How to Read Skyscrapers
A crash course in high-rise architecture
Published on 30. May 2019
160 pages
978-1-78240-803-1 (ISBN)
Description
Throughout history, the story of the skyscraper has been defined by our desire for ascendance-politically, militarily, economically, religiously, culturally, and, of course, physically. These spectacular superstructures epitomise more than architectural aspiration, they excite the imagination and inspire awe. The scope of the book is deliberately broad with a thematic first section and a geographical second section. Conceptual chapters, introduce the origins of our desire to build high and explore the skyscraper's role in fuelling our imaginations through different modes of cultural expression. How To Read Skyscrapers offers a deep and rich understanding of the skyscraper by providing a comprehensive account of this unique and captivating building-type, from its origins in myth and legend to its future potential in satisfying humankind's needs and aspirations.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Quarto Publishing PLC
File size
42,27 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-78240-803-1 (9781782408031)
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05/2019
Ivy Press
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Persons
Edward Denison is an award-winning design and planning consultant, with an expertise in packaging and sustainable design. He lives in London, UK.Dr Nick Beech an architectural historian with a particular interest in cultures of construction and building. Nick has taught the history, theory and cultural context of architecture at a number of architectural schools in London and Oxford.
Content
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- Building Tall
- New Materials
- New Technologies
- New Urban Forms
- American Skyscrapers
- Global Proliferation
- American Giants
- Weird and Wonderful
- Mega Skyscrapers
- Glossary
- Resources
- Index
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- Y
- Z
- Acknowledgments
