Skyscraper Facades of the Gilded Age
This book is about the design of the facade of 51 of America''s most extravagant early skyscrapers. Included are the biographies of noted architects and the aristocrats who financed America''s first skyscrapers. This book discusses the influences of European aesthetic values in America--and scandals, rogues and class distinctions. Interpretations by contemporary critics are sprinkled throughout...
This book is about the design of the facade of 51 of America''s most extravagant early skyscrapers. Included are the biographies of noted architects and the aristocrats who financed America''s first skyscrapers. This book discusses the influences of European aesthetic values in America--and scandals, rogues and class distinctions. Interpretations by contemporary critics are sprinkled throughout...
