Skyscrapers

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

• ISBN13: 9781884822452
• ISBN10: 1884822452
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1996-01-05
• Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal

Summary

Looks at the history of skyscrapers, describes fifty notable structures fromround the world, and looks at the technology necessary to build such talltructures.

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