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The World's Most Amazing Skyscrapers

Author: Michael Hurley
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1410942422
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 34

Book Description
This book highlights ten of the world's skyscrapers.

The World's Most Amazing Skyscrapers

Author: Michael Hurley
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1410942422
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 34

Book Description
This book highlights ten of the world's skyscrapers.

Skyscrapers

Author: Judith Dupré
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Pub
ISBN: 1884822452
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 127

Book Description
Looks at the history of skyscrapers, describes fifty notable structures from around the world, and looks at the technology necessary to build such tall structures

National Geographic Readers: Skyscrapers (Level 3)

Author: Libby Romero
Publisher: National Geographic Society
ISBN: 1426326831
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52

Book Description
Learn all about the world's most amazing skyscrapers – from the first, to the tallest, to how they're built, and everything in between – in this new National Geographic Kids Reader. The Level 3 text provides accessible, yet wide-ranging, information for fluent readers.

Building the Skyline

Author: Jason M. Barr
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199344388
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 256

Book Description
The Manhattan skyline is one of the great wonders of the modern world. But how and why did it form? Much has been written about the city's architecture and its general history, but little work has explored the economic forces that created the skyline. In Building the Skyline, Jason Barr chronicles the economic history of the Manhattan skyline. In the process, he debunks some widely held misconceptions about the city's history. Starting with Manhattan's natural and geological history, Barr moves on to how these formations influenced early land use and the development of neighborhoods, including the dense tenement neighborhoods of Five Points and the Lower East Side, and how these early decisions eventually impacted the location of skyscrapers built during the Skyscraper Revolution at the end of the 19th century. Barr then explores the economic history of skyscrapers and the skyline, investigating the reasons for their heights, frequencies, locations, and shapes. He discusses why skyscrapers emerged downtown and why they appeared three miles to the north in midtown-but not in between the two areas. Contrary to popular belief, this was not due to the depths of Manhattan's bedrock, nor the presence of Grand Central Station. Rather, midtown's emergence was a response to the economic and demographic forces that were taking place north of 14th Street after the Civil War. Building the Skyline also presents the first rigorous investigation of the causes of the building boom during the Roaring Twenties. Contrary to conventional wisdom, the boom was largely a rational response to the economic growth of the nation and city. The last chapter investigates the value of Manhattan Island and the relationship between skyscrapers and land prices. Finally, an Epilogue offers policy recommendations for a resilient and robust future skyline.

101 of the World's Tallest Buildings

Author: Georges Binder
Publisher: Images Publishing
ISBN: 1864701730
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 241

Book Description
"Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat."

Skyscrapers

Author: Judith Dupre
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal
ISBN: 9781579129422
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A landmark bestseller that "captivates the eye, mind, and imagination," (The New York Times), Skyscrapers is a unique and colossal celebration of the world's most significant and striking super-structures. Uniquely designed to showcase the full color images of the world's tallest buildings, Skyscrapers explores the architecture, engineering, and cultural impact of more than 60 skyline defining buildings including: One World Trade Center Burj Khalifa The Empire State Building The Shanghai World Financial Center The Petronas Towers Tribune Tower The Shard Shanghai Tower Arranged chronologically by date of building construction, each informative profile includes stunning photos of the building's defining features along with building plans, diagrams, historical background, and technological information. Beginning with a fascinating interview with Adrian Smith, the master architect responsible for Dubai's Burj Khalifa, the reigning tallest building in the world at 2,717 feet (828 meters), Skyscrapers also includes in-depth looks at compelling topics in skyscraper design, including next steps in creating visionary cities of the future, and information on cutting-edge sustainable materials that help make these structures environmentally friendly.

The World's Most Amazing Skyscrapers PDF Download

The World's Most Amazing Skyscrapers

The World's Most Amazing Skyscrapers

Skyscrapers

National Geographic Readers: Skyscrapers (Level 3)

Building the Skyline

101 of the World's Tallest Buildings

Skyscrapers

The World's Most Amazing Buildings

Skyscrapers

The World's Greatest Buildings

Spectacular Skyscrapers