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A history of the competitive construction of The Chrysler Building, the Manhattan Company Building, and the Empire State Building describes the fierce rivalries ...

Traces the monumental efforts of the cleanup crew at the site of the World Trade Center collapse, discussing the physical details of the collapse and ...

When a bomb explodes in a building while lawyer Jill Clark Nichols is on the top floor, her firefighter husband, Dan, hurries in to save her, only to have more ...

This fictional account of the dismantling and removal of the Empire State Building describes the structure of a skyscraper and explains how such an edifice ...

INTRODUCTION The Great Lighthouse, or Pharos, of Alexandria - the tallest structure in the ancient world - was huilt by Alexander the Great just outside the ...

This new edition of Manhattan Skyscrapers covers ten new buildings including the glittering new LVMH tower and represents seventy-five historical structures, ...

Barry Bulldozer hurries off to his big job, helping to build a skyscraper, but when he stops to do three good deeds along the way, he is late, and his friends ...

This book beautifully illustrates the history of one of the most important buildings in New York as it emerged from street level to spire.

Explores key types of skyscrapers throughout the world, discussing materials and construction technologies as well as the functions and locations of important ...

This unique volume includes facts-at-a-glance for each building, visual comparisons of heights, and quotes from a variety of architects and experts--all ...

An exciting career in a skyscraper--daring intrigue--or marriage to a regular joe? What's a girl to do?

This authoritative book chronicles the history of New York's first skyscrapers, challenging conventional wisdom that it was in Chicago and not in New York that ...

"Simple text and photographs present the construction of a skyscraper, including information on the workers and equipment needed"--Provided by publisher.

This new edition incorporates comprehensive revision and expansion to the previous edition with new topics and numberous new figures.

Presents an architectural biography of the World Trade Center and its impact on New York's financial services, real estate, and culture

A history of the World Trade Center discusses such topics as its builders' determination to build the towers in spite of challenging natural and political ...

In this first book truly to celebrate the city's vertical appeal, Horst Hamann offers a completely new perspective on the American metropolis.

Skyscraper Rivals is the first book to examine the architecture of Wall Street between the wars through an amazing array of contemporary and archival images and ...

Describes the history, design, construction, and original controversial nature of the World Trade Center, as well as the terrorist attack that destroyed it on ...

This profusely illustrated work offers abundant insights into the early development of the skyscraper and the influence of two master builders who played key ...