In Skyscraper, 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.
In Skyscraper, 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.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Benjamin Flowers teaches architecture at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
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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 1930s PART II. THE SEAGRAM BUILDING: THE ASCENSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL STYLE AND A SOMBER MONUMENT TO CORPORATE AUTHORITY 5 Architecture Culture into the 1950s 6 Clients and Architect 7 Gangland's Grip on Business 8 Modern Architecture and Corporate America in the 1950s 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
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 1930s PART II. THE SEAGRAM BUILDING: THE ASCENSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL STYLE AND A SOMBER MONUMENT TO CORPORATE AUTHORITY 5 Architecture Culture into the 1950s 6 Clients and Architect 7 Gangland's Grip on Business 8 Modern Architecture and Corporate America in the 1950s 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
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