Skyscraper Rivals: The Aig Building and the Architecture of Wall Street
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Millions of visitors flock to New York each year to witness the excitement of Wall Street, famous for its shoulder-to-shoulder Deco towers jostling for prominence above the canyon like streets. "Skyscraper Rivals" is the first book to examine the architecture of Wall Street between the wars through an amazing array of contemporary and archival images and an informed discussion of the financial, geographical, and historical forces that shaped this district. The book focuses on the AIG Buildingonce known as the Cities Service Buildingand three other major towers in the financial district, in their race to be the tallest, the most modern, and the most lavish. We meet the tycoons who paid for these structures, the architects who designed them, the workers who labored in them, and the artists and photographers who portrayed them. The economics of skyscraper construction and the real-estate market of Wall Street are explained; also included are illuminating details and anecdotes surrounding each building's history. An essay by Carol Willis, director of New York's Skyscraper Museum and author of "Form Follows Finance, " provides an introduction."
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1568982445
ISBN13:9781568982441
Release Date:February 2001
Publisher:Princeton Architectural Press
Length:176 Pages
Weight:3.80 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 1.3" x 1.3"
Age Range:13 years and up
Grade Range:Grade 8 to Postsecondary
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