The Metropolis of Tomorrow

by Hugh Ferriss

Book Overview

In 1916, New York City enacted zoning laws that mandated the building of "set-back" structures so that light and air would be more freely admitted into the streets below. This concept was first proposed by Louis Sullivan in his 1891 article, "The High-Building Question" (inspired by William Le Baron Jenney's recently completed Manhattan Building in Chicago.) Hugh Ferriss (1889-1962), American draftsman and architect, studied architecture at Washington...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486437272
• ISBN13: 9780486437279
• Release Date: February 2005
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 140 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.3" x 11.0"