Main entry:

Dupré, Judith, 1956-

Title & Author:

Skyscrapers / Judith Dupré ; introductory interview with Philip Johnson.

Publication:

Description:

127 pages : illustrations ; 47 x 20 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (page 126) and index.
Ancient Roots -- Washington Monument, Washington, D.C., Thomas L. Casey -- Home Insurance Building, Chicago, William Le Baron Jenney -- Eiffel Tower, Paris, Gustave Eiffel -- Ulm Cathedral, Ulm, Germany, Matthaus Boblinger -- Wainwright Building, St. Louis, Missouri, Louis Sullivan -- Reliance Building, Chicago, Burnham and Company -- Flatiron (Fuller) Building, New York City, Daniel H. Burnham -- Metropolitan Life Insurance Tower, New York City, Napoleon LeBrun & Sons -- Woolworth Building, New York City, Cass Gilbert -- Tribune Tower, Chicago, Raymond Hood and John M. Howells -- Growth of a City: New York -- Barclay-Vesey Building, New York City, McKenzie, Voorhees & Gmelin -- Chrysler Building, New York City, William van Alen -- Empire State Building, New York City, Shreve, Lamb & Harmon -- PSFS Building, Philadelphia, George Howe and William Lescaze -- Rockefeller Center, New York City, Reinhard and Hofmeister; Corbett, Harrison and MacMurray; Hood and Fouilhoux -- Lever House, New York City, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill -- Alcoa Building, Pittsburgh, Harrison and Abramovitz -- Price Tower, Bartlesville, Oklahoma, Frank Lloyd Wright -- Seagram Building, New York City, Mies van der Rohe with Philip Johnson -- Pirelli Tower, Milan, Gio Ponti with Pier Luigi Nervi -- Materials and Technology -- Pan Am Building, New York City, Emery Roth & Sons, Walter Gropius and Pietro Belluschi -- Marina City, Chicago, Bertrand Goldberg -- Lake Point Tower, Chicago, Schipporeit-Heinrich Associates -- John Hancock Center, Chicago, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill -- Transamerica Pyramid, San Francisco, William L. Pereira -- World Trade Center, New York City, Minoru Yamasaki and Emery Roth & Sons -- Sears Tower, Chicago, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill -- John Hancock Tower, Boston, I. M. Pei & Partners -- United Nations Plaza Hotel, New York City, Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates -- Peachtree Plaza Hotel, Atlanta, John Portman & Associates -- Towers -- Citicorp Center, New York City, The Stubbins Associates -- 333 Wacker Drive, Chicago, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates -- National Commercial Bank, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill -- AT&T Headquarters, New York City, Johnson/Burgee Architects -- NationsBank Center, Houston, Johnson/Burgee Architects -- Rialto Towers, Melbourne, Australia, Gerard de Preu and Partners -- First Interstate Bank Tower, Dallas, I. M. Pei & Partners -- Lipstick Building, New York City, Johnson/Burgee Architects -- OUB Centre, Singapore, Kenzo Tange Associates -- Maybank Headquarters, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Hijjas Kasturi Associates -- Visionary Cities -- First Interstate Bank World Center, Los Angeles, Pei Cobb Freed & Partners -- Messeturm, Frankfurt, Murphy/Jahn -- Bank of China, Hong Kong, I. M. Pei & Partners -- Canary Wharf Tower, London, Cesar Pelli & Associates -- Tokyo City Hall Complex, Tokyo, Kenzo Tange Associates -- DG Bank Headquarters, Frankfurt, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates -- Landmark Tower, Yokohama, Japan, The Stubbins Associates -- Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Cesar Pelli & Associates -- Jin Mao Building, Shanghai, China, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill -- Kuningan Persada Tower, Jakarta, Indonesia, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill -- One Hundred Tallest Buildings.

Summary:

A fascinating look at fifty of the greatest skyscrapers in the world.

Resources:
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

1884822452
9781884822452

Subject:

Skyscrapers.
Gratte-ciel.
skyscrapers.
Edifícios altos.
SKYSCRAPERS.
Architecture, Modern

Form/genre:

Nonfiction.
Interviews.

Holdings:

Location: Library main m 116269
Call No.: NA6230.D8 (ID:96-B3000)
Copy: c. 2
Status: Available

Location: Library main m 116270
Call No.: NA6230.D8 (ID:96-B3000)
Copy: c. 1
Status: Available