Title & Author:

Skyscrapers : the new millennium / edited by John Zukowsky and Martha Thorne.

Publication:

Munich ; New York : Prestel ; Chicago : Art Institute of Chicago, 2000.

Description:

144 pages : color illustrations ; 32 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (page 142) and index.
Skyscrapers before the new millennium : a question of boom or bust / John Zukowsky -- Projects. North America. Sheraton Tower at Wall Centre, Vancouver, Canada, Busby + Associates Architects ; Dearborn Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA, Ricardo Bofill, Taller de Arquitectura ; Park Tower, Chicago, Illinois, USA, Lucien Lagrange and Associates ; One North Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois, USA, Lohan Associates ; 300 East Randolph, Chicago, Illinois, USA, Lohan Associates ; Hotel Sofitel, Chicago, Illinois, USA, Jean-Paul Viguier/s. a. d'architecture ; Portland Federal Courthouse, Portland, Oregon, USA, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, P. C. ; Westin New York at Times Square/E Walk, New York, New York, USA, Arquitectonica ; LVMH Tower, New York, New York, USA, Atelier Christian de Portzamparc ; The Conde Nast Building at Four Times Square, New York, New York, USA, Fox & Fowle Architects, P. C. ; The Reuters Building, New York, New York, USA, Fox & Fowle Architects, P. C. ; The lmpala Building, New York, New York, USA, Michael Graves & Associates ; 350 Madison Avenue, New York, New York, USA, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP ; Torre Mayor, Mexico City, Mexico, Zeidler Roberts Partnership -- South America. Torre Paris Corporate Headquarters, Santiago, Chile, Loebl Schlossman & Hackl ; ANTEL Telecommunications Tower, Montevideo, Uruguay, Carlos Ott International -- Australia. Governor Philip Tower, Governor Macquarie Tower, Sydney, Australia, Denton Corker Marshall ; 155 Macquarie Street Tower, Sydney, Australia, Renzo Piano Building Workshop --
Asia. The Center, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China, Dennis Lau & Ng Chun Man Architects + Engineers (H. K.) Ltd ; Olympia Plaza, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China, Wong Tung & Partners ; Shanghai Information Town, Shanghai, People's Republic of China, Arquitectonica ; Grand Gateway at Xu Jia Hui, Shanghai, People's Republic of China, Callison Architecture ; Wan Xiang International Plaza, Shanghai, People's Republic of China, Ingenhoven Overdiek und Partner ; Shanghai Information Center, Pudong, Shanghai, People's Republic of China, Nikken Sekkei Ltd. ; Lujiazui-ltochu Building, Pudong, Shanghai, People's Republic of China, Sydness Architects, P. C. ; China Insurance Building, Pudong, Shanghai, People's Republic of China, The Webb Zerafa Menkes Housden Partnership (WZMH) ; Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, Pudong, Shanghai, People's Republic of China, The Webb Zerafa Menkes Housden Partnership (WZMH) ; 21 Century Tower, Pudong, Shanghai, People's Republic of China, Murphy/Jahn, Inc., Architects ; Jin Mao Tower, Pudong, Shanghai, People's Republic of China, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP ; Jakarta Stock Exchange at Sudirman Central Business District, Jakarta, Indonesia, Brennan Beer Gorman/Architects ; Nadya Park, Nagoya, Japan, Kaplan McLaughlin Diaz ; Nippon Television Headquarters, Tokyo, Japan, The Richard Rogers Partnership ; Seoul Broadcasting Centre, Seoul, Korea, The Richard Rogers Partnership ; Menara UMNO, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia, T. R. Hamzah & Yeang Sdn Bhd ; Telekom Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Hijjas Kasturi Associates ; Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Cesar Pelli & Associates ; AMA Tower, Metro Manila, Philippines, Perkins & Will ; Scotts Tower, Singapore, Ong & Ong Architects Pte Ltd ; Baiyoke Tower 11, Bangkok, Thailand, Plan Architect Co., Ltd. --
Europe. SEG Apartment Tower, Vienna, Austria, Coop Himmelb(l)au ; Swiss Re London Headquarters, London, England, Foster and Partners ; Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation London Headquarters, London, England, Foster and Partners ; 25 Canada Square, London, England, Cesar Pelli & Associates ; Tour Hines, Paris, France, Pei Cobb Freed & Partners Architects LLP ; Cœur Défense, Paris, France, Jean-Paul Viguier/s. a. d'architecture ; High Rise at Olympia Park, Munich, Germany, Ingenhoven Overdiek und Partner ; ARAG 2000 Tower, Düsseldorf, Germany, Rhode Kellermann Wawrowsky (RKW) ; DaimlerChrysler Office Building, Berlin, Germany, Architekten Kollhoff & Timmermann ; Sony Center Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Murphy/Jahn, Inc., Architects ; Romantic Tower, Frankfurt/Main, Germany, Architekten Kollhoff & Timmermann ; Main Tower, Frankfurt/Main, Germany, Architekten Schweger + Partner ; Eurotheum, Frankfurt/Main, Germany, Novotny Mähner + Assoziierte ; Commerzbank Headquarters, Frankfurt/Main, Germany, Foster and Partners ; Generale Bank Tower, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Murphy/Jahn, Inc., Architects ; Warsaw Daewoo Center, Warsaw, Poland, RTKL Associates Inc. -- Middle East. Nara Towers, Beirut, Lebanon, Perkins & Will ; Kingdom Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Ellerbe Becket ; Emirates Twin Towers, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), NORR Limited -- Epilogue: The elusive dream / Martha Thome -- Biographies of architects and firms.
Dust jacket.

Summary:

"The introductory essay, "Skyscrapers Before the New Millenium: A Question of Boom or Bust," addresses the topic of the contemporary skyscraper by looking at the economic and political backdrop of the 1980s and 1990s, as well as significant technological innovations at the turn of the millenium. The projects section surveys contemporary skyscrapers, arranged according to geographic clusters that include North and South America, Australia, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, as well as by nations and cities. The epilogue, "The Elusive Dream," reports on the ongoing race for the world's tallest building, and is accompanied by informative biographies of architects and firms, a list of selected readings and websites, and an index of architects, buildings, and their locations."--Jacket.

ISBN:

3791323431 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
9783791323435 (hardcover ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Skyscrapers.
Architecture, Modern 20th century.
Gratte-ciel.
Architecture 20e siècle.
skyscrapers.
Architecture, Modern.
Hochhaus
Jahrtausendwende
Wolkenkrabbers.
Immeubles de grande hauteur.
Architecture moderne 20e siècle.
Tall buildings
Public architecture

Form/genre:

Bildband.

Added entries:

Zukowsky, John, 1948-
Thorne, Martha.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 213083
Call No.: NA6230 .S5 2000
Status: Available