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Manhattan Skyscrapers

Name: Manhattan Skyscrapers
Author: Eric Nash
ISBN: 9781568981819

by Eric Nash

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Overview

From R. H. Robertson's American Tract Society Building of 1896 to the new Conde Nast tower at 4 Times Square, Manhattan Skyscrapers presents over a hundred years of New York's most interesting and important tall buildings. Author Eric P. Nash profiles familiar skyscrapers such as the Woolworth Building, the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building, the World Trade Center, the AT&T Building, and the Lipstick Building, while also championing several often-overlooked yet significant structures.. "Each building is presented through text that identifies the building style, gives the overall profile and image of the building, and discusses its construction; also included are quotes from the architects themselves and the architectural critics of the time. Each skyscraper is illustrated with full-page color photographs by noted photographer Norman McGrath as well as architectural drawings, models, archival images, postcards, and other ephemera.. "Manhattan Skyscrapers is for anyone interested in the buildings that make New York the ultimate skyscraper city.

About the Author, Eric Nash

Eric P. Nash has been a researcher and writer for the New York Times since 1986. He is the author of several books about architecture and design, including New York's 50 Best Skyscrapers , The Destruction of Penn Station , and SoHo . He lives in a Gothic-s

Norman McGrath's long career includes a wide variety of work for many well-known architects and designers. Every major architectural publication has featured his images. He has authored the book Photographing Buildings Inside and Out and contributed to Sky

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Ted Loos

Appreciating the Empire State Building or the Chrysler Building is easy: their greatness is agreed upon. It is a lot harder to say something intelligent about the hulking Marriott Marquis Hotel in Times Square. In ''Manhattan Skyscrapers,'' Eric P. Nash manages to do both. The book, which features 75 extant examples built since the skyscraper was invented a century ago, is admirably grounded in the details of stone, steel and glass... The full-page photographs by Norman McGrath help the reader better understand both good and great buildings.
—The New York Times Book Review