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Skyscrapers : uncovering technology

Title

Skyscrapers : uncovering technology / Chris Oxlade.

Author

Oxlade, Chris.

Publication

Richmond Hill, Ont. : Firefly Books, 2006.

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52 p. : col. ill., ports.; 31 cm.

Summary

Who designs skyscrapers? How are they built? Why don't they fall down? From the Tower of Babel to the Great Pyramids to New York's Freedom Tower (to be completed in 2010), skyscrapers in one form or another have captured humankind's imagination. This book covers the world's most important skyscrapers, beginning with the earliest attempts to build to the sky, through the major design periods, and right up to post-Sept. 11. The acetate overlays feature:- The Chrysler Building: Cutaway view of the crown- The New York Skyline: 1876 and today- The Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank: Cutaway view of its structure- The Petronas Tower, Kuala Lumpur: In 1996, the world's tallest building.

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Includes index.
Includes 4 overlays.

Contents

Through antiquity -- First skyscrapers -- Eclectic period -- Art deco period -- Chrysler Building -- Unusual shapes -- Everyday life of a skyscraper -- International style -- New York skyline -- Supertall period -- Skyscrapers of the East -- Recent styles -- Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank -- Coping with the natural world -- World trade center -- Into the millennium -- Petronas Towers -- World's tallest -- Future plans -- Index.

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