Skyscrapers

by Dupré, Judith; Smith, Adrian; Johnson, Philip

• ISBN13: 9781579121532
• ISBN10: 1579121535
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-01-05
• Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal

Summary

SKYSCRAPERS is a lavish and appropriately soaring celebration of the world's most spectacular buildings. From the ancient Lighthouse at Alexandria to the Leaning Tower of Pisa, from the Empire State Building to the Petronas Towers in Malaysia, the 50 buildings represented in this magnificent book leap off the page in words and more than 200 rich, duotone images. This unique volume includes facts-at-a-glance for each building, visual comparisons of heights, and quotes from a variety of architects and experts--all accompanying stunning full-page photos of each structure. "An eye-popping shelf-scraper...an elevating experience." -Gene Shalit, "Today" "Breathtaking. Magnificent. Unique. Very special. Exquisite. One-of-a-kind. Well researched. Beautifully designed." -Robert J. Bruss, Tribune Media Services

Author Biography

Judith Dupré, New York Times bestselling author has written many books about architecture, including Bridges, Churches, and Monuments. She consults on large-scale infrastructure projects and lectures at Yale and other universities. She lives in New York. Visit www.judithdupre.com.

Adrian Smith is considered the foremost architect of supertall skyscrapers in the world. Formerly with Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, his buildings include Burj Dubai, the Jin Mao Tower in Shanghai, and the Trump International Tower in Chicago, where he lives and works.

Table of Contents

Foreword	6	(1)
Introductory	7	(3)
Philip Johnson
Ancient Roots	10	(2)
Washington Monument, Washington, D.C., Thomas L. Casey	12	(2)
Home Insurance Building, Chicago, William Le Baron Jenney	14	(2)
Eiffel Tower, Paris, Gustave Eiffel	16	(2)
Ulm Cathedral, Ulm, Germany, Matthaus Boblinger	18	(2)
Wainwright Building, St. Louis, Missouri, Louis Sullivan	20	(2)
Reliance Building, Chicago, Burnham and Company	22	(2)
Flatiron (Fuller) Building, New York City, Daniel H. Burnham	24	(2)
Metropolitan Life Insurance Tower, New York City, Napoleon LeBrun & Sons	26	(2)
Woolworth Building, New York City, Cass Gilbert	28	(2)
Tribune Tower, Chicago, Raymond Hood and John M. Howells	30	(2)
Growth of a City: New York	32	(2)
Barclay-Vesey Building, New York City, McKenzie, Voorhees & Gmelin	34	(2)
Chrysler Building, New York City, William van Alen	36	(2)
Empire State Building, New York City, Shreve, Lamb & Harman	38	(2)
PSFS Building, Philadelphia, George Howe and William Lescaze	40	(2)
Rockefeller Center, New York City, Reinhard and Hefmeister, Corbett, Harrison and MacMurray, Hood and Fouilhoux	42	(2)
Lever House, New York City, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill	44	(2)
Alcoa Building, Pittsburgh, Harrison and Abramovitz	46	(2)
Price Tower, Bartlesville, Oklahoma, Frank Lloyd Wright	48	(2)
Seagram Building, New York City, Mies van der Rohe with Philip Johnson	50	(2)
Pirelli Tower, Milan, Gio Ponti with Pier Luigi Nervi	52	(2)
Materials and Technology	54	(2)
Pan Am Building, New York City, Emery Roth & Sons, Walter Gropius and Pietro Belluschi	56	(2)
Marina City, Chicago, Bertrand Goldberg	58	(2)
Lake Point Tower, Chicago, Schipporeit-Heinrich Associates	60	(2)
John Hancock Center, Chicago, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill	62	(2)
Transamerica Pyramid, San Francisco, William L. Pereha	64	(2)
World Trade Center, New York City, Minoru Yamasaki and Emery Roth & Sons	66	(2)
Sears Tower, Chicago, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill	68	(2)
John Hancock Tower, Boston, I. M. Pei & Partners	70	(2)
United Nations Plaza Hotel, New York City, Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates	72	(2)
Peachtree Plaza Hotel, Atlanta, John Portman & Associates	74	(2)
Towers	76	(2)
Citicorp Center, New York City, The Stubbins Associates	78	(2)
333 Wacker Drive, Chicago, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates	80	(2)
National Commercial Bank, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill	82	(2)
AT&T Headquarters, New York City, Johnson/Burgee Architects	84	(2)
NationsBank Center, Houston, Johnson/Burgee Architects	86	(2)
Rialto Towers, Melbourne, Australia, Gerard de Preu and Partners	88	(2)
First Interstate Bank Tower, Dallas, I.M. Pei & Partners	90	(2)
Lipstick Building, New York City, Johnson/Burgee Architects	92	(2)
OUB Centre, Singapore, Kenzo Tange Associates	94	(2)
Maybank Headquarters, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Hijjas Kasturi Associates	96	(2)
Visionary Cities	98	(2)
First Interstate Bank World Center, Los Angeles, Pel Cobb Freed & Partners	100	(2)
Messetum, Frankfurt, Murphy/Jahn	102	(2)
Bank of China, Hong Kong, I. M. Pei & Partners	104	(2)
Canary Wharf Tower, London, Cesar Pelli & Associates	106	(2)
Tokyo City Hall Complex, Tokyo, Kenzo Tange Associates	108	(2)
DG Bank Headquarters, Frankfurt, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates	110	(2)
Landmark Tower, Yokohama, Japan, The Stubbins Associates	112	(2)
Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Cesar Pelli & Associates	114	(2)
Jin Mao Building, Shanghai, China, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill	116	(2)
Kuningan Persada Tower, Jakarta, Indonesia, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill	118	(2)
One HundredTallest Buildings	120	(2)
Index	122	(4)
Suggested Reading	126	(1)
Acknowledgments	127	(1)
Photography Sources	128