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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
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| Philadelphia, : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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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 |
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Flowers Benjamin Sitton
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||
| Philadelphia, : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
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 |
| 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 |
| 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-9910825127603321 |
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Flowers Benjamin Sitton
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| Philadelphia, : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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