Building the Empire State / edited by Carol Willis ; with essays by Carol Willis and Donald Friedman...
Building the Empire State / edited by Carol Willis ; with essays by Carol Willis and Donald Friedman...
Building the Empire State / edited by Carol Willis ; with essays by Carol Willis and Donald Friedman.
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Full title
Publisher
New York : W.W. Norton in association with the Skyscraper Museum, c1998.
Call Numbers
NQ690.5209747/1
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MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
190 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Contents
Building the Empire State / Carol Willis -- "A Story A Day": Engineering the Work / Donald Friedman -- Notes on Construction of Empire State Building.
Publication information
Publisher
New York : W.W. Norton in association with the Skyscraper Museum, c1998.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c1998.
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
Building the Empire State celebrates the monumental achievement of the design and construction of the world's most famous skyscraper. The construction was orchestrated by the general contractors Starrett Brothers and Eken, the premier "skyline builders" of the 1920s. To organize the worksite, the office developed detailed charts that scheduled the...
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Full title
Building the Empire State / edited by Carol Willis ; with essays by Carol Willis and Donald Friedman.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Artists
Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
c1998.
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Call Numbers
NQ690.5209747/1
Record Identifier
74VvMyKqQKbM
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvMyKqQKbM
Other Identifiers
ISBN
0393730301
9780393730302
DDC
690.52097471
MMS ID
991007309719702626
