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How to Build a Skyscraper

Author : John Hill
Publisher : Firefly Books
ISBN 13 : 9780228104315
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book How to Build a Skyscraper written by John Hill and published by Firefly Books. This book was released on 2023-04-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An architectural expert tours 46 of the world's most significant skyscrapers. A useful ready-reference work and a treat for architecture buffs. -- Booklist Handsome color photographs, fact-packed summaries and crisp drawings (especially, a lucid cutaway look at each skyscraper) enhance his bite-sized blocks of text... This book stays true to its title, probing beneath the skin of skyscrapers to reveal their structural bones and the other things that shape them. It's a fine primer, especially for skyscraper geeks in search of a vicarious 'round-the-world tour. -- Chicago Tribune This distinctive book is the most comprehensive collection of modern skyscrapers published in the last 20 years. Skyscrapers have been piercing the clouds since the end of the nineteenth century but today's soaring land prices are driving developers to build bigger, better and higher while aiming for as small a footprint as possible. The lavish spreads feature a large photograph with cross-section drawings plus fact boxes listing location, year of completion, height, stories, primary functions, owner/developer, architect, structural engineer, and construction firm. Concise text describes historical context; unusual or innovative construction; engineering and structural systems; foundation, facade, and shape; the site history; and building usage; as well as any special features that make the skyscraper unique. For example, The Gherkin at 30 St Mary Axe, London, UK, surprisingly has only one piece of curved glass, despite its rounded shape. The 46 skyscrapers in How to Build a Skyscraper appear not for their height but for their pioneering technology, sustainability, and other characteristics that set them apart. They are distributed over the world's most developed regions of North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.

Build a Skyscraper

Author : Paul Farrell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781843654742
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (547 download)

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Download or read book Build a Skyscraper written by Paul Farrell and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Building the Skyline

Author : Jason M. Barr
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199344388
Total Pages : 256 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 256 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.

Skyscraper

Author : Karl Sabbagh
Publisher : Penguin Group
ISBN 13 : 9780140152845
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (528 download)

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Download or read book Skyscraper written by Karl Sabbagh and published by Penguin Group. This book was released on 1991 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Skyscraper provides an intriguing "through-the-fence" look at the creation of a real skyscraper, Worldwide Plaza in New York City. Covering every aspect of the process, this fascinating book demonstrates the intricate interplay of science and technology, art and craftsmanship, finance and politics that results in a skyscraper. 16 pages of full-color photography.

How to Build a Skyscraper

Author : John Hill
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781770859609
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book How to Build a Skyscraper written by John Hill and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "45 skyscrapers are examined for their pioneering technology, sustainability, and other characteristics that set them apart. Each building is presented with a large photograph with cross-section drawings plus fact boxes listing location, year of completion, height, stories, primary functions, owner/developer, architect, structural engineer, and construction firm. The buildings examined are distributed over the world's most developed regions of North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia."--

Up! Up! Up! Skyscraper

Author : Anastasia Suen
Publisher : Triangle Interactive, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1684447100
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (844 download)

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Download or read book Up! Up! Up! Skyscraper written by Anastasia Suen and published by Triangle Interactive, Inc. . This book was released on 2018-03-29 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Read Along or Enhanced eBook: Snappy rhymes invite young readers to watch workers dig, pour, pound, and bolt a skyscraper into existence. Simple yet satis-fying sidebars provide further information about each step in the construction process. Perfect for preschoolers and all those who dig diggers. Quirky, colorful art enhance the appeal of a construction site with all the equipment and sounds of building. The 2017 Summer Reading Theme: Build a Better World!

Skyscrapers

Author : George H. Douglas
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 9780786420308
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (23 download)

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Download or read book Skyscrapers written by George H. Douglas and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2004-08-19 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This history of skyscrapers examines how these tall buildings affected the cityscape and the people who worked in, lived in, and visited them. Much of the focus is rightly on the architects who had the vision to design and build America's skyscrapers, but attention is also given to the steelworkers who built them, the financiers who put up the money, and the daredevils who attempt to "conquer" them in some inexplicable pursuit of fame. The impact of the skyscraper on popular culture, particularly film and literature, is also explored.

How Did They Build That? Skyscraper

Author : Vicky Franchino
Publisher : Cherry Lake Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781602794856
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (948 download)

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Book Synopsis How Did They Build That? Skyscraper by : Vicky Franchino

Download or read book How Did They Build That? Skyscraper written by Vicky Franchino and published by Cherry Lake Publishing. This book was released on 2009-08-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title discusses how skyscrapers are built, including engineering, design and construction.

