Building the Empire State / edited by Carol Willis ; with essays by Carol Willis and Donald Friedman.

Title & Author:

Building the Empire State / edited by Carol Willis ; with essays by Carol Willis and Donald Friedman.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication:

Description:

190 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm

Notes:
"Reproduced here for the first time, Notes on construction of Empire State Building was compiled in the offices of Starrett Brothers and Eken, the general contractor for the Empire State Building"--P. 9.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Building the Empire State / Carol Willis -- "A story a day" / Donald Friedman.
"A rediscovered 1930's notebook charts the construction of the Empire State Building"--Dustcover.
British Library not licensed to copy 0.
Dust jacket.

Summary:

"Building the Empire State celebrates the monumental achievement of the design and construction of the world's most famous skyscraper." "The construction was orchestrated by the general contractors Starrett Brothers and Eken, the premier "skyline builders" of the 1920s. To organize the worksite, the office developed detailed charts that scheduled the delivery of the vast quantities of materials and recorded the progress of construction. A daily job diary recorded the number of workers by their trades. From these records, the company compiled an in-house notebook documenting the entire construction process." "Only recently rediscovered in the files of HRH Construction Company, the successor to Starrett Brothers & Eken, the 1930s notebook is reproduced here for the first time. Introducing the historical text are essays that place the Empire State Building in historical context and explain the engineering and construction techniques for a general audience."--Jacket.

ISBN:

0393730301
9780393730302

Subject:

Empire State Building (New York, N.Y.) Design and construction History.
Empire State Building (New York, N.Y.) Conception et construction Histoire.
Empire State Building (New York, N.Y.)
Shreve, Lamb & Harmon
Hochhaus
Empire State Building.
Wolkenkrabbers.
Edifícios altos Estados unidos.
Construction.
Histoire.
New York- Manhattan
New York (N.Y.) Empire State Building.

Form/genre:

History.

Added entries:

Willis, Carol. editor.
Friedman, Donald. contributor.
Willis, Carol
Friedman, Donald
Starrett Brothers & Eken

Holdings:

Location: Library main 200574
Call No.: NA44.S561.25 E6 1998
Status: Available

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