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Building the Skyline

Author : Jason M. Barr
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199344388
Total Pages : 457 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (993 download)

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Download or read book Building the Skyline written by Jason M. Barr and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-05-12 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Manhattan skyline is one of the great wonders of the modern world. But how and why did it form? Much has been written about the city's architecture and its general history, but little work has explored the economic forces that created the skyline. In Building the Skyline, Jason Barr chronicles the economic history of the Manhattan skyline. In the process, he debunks some widely held misconceptions about the city's history. Starting with Manhattan's natural and geological history, Barr moves on to how these formations influenced early land use and the development of neighborhoods, including the dense tenement neighborhoods of Five Points and the Lower East Side, and how these early decisions eventually impacted the location of skyscrapers built during the Skyscraper Revolution at the end of the 19th century. Barr then explores the economic history of skyscrapers and the skyline, investigating the reasons for their heights, frequencies, locations, and shapes. He discusses why skyscrapers emerged downtown and why they appeared three miles to the north in midtown-but not in between the two areas. Contrary to popular belief, this was not due to the depths of Manhattan's bedrock, nor the presence of Grand Central Station. Rather, midtown's emergence was a response to the economic and demographic forces that were taking place north of 14th Street after the Civil War. Building the Skyline also presents the first rigorous investigation of the causes of the building boom during the Roaring Twenties. Contrary to conventional wisdom, the boom was largely a rational response to the economic growth of the nation and city. The last chapter investigates the value of Manhattan Island and the relationship between skyscrapers and land prices. Finally, an Epilogue offers policy recommendations for a resilient and robust future skyline.

Paddling Illinois

Author : Mike Svob
Publisher : Big Earth Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780915024773
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (247 download)

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Download or read book Paddling Illinois written by Mike Svob and published by Big Earth Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grab your paddle and enjoy Illinois' beautiful rivers. This comprehensive guidebook--the only one for Illinois--features 64 trips on 33 rivers. Rivers covered include Cashe, Des Plains, Embarras, Fox, Galena, Mackinaw, Middle Fork, and Spoon. This is the ultimate guide for canoe or kayak enthusiasts of all abilities.

Proceedings

Author : West Virginia Coal Mining Institute
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Proceedings written by West Virginia Coal Mining Institute and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Backyard Prairie

Author : Fred Delcomyn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780809338191
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (381 download)

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Download or read book A Backyard Prairie written by Fred Delcomyn and published by . This book was released on 2021-06 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Better Way to Build

Author : Michael R. Adamson
Publisher : Purdue University Press
ISBN 13 : 1557536341
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (575 download)

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Download or read book A Better Way to Build written by Michael R. Adamson and published by Purdue University Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While architects have been the subject of many scholarly studies, we know very little about the companies that built the structures they designed. This book is a study in business history as well as civil engineering and construction management. It details the contributions that Charles J. Pankow, a 1947 graduate of Purdue University, and his firm have made as builders of large, often concrete, commercial structures since the company's foundation in 1963. In particular, it uses selected projects as case studies to analyze and explain how the company innovated at the project level. The company has been recognized as a pioneer in "design-build," a methodology that involves the construction company in the development of structures and substitutes negotiated contracts for the bidding of architects' plans. The Pankow companies also developed automated construction technologies that helped keep projects on time and within budget. The book includes dozens of photographs of buildings under construction from the company's archive and other sources. At the same time, the author analyzes and evaluates the strategic decision making of the firm through 2004, the year in which the founder died. While Charles Pankow figures prominently in the narrative, the book also describes how others within the firm adapted the business so that the company could survive a commercial market that changed significantly as a result of the recession of the 1990s. Extending beyond the scope of most business biographies, this book is a study in industry innovation and the power of corporate culture, as well as the story of one particular company and the individuals who created it.

Building Better Britains?

Author : Cecilia Morgan
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 1442607521
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (426 download)

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Download or read book Building Better Britains? written by Cecilia Morgan and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2017-01-01 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This concise text explores the spread of settler colonies within the British Empire over the course of the nineteenth century, specifically those in New Zealand, Canada, South Africa, and Australia.

Congressional Record

Author : United States. Congress
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1398 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Congressional Record written by United States. Congress and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 1398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Building Better Promotion Programs

Author : United States Civil Service Commission
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Building Better Promotion Programs written by United States Civil Service Commission and published by . This book was released on 1952 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Industrial Arts Index

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 970 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Industrial Arts Index written by and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 970 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

building better rural places

Author :
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1428906886
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (289 download)

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Download or read book building better rural places written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Factory, the Magazine of Management

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1484 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (25 download)

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Download or read book Factory, the Magazine of Management written by and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 1484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Building Better from Modular Drawings

Author : United States. Housing and Home Finance Agency
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book Building Better from Modular Drawings written by United States. Housing and Home Finance Agency and published by . This book was released on 1954 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Hometown Architect

Author : Patrick F. Cannon
Publisher : Pomegranate
ISBN 13 : 9780764937460
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (374 download)

