
Skyscraper Rivals
The AIG Building and the Architecture of Wall Street
Daniel M. Abramson(Author)
Princeton Architectural Press
Published on 1. December 2000
Book
Hardback
XVI, 208 pages
978-1-56898-244-1 (ISBN)
Description
This work examines the architecture of Wall Street between the wars through contemporary and archival images and a discussion of the financial, geographical, and historical forces which shaped the district. It focuses on the competition between the AIG building and three other towers.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Illustrations
38 farb. u. 141 schw.-w. Abb.
Dimensions
Height: 31.4 cm
Width: 25.8 cm
Weight
1674 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-56898-244-1 (9781568982441)
Schweitzer Classification