The American Skyscraper
Subtitle: Cultural Histories
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: May 9, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 298
ISBN-13: 9780521624213
Subjects: Theory of architecture; New York (State); History - General; Architecture; USA; Skyscrapers; General; Architecture / General; Chicago; Illinois; New York; United States
First sentence: Critics hailed Cass Gilbert's designs for skyscrapers, notably the West Street and Woolworth buildings, us the most architecturally distinctive of their day.