Skyscraper Facades of the Gilded Age
Joseph J., Jr., Jr. Korom
McFarland & Co Inc, 2013
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Explores the design of the facade of 51of America's most extravagant early skyscrapers. Included are the biographies of noted architects and the aristocrats who financed America's first skyscrapers. It also discusses the influences of European aesthetic values in America, and scandals, rogues, and class distinctions. Interpretations by contemporary critics are sprinkled throughout the text.
- ISBN-13
- 9780786470723
- ISBN-10
- 0786470720
- Publisher
- McFarland & Co Inc
- Year
- 2013
- Publication date
- 2013-03-08
- Pages
- 244
- Dimensions
- 254x178x12
- Weight
- 435