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Skyscrapers Architecture:     more books (100)

Skyscrapers Masterpieces of Architecture by Charles R.C. Sheppard, 1996-10-25 Late Twentieth Century Skyscrapers by Piera Scuri, 1990-06 The Art Deco Skyscraper in New York by Norbert Messler, 1986-02 The American Skyscraper: Cultural Histories From pyramid to skyscraper: A little book on architecture (The World of youth series) by Hannah Bellis, 1931 Outline of European Architecture, An by Nikolaus Pevsner, 1970 Skyscrapers by Antonino Terranova, 2003-11-06 SKYSCRAPERS Masterpieces of architecture by Charles. SHEPPARD, 1996-01-01 Skyscraper for the XXI Century by Carlo Aiello, 2008-04-01 American skyscrapers (Architecture series--bibliography) by Lamia Doumato, 1987 Petronas Twin Towers: The Architecture of High Construction by Cesar Pelli, Michael J. Crosbie, 2001-03-23 A letter on current American architecture: (including the "skyscraper") and architects, by Alfred Janson Bloor, 1906 Skyscrapers: A Revision of A-577 (Architecture Series: Bibliography) by Mary A. Vance, 1985-12 Architecture: The Architecture of the Skyscrapers

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41. SkyscraperCity.com Message Board For Skyscrapers, Architecture & Urban Developme
    Contacts, directions, and other detailed information about SkyscraperCity.com and its competitors.  
    http://www.aboutus.org/SkyscraperCity.com

42. We Built This City: New York: Skyscrapers : Video : Discovery Channel Channel
    Architecture critic Paul Goldberger explains the history and nature of the skyscraper.  
    http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/we-built-this-city-new-york-skyscrapers.html

43. American Architecture - Twentieth Century - 1900 To 1909 - Great Buildings - Arc
    American Architecture Twentieth Century - 1900 to 1909 in the Great Buildings Online.  
    http://www.greatbuildings.com/types/usa/usa_1900-1909.html

44. AllRefer.com - Skyscraper : Outstanding Skyscrapers (Architecture) - Encyclopedi
    AllRefer.com reference and encyclopedia resource provides complete information on skyscraper Outstanding Skyscrapers, Architecture. Includes related research links.  
    http://reference.allrefer.com/encyclopedia/S/skyscrap-outstanding-skyscrapers.ht
    
    Extractions: By Alphabet : Encyclopedia A-Z S Related Category: Architecture The tallest skyscrapers are freestanding structures such as the CN Tower in Toronto (opened 1976), which measures 1,815 ft (553 m), and the Ostankino Tower in Moscow (opened 1967), which is 1,771 ft (540 m) high. By convention, however, a building is defined as being primarily for human habitation with the greatest majority of its height divided into occupiable floors. The height of a building is measured from the sidewalk level of the main entrance to the structural top of the building. This includes spires but does not include television antennas, radio antennas, or flagpoles. By this definition the tallest buildings are the twin Petronas Towers (opened 1997) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 88 stories high and topped by twin spires, they stand 1,483 ft (456 m) tall. Second highest is the Sears Tower (opened 1974) in Chicago; its 110 stories rise 1,454 ft (443 m) with an additional 253 ft (77 m) for the television antenna on top, making it the world's third tallest freestanding structure at 1,707 ft (520 m). The next tallest building, the 1,380 ft (420 m) tall Jin Mao Building (opened 1998) in Shanghai, China, is another example of leadership in skyscraper construction shifting from the United States. A number of huge structures are under construction in Asia; the 224-story Centre of India Tower in Katangi, India, will be the tallest of all at 2,222 ft (676 m) when it is completed in 2008. The 7 South Dearborn building in Chicago (scheduled to open in late 2003) will be 108 stories and 1,550 (471 m) high; a mixed residential, office, and retail structure, it will have the world's highest apartments at 1,177 feet (358 m) above street level.

45. Eddy Elmer: Architecture: Skyscrapers
    For me, skyscrapers are living, functional works of art. Those of the 1920s and 1930s strike me most. They are fusions of the day's latest materials and technology with Classical  
    http://www.eddyelmer.com/architecture/list.htm
    
    Extractions: For me, skyscrapers are living, functional works of art. Those of the 1920s and 1930s strike me most. They are fusions of the day's latest materials and technology with Classical, Gothic, Romanesque, and Art Deco detailing (if you are confused by any terms, go to the end of this page for more detailed definitions). In this sense, they are monuments to both past and present—in contrast to the Modernist structures in vogue since the 1950s. Although I appreciate Modernism's concern for function and simplicity (I am impressed by Mies van der Rohe's Toronto-Dominion Centre and Cesar Pelli's TD Tower in Vancouver), I favour the earlier skyscrapers for their ornate detailing and their individual "personalities". I also appreciate Post-modernism's attempt to rekindle the artistic quality of architecture, a quality that seems to have been muted by the matter-of-fact International Style. For me, although function and simplicity promote efficient working and living, imagination and whimsy promote human spirit. (For an overview of the history of skyscrapers in America, see William Ellis's and Nathan Benn's article "Skyscrapers" in the February 1989 edition of National Geographic .) The following are some of my favourite buildings (including some Modernist ones!) Each says something important about my personality and my tastes...

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