Form Follows Finance: Skyscrapers and Skylines in New York and Chicago
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- Synopsis
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Although fundamental factors of program, technology, and economics make tall buildings everywhere take similar forms, skyscrapers in New York and Chicago developed very differently in the first half of the twentieth century.
In contrast to standard histories that counterpose the design philosophies of the Chicago and New York "schools," Willis shows how market formulas produced characteristic forms in each city—"vernaculars of capitalism"—that resulted from local land-use patterns, municipal codes, and zoning. Refuting some common clich s of skyscraper history such as the equation of big buildings with big business and the idea of a "corporate skyline," Willis emphasizes the importance of speculative development and the impact of real-estate cycles on the forms of buildings and on their spatial distribution.
- Copyright:
- 1995
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 219 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781568980706
- Publisher:
- Princeton Architectural Press
- Date of Addition:
- 05/10/23
- Copyrighted By:
- Carol Willis
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Art and Architecture
- Submitted By:
- 170
- Proofread By:
- 170
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.