Title & Author:

Tall buildings / preface by Terence Riley ; essay by Guy Nordenson.

Publication:

New York : Museum of Modern Art : Distributed in the U.S. and Canada by D.A.P., ©2003.

Description:

192 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 31 cm

Notes:
Catalog of an exhibition held at MoMA QNS, July 16-Sept. 27, 2004, organized by Terence Riley and Guy Nordenson.
Published on the occasion of an exhibition held at the MoMA QNS, July 16-Sept. 27, 2004.
Includes bibliographical references.
Foreword / Glenn D. Lowry -- Preface / Terence Riley -- Tall building as metaphor / Guy Nordenson -- Projects / Tina di Carlo, Terence Riley, Guy Nordenson, Bevin Cline -- Edificio Manantiales, Santiago -- Monte Laa PORR Towers, Vienna -- Max Reinhardt Haus, Berlin -- Elephant and Castle Eco Towers, London -- Electricité de France (EDF) headquarters, Paris -- Landmark lofts, New York -- Arcos Bosques Corporativo, Mexico City -- Fifth Avenue and Forty-second Street Tower, New York -- 30 St. Mary Axe, London -- New York Times headquarters, New York -- Turning Torso, Malmö -- Industrialized Housing System, Korea -- 122 Leadenhall Street, London -- Central Chinese Television (CCTV) Tower, Beijing -- Highcliff and The Summit, Hong Kong -- JR Ueno Railway Station redevelopment, Tokyo -- London Bridge Tower, London -- World Trade Center, New York -- New York Times headquarters, New York -- Jin Mao Tower, Shanghai -- Togok (XL Towers), Seoul -- Kowloon Station Tower, Hong Kong -- World Trade Center, New York -- World Trade Center, New York -- 7 South Dearborn, Chicago -- Appendix -- Acknowledgments -- Photograph credits -- Trustees of The Museum of Modern Art.

Summary:

"Since the first skyscraper was erected over a century ago, tall buildings have intrigued people everywhere. Today, they are so commonplace that it is difficult to imagine the modern landscape without them. But skyscrapers are more than icons of the twentieth century; they continue to evolve and fulfill the rapidly changing technological, spatial, and aesthetic needs of the contemporary urban landscape and culture. This volume explores how the genre is being redefined for the twenty-first century, by presenting a critical review of the current state of tall buildings, discussing up-to-the-minute structural inventions, programmatic innovations as well as social, urban, and ecological implications."--Jacket.

ISBN:

0870700952 (pbk.)
9780870700958 (pbk.)

Subject:

Tall buildings Exhibitions.
Architecture, Modern 20th century Exhibitions.
Architecture, Modern 21st century Exhibitions.
Tall buildings.
Immeubles de grande hauteur.
Immeubles de grande hauteur Expositions.
Architecture 20e siècle Expositions.
Architecture 21e siècle Expositions.
Architecture, Modern
Hochhaus
Hoogbouw.
Edifícios altos.
Projeto de arquitetura.
Arquitetura moderna (século 20;século 21)

Form/genre:

Exhibition catalogues.
Exhibition publications.
exhibition catalogs.
Exhibition catalogs
Catalogues d'exposition.

Added entries:

Riley, Terence.
Nordenson, Guy.
Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.)
MoMA QNS (New York, N.Y.)

Holdings:

Location: Library main 230522
Call No.: NA6230 .T3 2003
Status: Available