The Skyward Trend of Thought: The Metaphysics of the American Skyscraper

Type

Book

Authors

Thomas A. P. van Leeuwen

ISBN 10

0262720167

ISBN 13

9780262720168

Tags

Buildings, Architecture

Description

Is the skyscraper really just a manifestation of America's pragmatic values? Thomas van Leeuwen rejects the functionalist view of skyscraper production put forth by Sigfried Giedion, Nikolaus Pevsner, and others, and instead sets up a very different argument - one that resurrects the powerful aesthetic and ideological values of the mythical skyscraper. Thomas A.P. van Leeuwen is Professor of Architectural History at the University of Leyden. - from Amzon

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