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Sidewalk critic [[electronic resource] ] : Lewis Mumford's writings on New York / / edited by Robert Wojtowicz
Sidewalk critic [[electronic resource] ] : Lewis Mumford's writings on New York / / edited by Robert Wojtowicz
Autore Mumford Lewis <1895->
Pubbl/distr/stampa New York, : Princeton Architectural Press, c1998
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (297 p.)
Disciplina 720/.9747/1
Altri autori (Persone) WojtowiczRobert
Soggetto topico Architecture - New York (State) - New York
Architecture - New York (State) - New York - 20th century
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-56898-543-6
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto ""Title Page""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Prologue""; ""1931-32""; ""1932-33""; ""1933-34""; ""1934-35""; ""1935-36""; ""1936-37""; ""1937-38""; ""1938-39""; ""1939-40""; ""Index""
Record Nr. UNINA-9910450545303321
Mumford Lewis <1895->  
New York, : Princeton Architectural Press, c1998
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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
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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
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Starting from zero : reconstructing downtown New York / / Michael Sorkin
Starting from zero : reconstructing downtown New York / / Michael Sorkin
Autore Sorkin Michael <1948-, >
Pubbl/distr/stampa New York : , : Routledge, , 2003
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (151 p.)
Disciplina 711/.4/097471
Soggetto topico Architecture - New York (State) - New York - History - 21st century
City planning - New York (State) - New York - History - 21st century
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 0-415-94737-5
1-315-78677-X
1-317-72151-9
1-317-72152-7
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Dedication; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; After the Fall; What Remains; First Response; The Center cannot Hold; A Plan for Downtown; Six Months; Thinking Inside the Box; Crossing the Site; The Dimensions of Aura; A Memorial; The World Peace Dome; Herbert's List; The Lotus; Security; A Brief for Reconstruction; Who Decides?; And then There were Two; In the End the Void; Back to Zero
Record Nr. UNINA-9910453757003321
Sorkin Michael <1948-, >  
New York : , : Routledge, , 2003
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Starting from zero : reconstructing downtown New York / / Michael Sorkin
Starting from zero : reconstructing downtown New York / / Michael Sorkin
Autore Sorkin Michael <1948-, >
Pubbl/distr/stampa New York : , : Routledge, , 2003
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (151 p.)
Disciplina 711/.4/097471
Soggetto topico Architecture - New York (State) - New York - History - 21st century
City planning - New York (State) - New York - History - 21st century
ISBN 0-415-94737-5
1-315-78677-X
1-317-72151-9
1-317-72152-7
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Dedication; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; After the Fall; What Remains; First Response; The Center cannot Hold; A Plan for Downtown; Six Months; Thinking Inside the Box; Crossing the Site; The Dimensions of Aura; A Memorial; The World Peace Dome; Herbert's List; The Lotus; Security; A Brief for Reconstruction; Who Decides?; And then There were Two; In the End the Void; Back to Zero
Record Nr. UNINA-9910790747303321
Sorkin Michael <1948-, >  
New York : , : Routledge, , 2003
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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Starting from zero : reconstructing downtown New York / / Michael Sorkin
Starting from zero : reconstructing downtown New York / / Michael Sorkin
Autore Sorkin Michael <1948-, >
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa New York : , : Routledge, , 2003
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (151 p.)
Disciplina 711/.4/097471
711.4097471
Soggetto topico Architecture - New York (State) - New York - History - 21st century
City planning - New York (State) - New York - History - 21st century
ISBN 0-415-94737-5
1-315-78677-X
1-317-72151-9
1-317-72152-7
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Dedication; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; After the Fall; What Remains; First Response; The Center cannot Hold; A Plan for Downtown; Six Months; Thinking Inside the Box; Crossing the Site; The Dimensions of Aura; A Memorial; The World Peace Dome; Herbert's List; The Lotus; Security; A Brief for Reconstruction; Who Decides?; And then There were Two; In the End the Void; Back to Zero
Record Nr. UNINA-9910825300903321
Sorkin Michael <1948-, >  
New York : , : Routledge, , 2003
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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