How to Read Skyscrapers: A Crash Course in High-Rise Architecture

by Nick Beech and Edward Denison

The ultimate field guide to the icon of modern architecture - the skyscraper - in a handy format small enough to fit in a back pocket while providing serious information.

The scope of the book is deliberately broad, with a thematic first section that describes the skyscraper's historical evolution from antecedents rooted in the very human desire for a commanding height, and then a geographical second section. Conceptual chapters introduce...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0789335573
• ISBN13: 9780789335579
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Universe Publishing(NY)
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 6.4"