Skyscrapers: A history of the world's most extraordinary buildings

Author(s): Judith Dupre

Architecture & Interiors

Showcases the world's high rise buildings in photographs, and reveals the story of how and why each structure was built. This book considers buildings such as: Washington Monument, DC; Eiffel Tower, Paris; Ulm Cathedral, Germany; Fuller Flatiron Building, NY; Woolworth Building, NY; Chrysler Building, NY; and, Empire State Building, NY.

General Information

  • : 9781579127879
  • : Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc
  • : Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc
  • : 1.447
  • : 27 October 2008
  • : United States
  • : books

Other Specifications

  • : Judith Dupre
  • : Paperback
  • : 2nd Revised edition
  • : 160
  • : 300 b&w photographs

More About The Product

"Unique in scale and design, and packed with eye-popping photographs..."

-- Richard Helm "The Edmonton Journal"