Skyscraper gothic : medieval style and modernist buildings /
Of all building types, the skyscraper strikes observers as the most modern, in terms not only of height but also of boldness, scale, ingenuity and daring. As a phenomenon born in late nineteenth-century America, it quickly became emblematic of New York, Chicago and other major cities. Previous studi...
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Charlottesville :
University of Virginia Press,
[2017]
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: skyscraper gothic from nineteenth-century to postmodern expressions
- Design and the study of the past: the gothic skyscraper / Lisa Reilly
- The gothics of Francis Kimball: from nineteenth-century revivals to the early skyscraper / Kevin D. Murphy
- Medievalism, mysticism, and modernity in early twentieth-century New York: Cass Gilbert's "skyscraper gothic" / Gail Fenske
- The gothics revival and the Chicago school: from naturalistic ornament to constructive expression / Joanna Merwood-Salisbury
- Tribune tower : medievalism and memory in the wake of the Great War / Katherine M. Solomonson
- Forward Atlanta: G. Lloyd preacher and the Atlantic City Hall / Carrie Albee
- Gothic with an American accent: the cathedral of learning / Anke Koeth
- Radiant heat and glowing lights: Raymond Hood's American radiator building / Christine G. O'Malley.