Leeuwen, Thomas A. P. van.

The skyward trend of thought : the metaphysics of the American skyscraper / Thomas A.P. van Leeuwen.

1st MIT Press ed.

Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 1988, ©1986.

viii, 176 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

This remarkable book on one of the few supposedly native American building types rejects the view put forth by Sigfried Giedion, Nikolaus Pevsner, and others following in their wake that the skyscraper was the precursor of the modern movement and expressive of America's desire for a commercially viable building type to house its commerce and suit its pragmatic values. Instead it sets up a very different argument, one that resurrects the powerful aesthetic and ideological values of the skyscraper.

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Skyscrapers United States.
Architecture United States History 20th century.
Gratte-ciel États-Unis.
Architecture États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle.
21.62 history of architecture.
Architecture
Skyscrapers
Hochhaus
Mythos
Immeubles de grande hauteur États-Unis.
Architecture États-Unis 20e siècle.
United States
USA

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Cote: ID:88-B12472
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