Cities in the Sky: The Quest to Build the World's Tallest Skyscrapers - Hardcover
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Scribner Book CompanyISBN-13:9781982174217ISBN-10:1982174218UPC:9781982174217Book Category:Architecture, Business & Economics, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Buildings, Urban & Regional, SociologyBook Topic:Public, Commercial & Industrial, UrbanSize:9.00 x 6.30 x 1.50 inchesWeight:1.1508Product ID:SCJR1PVVK0
From one of the world's top experts on the economics of skyscrapers--a "fascinating" (Daily Mail, London) and "informative" (Publishers Weekly) account of the ever-growing quest for super tall buildings across the globe. The world's skyscrapers have brought us awe and wonder, and yet they remain controversial--for their high costs, shadows, and overt grandiosity. But, decade by decade, they keep...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Scribner Book CompanyISBN-13:9781982174217ISBN-10:1982174218UPC:9781982174217Book Category:Architecture, Business & Economics, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Buildings, Urban & Regional, SociologyBook Topic:Public, Commercial & Industrial, UrbanSize:9.00 x 6.30 x 1.50 inchesWeight:1.1508Product ID:SCJR1PVVK0
Barr, Jason M.: - Jason M. Barr is a professor of economics at Rutgers University-Newark. One of the world's foremost experts on the economics of skyscrapers, he is the author of Building the Skyline: The Birth and Growth of Manhattan Skyscrapers and has had his research featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Economist, Curbed, and Architectural Record. A Long Island native,...
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