Rise of the New York Skyscraper, 1865-1913

Rise of the New York Skyscraper, 1865-1913
Author: Sarah Bradford Landau
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 502
Release: 1999-01-01
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780300077391

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.