Skyscrapers and the Men who Build Them

Author : William Aiken Starrett
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Skyscrapers and the Men who Build Them written by William Aiken Starrett and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

High Rise

Author : Jerry Adler
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book High Rise written by Jerry Adler and published by HarperCollins Publishers. This book was released on 1993 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sweat and genius of the men and women who possessed them. How did it happen? High Rise is the unprecedented account of how money, art, passion, politics, and machinery come together to put a building in the ground, and in the skyline of the world's most fascinating, complex, and impossible city. Jerry Adler, a veteran journalist, saw it all happen, and through him we come to know the astonishing cast of characters who conceived and built it: the most famous architects,

Skyscraper

Author : Benjamin Flowers
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 0812202600
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (122 download)

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Download or read book Skyscraper written by Benjamin Flowers and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2012-02-25 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Selected by Choice magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title Nowhere in the world is there a greater concentration of significant skyscrapers than in New York City. And though this iconographic American building style has roots in Chicago, New York is where it has grown into such a powerful reflection of American commerce and culture. In Skyscraper: The Politics and Power of Building New York City in the Twentieth Century, Benjamin Flowers explores the role of culture and ideology in shaping the construction of skyscrapers and the way wealth and power have operated to reshape the urban landscape. Flowers narrates this modern tale by closely examining the creation and reception of three significant sites: the Empire State Building, the Seagram Building, and the World Trade Center. He demonstrates how architects and their clients employed a diverse range of modernist styles to engage with and influence broader cultural themes in American society: immigration, the Cold War, and the rise of American global capitalism. Skyscraper explores the various wider meanings associated with this architectural form as well as contemporary reactions to it across the critical spectrum. Employing a broad array of archival sources, such as corporate records, architects' papers, newspaper ads, and political cartoons, Flowers examines the personal, political, cultural, and economic agendas that motivate architects and their clients to build ever higher. He depicts the American saga of commerce, wealth, and power in the twentieth century through their most visible symbol, the skyscraper.

Sky Boys: How They Built the Empire State Building

Author : Deborah Hopkinson
Publisher : Schwartz & Wade
ISBN 13 : 0307983218
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (79 download)

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Download or read book Sky Boys: How They Built the Empire State Building written by Deborah Hopkinson and published by Schwartz & Wade. This book was released on 2012-11-28 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Boston Globe–Horn Book Honor Book and ALA-ALSC Notable Children's Book provides a riveting brick-by-brick account of how one of the most amazing accomplishments in American architecture came to be. It’s 1930 and times are tough for Pop and his son. But look! On the corner of 34th Street and 5th Avenue, a building straight and simple as a pencil is being built in record time. Hundreds of men are leveling, shoveling, hauling. They’re hoisting 60,000 tons of steal, stacking 10 million bricks, eating lunch in the clouds. And when they cut ribbon and the crowds rush in, the boy and his father will be among the first to zoom up to the top of the tallest building in the world and see all of Manhattan spread at their feet.

Skyscraper Builder

Author : Patrick Perish
Publisher : Bellwether Media
ISBN 13 : 1681030179
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book Skyscraper Builder written by Patrick Perish and published by Bellwether Media. This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever wondered how the tallest buildings in the world are made? Skyscraper builders push the limits of construction to build these massive towers. The risks faced by skyscraper builders will bring reluctant readers to the edge of their seats in this high-interest title.

The Heights

Author : Kate Ascher
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 0143124080
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (431 download)

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Download or read book The Heights written by Kate Ascher and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gorgeous graphic tour of the inner workings of skyscrapers—from the author of The Works Indispensable and unforgettable, The Heights is the ultimate guide to the way skyscrapers work—from the bases of their foundations to the peaks of their spires. With skyscrapers becoming essential elements of urban life, there has never been a greater need for understanding and embracing these complex structures. Using innovative illustrations to tackle the vast complexity of these buildings, The Heights explores with remarkable insight every aspect of designing, building, and maintaining a modern skyscraper, as well as the individuals who build and maintain these architectural cathedrals. In the process, The Heights provides a remarkable snapshot of urban life at the dawn of the twenty-first century.

Using Math to Build a Skyscraper

Author : Hilary Koll
Publisher : Gareth Stevens
ISBN 13 : 9780836867640
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (676 download)

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Download or read book Using Math to Build a Skyscraper written by Hilary Koll and published by Gareth Stevens. This book was released on 2007 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains how math skills are needed to build a skyscraper and includes math activities using real-life data and facts about tall buildings.

Skyscrapers!

Author : Carol A. Johmann
Publisher : Paw Prints
ISBN 13 : 9781439547175
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (471 download)

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Download or read book Skyscrapers! written by Carol A. Johmann and published by Paw Prints. This book was released on 2008-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An interactive title examines the history, construction, environmental impact, and design of skyscrapers while offering challenges to the reader to build projects and reports about various aspects of building, designing, and maintaining these massive structures. Original.

How a Skyscraper Is Built

Author : Therese M. Shea
Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
ISBN 13 : 1482439387
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (824 download)

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Book Synopsis How a Skyscraper Is Built by : Therese M. Shea

Download or read book How a Skyscraper Is Built written by Therese M. Shea and published by Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP. This book was released on 2015-12-15 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The towering buildings that fill our cities definitely werent built in a day. Skyscrapers are huge construction projects full of complicated steps. From drilling anchor holes and erecting steel beams to laying acres and acres of concrete, it takes lots of people and lots of smarts to build a vertical city. Readers will love putting on their hard hats and seeing the construction for themselves through vivid photographs and diagrams of a building on its way from its beginning on an empty lot to a monster skyscraper touching the skies.