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Building the Empire State
Carol Willis
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Description for Building the Empire State
Paperback. A rediscovered 1930s notebook charts the construction of the Empire State Building. Editor(s): Willis, Carol. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AMG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 218 x 15. Weight in Grams: 724.
The construction of the Empire State Building was orchestrated by general contractors Starrett Brothers and Eken, premier "skyline builders" of the 1920s. They scheduled the delivery of materials and the construction and recorded daily the number of workers by trade. Compiled from these records, an in-house notebook documented the construction process. Meticulously typed on graph paper and illustrated with construction photographs, this unique document combines a professional specificity of detail with a charming rhapsody to the firm's crowning achievement. Constructed in eleven months, the 1250-foot Empire State Building, the world's tallest skyscraper from 1931 to 1971, was a marvel of ... Read more
The construction of the Empire State Building was orchestrated by general contractors Starrett Brothers and Eken, premier "skyline builders" of the 1920s. They scheduled the delivery of materials and the construction and recorded daily the number of workers by trade. Compiled from these records, an in-house notebook documented the construction process. Meticulously typed on graph paper and illustrated with construction photographs, this unique document combines a professional specificity of detail with a charming rhapsody to the firm's crowning achievement. Constructed in eleven months, the 1250-foot Empire State Building, the world's tallest skyscraper from 1931 to 1971, was a marvel of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393732313
SKU
V9780393732313
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About Carol Willis
Carol Willis, an architectural historian and founder of The Skyscraper Museum.
Reviews for Building the Empire State
"[C]ombines a professional specificity of detail with a charming rhapsody to the firm's crowning achievement.... Expertly reproduced...a unique and highly recommended addition to personal, professional, college and university library American Architectural History and Structural Engineering collections and supplemental curriculum studies lists. "
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