| Description |
1 online resource (387 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
The building -- The skyscraper -- Zoning the city -- The boom of the Twenties -- The odd couple -- The firm -- The site -- The style -- The design -- The contractors -- The mooring mast -- Building the building -- The opening -- The staff and tenants -- The bust of the Thirties -- The war -- Since the war -- Epilogue: after 9/11 |
| Summary |
The Empire State Building is the landmark book on one of the world's most notable landmarks. Since its publication in 1995, John Tauranac's book, focused on the inception and construction of the building, has stood as the most comprehensive account of the structure. Moreover, it is far more than a work in architectural history; Tauranac tells a larger story of the politics of urban development in and through the interwar years. In a new epilogue to the Cornell edition, Tauranac highlights the continuing resonance and influence of the Empire State Building in the rapidly changing post-9/11 cityscape |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-378) and index |
| Notes |
In English |
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Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher |
| Subject |
Empire State Building (New York, N.Y.)
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| SUBJECT |
Empire State Building (New York, N.Y.) fast |
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Architecture -- New York (State) -- New York
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
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Architecture
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Buildings
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New York (N.Y.) -- Buildings, structures, etc
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| Subject |
New York (State) -- New York
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2019725621 |
| ISBN |
9780801471087 |
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0801471087 |
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9780801471094 |
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0801471095 |
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