
Skyscraper Gothic
Medieval Style and Modernist Buildings
University of Virginia Press
Published on 30. June 2017
Book
Hardback
232 pages
978-0-8139-3972-8 (ISBN)
Description
Of all building types, the skyscraper strikes observers as the most modern, in terms not only of height but also boldness, scale, ingenuity, and daring. As a phenomenon born in late-nineteenth-century America, it quickly became emblematic of New York, Chicago, and other major cities. Previous studies of these structures have tended to foreground more avowedly modernist approaches, while those with styles reminiscent of the great Gothic cathedrals of Europe were initially disparaged as being antimodernist or were simply unacknowledged. Skyscraper Gothic brings together renowned scholars to address the medievalist skyscraper, from the flying buttresses to the dizzying spires, and from the Chicago Tribune Tower to the Woolworth Building in Manhattan.
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This collection is well written, thoroughly researched, and accompanied by attractive and useful illustrations."" - Michael J. Lewis, Williams College, author of American Art and ArchitectureMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Charlottesville
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
48 black & white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
540 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8139-3972-8 (9780813939728)
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Persons
Kevin D. Murphy, Andrew W. Mellon Chair in the Humanities and Professor and Chair of History of Art at Vanderbilt University, is the author of Memory and Modernity: Viollet- le-Duc at Vezelay.
Lisa Reilly, Chair of Architectural History at the University of Virginia, is the author of An Architectural History of Peterborough Cathedral.
Lisa Reilly, Chair of Architectural History at the University of Virginia, is the author of An Architectural History of Peterborough Cathedral.