Capital of the World : The Race to Host the United Nations / / Charlene Mires |
Autore | Mires Charlene |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, NY : , : New York University Press, , [2013] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (328 p.) |
Disciplina | 341.2309 |
Soggetto topico | HISTORY / United States / General |
ISBN | 0-8147-0835-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Inspiration -- 2. Hope -- 3. Schemes -- 4. Blitz -- 5. Showtime! -- 6. Surprise -- 7. Stumble -- 8. Scramble -- 9. Deal -- Epilogue -- Abbreviations in Appendix and Notes -- Appendix: Capitals of the World -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index -- About the Author |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814407703321 |
Mires Charlene
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The empire state building : the making of a landmark / / John Tauranac ; with a new epilogue by the author ; designed by Songhee Kim |
Autore | Tauranac John <1939-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ithaca, New York : , : Cornell University Press, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (405 p.) |
Disciplina | 974.7/1 |
Soggetto topico | Architecture - New York (State) - New York |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-8014-7108-7
0-8014-7109-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The Building -- 2. The Skyscraper -- 3. Zoning the City -- 4. The Boom of the Twenties -- 5. The Odd Couple -- 6. The Firm -- 7. The Site -- 8. The Style -- 9. The Design -- 10. The Contractors -- 11. The Mooring Mast -- 12. Building the Building -- 13. The Opening -- 14. The Staff and Tenants -- 15. The Bust of the Thirties -- 16. The War -- 17. Since the War -- Epilogue: After 9/11 -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910464484703321 |
Tauranac John <1939->
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Ithaca, New York : , : Cornell University Press, , 2014 | ||
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The empire state building : the making of a landmark / / John Tauranac ; with a new epilogue by the author ; designed by Songhee Kim |
Autore | Tauranac John <1939-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ithaca, New York : , : Cornell University Press, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (405 p.) |
Disciplina | 974.7/1 |
Soggetto topico | Architecture - New York (State) - New York |
ISBN |
0-8014-7108-7
0-8014-7109-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The Building -- 2. The Skyscraper -- 3. Zoning the City -- 4. The Boom of the Twenties -- 5. The Odd Couple -- 6. The Firm -- 7. The Site -- 8. The Style -- 9. The Design -- 10. The Contractors -- 11. The Mooring Mast -- 12. Building the Building -- 13. The Opening -- 14. The Staff and Tenants -- 15. The Bust of the Thirties -- 16. The War -- 17. Since the War -- Epilogue: After 9/11 -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789380003321 |
Tauranac John <1939->
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Ithaca, New York : , : Cornell University Press, , 2014 | ||
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The empire state building : the making of a landmark / / John Tauranac ; with a new epilogue by the author ; designed by Songhee Kim |
Autore | Tauranac John <1939-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ithaca, New York : , : Cornell University Press, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (405 p.) |
Disciplina | 974.7/1 |
Soggetto topico | Architecture - New York (State) - New York |
ISBN |
0-8014-7108-7
0-8014-7109-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The Building -- 2. The Skyscraper -- 3. Zoning the City -- 4. The Boom of the Twenties -- 5. The Odd Couple -- 6. The Firm -- 7. The Site -- 8. The Style -- 9. The Design -- 10. The Contractors -- 11. The Mooring Mast -- 12. Building the Building -- 13. The Opening -- 14. The Staff and Tenants -- 15. The Bust of the Thirties -- 16. The War -- 17. Since the War -- Epilogue: After 9/11 -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910811392303321 |
Tauranac John <1939->
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Ithaca, New York : , : Cornell University Press, , 2014 | ||
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Media capital [[electronic resource] ] : architecture and communications in New York City / / Aurora Wallace |
Autore | Wallace Aurora |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Urbana, : University of Illinois Press, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (194 p.) |
Disciplina | 725/.23097471 |
Collana | The history of communication |
Soggetto topico |
Mass media and architecture - New York (State) - New York
Journalism - Social aspects - New York (State) - New York Corporate image - New York (State) - New York |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-283-71264-4
0-252-09452-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Newspaper capitalization -- New buildings and new spaces -- Nineteenth century stories and columns -- Art deco news -- Postwar news. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462179103321 |
Wallace Aurora
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Urbana, : University of Illinois Press, 2012 | ||
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Media capital [[electronic resource] ] : architecture and communications in New York City / / Aurora Wallace |
