Architect -- 7. Gangland's Grip on Business -- 8. Modern Architecture and Corporate America in the 1950's -- 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 -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Record Nr. UNINA-9910779147503321
Flowers Benjamin Sitton  
Philadelphia, : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2009
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
Skyscraper : the politics and power of building New York City in the twentieth century / / Benjamin Flowers
Skyscraper : the politics and power of building New York City in the twentieth century / / Benjamin Flowers
Autore Flowers Benjamin Sitton
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Philadelphia, : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2009
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (239 p.)
Disciplina 720/.483097471
Soggetto topico Skyscrapers - New York (State) - New York
Architecture and society - New York (State) - New York - History - 20th century
ISBN 1-283-89767-9
0-8122-0260-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front matter -- 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 1930's -- PART II. The Seagram Building: The Ascension of the International Style and a Somber Monument to Corporate Authority -- 5. Architecture Culture into the 1950's -- 6. Clients and Architect -- 7. Gangland's Grip on Business -- 8. Modern Architecture and Corporate America in the 1950's -- 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 -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Record Nr. UNINA-9910825127603321
Flowers Benjamin Sitton  
Philadelphia, : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2009
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui