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Author Korom, Joseph J

Title Skyscraper façades of the Gilded Age : fifty-one extravagant designs, 1875-1910 / Joseph J. Korom, Jr
Published Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2013

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Description 1 online resource
Series Academic & Nonfiction Books anthology
Academic & Nonfiction Books anthology
NC LIVE module
Contents Cover -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- One. Ways and Means -- Basic Questions -- Traditional Options -- Options for Tired Eyes -- Two. Hopes and Dreams -- Monadnock -- Rooftop Dialogs -- Building Walls and the Power of Mythology -- Three. Togas and Parasols -- Classicism and the Renaissance -- Of Myths and Merriment -- The Beaux-Arts -- World's Columbian Exposition -- Four. A Time for Funny Hats -- Variations on a Theme: The Neo-Baroque Skyscraper -- Five. Towers, Dragons and the Stuff of Dreams -- The Medieval Inspiration -- The Pious Ones -- Scary Things -- The Great Migration -- The Tower in Madison Square -- Six. Eclectic Explorations -- American Heroes -- Conclusion -- Chapter Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary "This book about the design of America's most extravagant early skyscrapers includes biographies of noted architects and the aristocrats who financed America's first skyscrapers, discusses the influences of European aesthetic values in America--and scandals, rogues, and class distinctions. Interpretations by contemporary critics are sprinkled throughout the text"--Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Facades -- United States
Skyscrapers -- United States -- History -- 19th century
Skyscrapers -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Decoration and ornament, Architectural -- United States -- History -- 19th century
Decoration and ornament, Architectural -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Architecture and society -- United States -- History -- 19th century
Architecture and society -- United States -- History -- 20th century
ARCHITECTURE -- Adaptive Reuse & Renovation.
ARCHITECTURE -- Buildings -- Landmarks & Monuments.
ARCHITECTURE -- Professional Practice.
ARCHITECTURE -- Reference.
Architecture and society
Decoration and ornament, Architectural
Facades
Skyscrapers
United States
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2012050542
ISBN 9780786493265
0786493267
1299146589
9781299146587