[PDF] Four Extraordinary Skyscrapers Its Amazing eBook

Author : Edward Keister
Publisher :
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 44,29 MB
Release : 2011-04
Category :
ISBN : 9781437976380

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This interactive book-plus allows readers to learn about four of the world's most classic skyscrapers -- the Empire State Building in Manhattan; the Transamerica Pyramid in San Francisco; Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; and the Bank of China tower in Hong Kong -- and then build a versatile two-foot-high tower of their own. The 64-page book explores skyscraper design and construction, with facts about the structures and their architects Shreve, Lamb & Harmon, William L. Pereira & Assoc., Cesar Pelli, and I.M. Pei. Included is a deck of illustrated cards that, when formed into the tower, feature the four skyscrapers on each side. The stunning card tower also functions as a lamp. The innovative packaging can serve as the base of the card tower.

Author : Edward Keister, Jr.
Publisher : Running Press
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 11,37 MB
Release : 2005-10
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780762424504

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This interactive book allows readers to learn about a quartet of the world's most classic skyscrapers and then, using a deck of illustrated cards, build a two-foot-high tower of their own. The visually stunning card tower also functions as a lamp. Full color. Consumable.

Author : Sonya Newland
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 40,94 MB
Release : 2018-08
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1543529062

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Skyscrapers are more than just tall buildings. They're engineering wonders and are extraordinary to behold. But have you ever wondered how they were built? Put on your hard hat and go behind the scenes to investigate the world's most amazing skyscrapers. Explore the design, construction, and engineering processes that went into creating these marvelous buildings. Extraordinary Skyscrapers will leave you with a better understanding and a greater appreciation of these incredible structures.

Author : Judith Dupré
Publisher : Black Dog & Leventhal Pub
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 17,66 MB
Release : 1996-01
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1884822452

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Looks at the history of skyscrapers, describes fifty notable structures from around the world, and looks at the technology necessary to build such tall structures

Author : Judith Dupre
Publisher : Black Dog & Leventhal
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,36 MB
Release : 2013-11-05
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781579129422

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A landmark bestseller that "captivates the eye, mind, and imagination," (The New York Times), Skyscrapers is a unique and colossal celebration of the world's most significant and striking super-structures. Uniquely designed to showcase the full color images of the world's tallest buildings, Skyscrapers explores the architecture, engineering, and cultural impact of more than 60 skyline defining buildings including: One World Trade Center Burj Khalifa The Empire State Building The Shanghai World Financial Center The Petronas Towers Tribune Tower The Shard Shanghai Tower Arranged chronologically by date of building construction, each informative profile includes stunning photos of the building's defining features along with building plans, diagrams, historical background, and technological information. Beginning with a fascinating interview with Adrian Smith, the master architect responsible for Dubai's Burj Khalifa, the reigning tallest building in the world at 2,717 feet (828 meters), Skyscrapers also includes in-depth looks at compelling topics in skyscraper design, including next steps in creating visionary cities of the future, and information on cutting-edge sustainable materials that help make these structures environmentally friendly.

Author : Matthew Wells
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 37,12 MB
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0300106793

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An investigation of thirty skyscrapers from around the world—both recently built and under construction—that explains the structural principles behind their creation

Author : Sarah Bradford Landau
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 33,43 MB
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780300077391

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The invention of the New York skyscraper is one of the most fascinating developments in the history of architecture. This authoritative book chronicles the history of New York's first skyscrapers, challenging conventional wisdom that it was in Chicago and not New York that the skyscraper was born. 206 illustrations.

Author : Benjamin Flowers
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 25,64 MB
Release : 2012-02-25
Category : History
ISBN : 0812202600

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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.