Very good blue hard cover book with gilt lettering on spine. There are no marks in this beautiful book. DJ is very good. 120 pages, indexed. "Discover the mysteries of the superstructures of the twentieth century." Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

Skyscrapers: Form & Function

Publisher

Simon & Schuster, Riverside, New Jersey, U.S.A.

Publication Date

1995

Language

English

ISBN 10

0684803186

ISBN 13

9780684803180

Binding

Hardcover

Condition

Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition

Very Good

Seller catalogs

Architecture and Design

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Synopsis

A civil engineer reveals the secrets of skyscrapers, showing how the best-known are constructed, discussing their artistic merits, and demonstrating the skyscrapers of the future, with the help of accurate, detailed fold-out illustrations. 25,000 first printing.

Reviews

If this entire volume were as slickly pretty and travel-brochure trite as the opening chapter, "A Day in the Life of a Skyscraper," a facile look at Chicago's Sears Tower, the world's tallest, this book wouldn't have made it into this "recommended only" review journal, but both Bennett's writing and the accompanying illustrations improve rapidly. Interestingly enough, this deepening of the book's intent and content coincides with a look at the inner workings of skyscrapers. Bennett ends up presenting a concise and informative history of the evolution of the skyscraper, accompanied by detailed photographs and illuminating schematics. He concentrates on distinctive and innovative structures, devoting an entire section to the conceptualization and construction of British architect Norman Foster's pioneering Hong Kong Bank, which was "designed more like a bridge than a traditional building." Donna Seaman

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Shadetree Rare Books specializes in British, American and Classical literature and history, with an ever-expanding inventory of historical documents pertaining to Virginia, Pennsylvania and the Civil War. Shadetree also offers a wide variety of signed First Editions, as well as Art books and books on Architecture and Design. It features a nice collection of Twain, as well as Wodehouse and many others.

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