Skyscraper The Politics and Power of Building New York City in the Twentieth Century

Name: Skyscraper The Politics and Power of Building New York City in the Twentieth Century
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ISBN: 9780812241846

ISBN-10: 0812241843

ISBN-13: 9780812241846

Edition: 2010

Authors: Benjamin Flowers

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Nowhere in the world is there a greater concentration of significant skyscrapers than in New York City. And though this iconographic American building style has roots in Chicago, it is in New York where it has grown into such a powerful reflection of American commerce and culture. InSkyscraper: The Politics and Power of Building New York City in the Twentieth Century, Benjamin Flowers explores the role of culture and ideology in shaping the construction of skyscrapers and the way wealth and power have operated to reshape the urban landscape. Flowers narrates this modern tale by closely examining the creation and reception of three significant sites: the Empire State Building, the Seagram…

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List price: $50.00
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Publication date: 10/12/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 240
Size: 7.01" wide x 10.00" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English



Introduction: Narratives of the Built Environment: Architecture, Ideology, and Skyscrapers



The Empire State Building: The Setback Skyscraper, The Great Depression, And American Modernism



Building, Money, and Power



Setback Skyscrapers and American Architectural Development



Capital Nightmares



The Politics of American Architecture in the 1930s



The Seagram Building: The Ascension Of The International Style And A Somber Monument To Corporate Authority



Architecture Culture into the 1950s



Clients and Architect



Gangland's Grip on Business



Modern Architecture and Corporate America in the 1950s



The World Trade Center: Urban Renewal, Global Capitalism, And Regeneration Through Violence



Regeneration Through Violence



The Rhetoric and Reality of Urban Renewal



Cathedrals of Commerce: Minoru Yamasaki, Skyscraper Design, and the Rise of Postmodernism


Conclusion: Into the Future


Epilogue


Notes


Index


Acknowledgments