Autore | Wallace Aurora |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Urbana, : University of Illinois Press, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (194 p.) |
Disciplina | 725/.23097471 |
Collana | The history of communication |
Soggetto topico |
Mass media and architecture - New York (State) - New York
Journalism - Social aspects - New York (State) - New York Corporate image - New York (State) - New York |
ISBN |
1-283-71264-4
0-252-09452-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Newspaper capitalization -- New buildings and new spaces -- Nineteenth century stories and columns -- Art deco news -- Postwar news. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786361603321 |
Wallace Aurora
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Urbana, : University of Illinois Press, 2012 | ||
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Media capital [[electronic resource] ] : architecture and communications in New York City / / Aurora Wallace |
Autore | Wallace Aurora |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Urbana, : University of Illinois Press, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (194 p.) |
Disciplina | 725/.23097471 |
Collana | The history of communication |
Soggetto topico |
Mass media and architecture - New York (State) - New York
Journalism - Social aspects - New York (State) - New York Corporate image - New York (State) - New York |
ISBN |
1-283-71264-4
0-252-09452-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Newspaper capitalization -- New buildings and new spaces -- Nineteenth century stories and columns -- Art deco news -- Postwar news. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910827712403321 |
Wallace Aurora
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Urbana, : University of Illinois Press, 2012 | ||
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The once and future New York [[electronic resource] ] : historic preservation and the modern city / / Randall Mason |
Autore | Mason Randall <1963-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (360 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.6/909747109034 |
Soggetto topico |
Historic preservation - New York (State) - New York - History - 19th century
Historic preservation - New York (State) - New York - History - 20th century Architecture - Conservation and restoration - New York (State) - New York |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-8166-6813-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction : preservation and its history in New York -- Memory sites : buildings, parks, events -- Portfolio : Frank Cousins's photographs for the Art Commission, 1913 -- The preservation and destruction of St. John's Chapel -- City Hall Park : hearth of official civic memory -- Bronx River Parkway : modern highway, environmental improvement, memory infrastructure -- Conclusion : looking critically at preservation's own past. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455136903321 |
Mason Randall <1963->
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Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c2009 | ||
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The once and future New York [[electronic resource] ] : historic preservation and the modern city / / Randall Mason |
Autore | Mason Randall <1963-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (360 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.6/909747109034 |
Soggetto topico |
Historic preservation - New York (State) - New York - History - 19th century
Historic preservation - New York (State) - New York - History - 20th century Architecture - Conservation and restoration - New York (State) - New York |
ISBN | 0-8166-6813-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction : preservation and its history in New York -- Memory sites : buildings, parks, events -- Portfolio : Frank Cousins's photographs for the Art Commission, 1913 -- The preservation and destruction of St. John's Chapel -- City Hall Park : hearth of official civic memory -- Bronx River Parkway : modern highway, environmental improvement, memory infrastructure -- Conclusion : looking critically at preservation's own past. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778050503321 |
Mason Randall <1963->
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Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c2009 | ||
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The once and future New York [[electronic resource] ] : historic preservation and the modern city / / Randall Mason |
Autore | Mason Randall <1963-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (360 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.6/909747109034 |
Soggetto topico |
Historic preservation - New York (State) - New York - History - 19th century
Historic preservation - New York (State) - New York - History - 20th century Architecture - Conservation and restoration - New York (State) - New York |
ISBN | 0-8166-6813-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction : preservation and its history in New York -- Memory sites : buildings, parks, events -- Portfolio : Frank Cousins's photographs for the Art Commission, 1913 -- The preservation and destruction of St. John's Chapel -- City Hall Park : hearth of official civic memory -- Bronx River Parkway : modern highway, environmental improvement, memory infrastructure -- Conclusion : looking critically at preservation's own past. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819421503321 |
Mason Randall <1963->
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