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Download or read book Hometown Architect written by Patrick F. Cannon and published by Pomegranate. This book was released on 2006 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oak Park and River Forest are a mecca for Wright scholars and enthusiasts. Nowhere else can one visit so many Frank Lloyd Wright buildings and experience the architect's Prairie-style philosophy so fully. Hometown Architect is a thorough chronicle of that experience. Even if you have not had the good fortune to see these houses firsthand, the textual and photographic tours comprising this book will make you feel as though you have. Hometown Architect presents twenty-seven Wright homes, and Unity Temple, documenting one of the architect's most influential periods of his career. The last chapter surveys eight lost, altered, and possibly Wright homes. More than ninety photographs of the buildings' exteriors and interiors are accompanied by descriptive captions, while introductory text to each chapter details the story behind each commission, addressing Wright's relationships with his clients, the importance of each building in Wright's oeuvre, and the characteristics that make each house unique. The endpapers of this book feature a map locating all the sites discussed. By Patrick F. Cannon, introduction by Paul Kruty, photography by James Caulfield. Published in cooperation with the Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust.

The University of Illinois

Author : Frederick E Hoxie
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 025209932X
Total Pages : 967 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book The University of Illinois written by Frederick E Hoxie and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2017-02-07 with total page 967 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The founding of the university in 1867 created a unique community in what had been a prairie. Within a few years, this creative mix of teachers and scholars produced innovations in agriculture, engineering and the arts that challenged old ideas and stimulated dynamic new industries. Projects ranging from the Mosaic web browser to the discovery of Archaea and pioneering triumphs in women's education and wheelchair accessibility have helped shape the university's mission into a double helix of innovation and real-world change. These essays explore the university's celebrated accomplishments and historic legacy, candidly assessing both its successes and its setbacks. Experts and students tell the eye-opening stories of campus legends and overlooked game-changers, of astonishing technical and social invention, of incubators of progress as diverse as the Beckman Institute and Ebertfest. Contributors: James R. Barrett, George O. Batzli, Claire Benjamin, Jeffrey D. Brawn, Jimena Canales, Stephanie A. Dick, Poshek Fu, Marcelo H. Garcia, Lillian Hoddeson, Harry Liebersohn, Claudia Lutz, Kathleen Mapes, Vicki McKinney, Elisa Miller, Robert Michael Morrissey, Bryan E. Norwood, Elizabeth H. Pleck, Leslie J. Reagan, Susan M. Rigdon, David Rosenboom, Katherine Skwarczek, Winton U. Solberg, Carol Spindel, William F. Tracy, and Joy Ann Williamson-Lott.

Building Better Brands

Author : Scott Lerman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1440331510
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book Building Better Brands written by Scott Lerman and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-05-29 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building Better Brands is the essential guide to creating and evolving brands. Leveraging three decades of brand consulting for legendary companies like Caterpillar, Harley-Davidson, 3M, Owens-Illinois, National Australia Bank, and American Express, as well as middle-market and new-media startups, Scott Lerman shares the processes and frameworks needed to build great brands. This book is for you if you're a CEO seeking to enhance your knowledge of the branding process, a marketing/communications specialist who wants to take a leadership role in advancing an organizations brand, a brand consultant who is striving to sharpen and extend your skills, or a student who wants to jump-start a career in branding. Whatever its starting point--market leader or struggling competitor--any organization that follows this step-by-step guide will end up with a better brand.

Building Better Social Programs

Author : David Stoesz
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 0190945575
Total Pages : 347 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (99 download)

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Download or read book Building Better Social Programs written by David Stoesz and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building Better Social Programs situates evidence-based policymaking with respect to the welfare state, describes key organizations driving the evidence-based movement, and proposes innovations designed to extend benefits to the working class. In addition to providing case studies of cost-effective programs delivering positive outcomes, this volume will include interviews with luminaries who have propelled the evidence-based policy movement.

Building Better Societies

Author : Atkinson, Rowland
Publisher : Policy Press
ISBN 13 : 1447332032
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (473 download)

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Download or read book Building Better Societies written by Atkinson, Rowland and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2017-05-31 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From environmental decline to growing economic inequality, things are getting worse for the majority of the human race and will continue to worsen until determined action is taken. Starting from this vantage point, Building Better Societies looks to social scientists to identify what is needed to solve the problems that are leading to a collapse of civil society. This is the first book to collect the ideas of those whose research on social conditions is at the forefront of our biggest societal problems. Challenging fellow social scientists to cast aside their commitment to the established order and its ideological support systems, Building Better Societies argues that social researchers must, as objectively as possible, use their skills to look ahead, identify the likely outcomes of various forms of intervention, and move to the forefront of informed political debate. Bringing together expert contributors researching the many aspects of our social condition, this book channels the energy of social scientists into a more normative and engaged voice; it asks them what mechanisms, interventions, and evidence we might draw on as we make a better world.