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The skyscraper / Paul Goldberger.

Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Circulating Collection NA6230 .G59 1981
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Goldberger, Paul.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Skyscrapers--United States.
Skyscrapers.
Physical Description:
x, 180 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 1981.
Contents:
The skyscraper vs. the city
Chicago beginnings
New York as theater
The towers come together
The drive for height
Rhythms of the thirties
The triumph of modernism
The battle won : abstraction and public space
Beyond the box.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Local Notes:
Athenaeum's copy bears inscription on upper flyleaf: "For Laurits Halverson Schless, budding architect and friend -- Mommy, 25 December 1981."
Athenaeum copy: Gift of Guy Schless.
ISBN:
0394505956
9780394505954
0394749642
9780394749648
0394715861
9780394715865
OCLC:
7653455

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