Building Eden - Levy, Matthys
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A gifted architect, Philip Corta, has the opportunity of a lifetime-the design of the Eden Center, a major office/residential complex on New York's West Side. The project endures many setbacks brought on by an arrogant developer, corruption in City Hall, sabotage and murder by organized criminals, and recurring uncertainties about financing. Mafia-like figures try to sabotage the construction to profit from their "protection." A single-minded architect, Philip Corta, finds aesthetic compromise difficult and backers financing the project create other obstacles for the project. Anxiety and doubt…mehr

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A gifted architect, Philip Corta, has the opportunity of a lifetime-the design of the Eden Center, a major office/residential complex on New York's West Side. The project endures many setbacks brought on by an arrogant developer, corruption in City Hall, sabotage and murder by organized criminals, and recurring uncertainties about financing. Mafia-like figures try to sabotage the construction to profit from their "protection." A single-minded architect, Philip Corta, finds aesthetic compromise difficult and backers financing the project create other obstacles for the project. Anxiety and doubt simmer and invade relationships including the architect and his wife, Diane.Nevertheless, construction proceeds more or less on schedule until . . . .
Autorenporträt
Matthys P. Levy is a founding principal and chairman emeritus of Weidlinger Associates. His credits as principal structural designer include the Rose Center for Earth and Space at the American Museum of Natural History, the Javits Convention Center, and the Marriott Marquis Hotel, all in New York City; the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, and the La Plata Stadium in Argentina, which features his patented Tenstar Dome.Levy is co-author of Why Buildings Fall Down; Structural Design in Architecture; Why the Earth Quakes, Earthquakes, Volcanoes & Tsunamis;and Engineering the City. He is also the author of Why the Wind Blows: a History of Weather and Global Warming, published in 2007.He published his first novel, Building Eden in 2018. He is a founding director of the Salvadori Center, which teaches New York City youngsters mathematics and science through hands-on learning about the built environment. He was born in Switzerland and holds a BSCE degree from City College of New York and Master's and CE degrees from Columbia University.