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

By Thomas A.P. van Leeuwen

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262720167
• ISBN13: 9780262720168
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Mit Pr
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.8" x 0.5" x 8.0"