{"product_id":"skyscraper-gothic-medieval-style-and-modernist-buildings-hardcover","title":"Skyscraper Gothic: Medieval Style and Modernist Buildings - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKevin D. Murphy Estate\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eLisa Reilly\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOf 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 studies of these structures have tended to foreground examples of more evincing modernist approaches, while those with styles reminiscent of the great Gothic cathedrals of Europe were initially disparaged as being antimodernist or were simply unacknowledged. \u003ci\u003eSkyscraper Gothic\u003c\/i\u003e brings together a group of renowned scholars to address the medievalist skyscraper--from flying buttresses to dizzying spires; from the Chicago Tribune Tower to the Woolworth Building in Manhattan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on archival evidence and period texts to uncover the ways in which patrons and architects came to understand the Gothic as a historic style, the authors explore what the appearance of Gothic forms on radically new buildings meant urbanistically, architecturally, and socially, not only for those who were involved in the actual conceptualization and execution of the projects but also for the critics and the general public who saw the buildings take shape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors: \u003cbr\u003eLisa Reilly on the Gothic skyscraper ● Kevin Murphy on the Trinity and U.S. Realty Buildings ● Gail Fenske on the Woolworth Building ● Joanna Merwood-Salisbury on the Chicago School ● Katherine M. Solomonson on the Tribune Tower ● Carrie Albee on Atlanta City Hall ● Anke Koeth on the Cathedral of Learning ● Christine G. O'Malley on the American Radiator Building\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKevin D. Murphy, Andrew W. Mellon Chair in the Humanities and Professor and Chair of History of Art at Vanderbilt University, is the author of \u003ci\u003eMemory and Modernity: Viollet-le-Duc at Vézelay\u003c\/i\u003e. Lisa Reilly, Associate Professor and Chair of Architectural History at the University of Virginia, is the author of \u003ci\u003eAn Architectural History of Peterborough Cathedral.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.92 x 8.86 x 6.37 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 06, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757803995424,"sku":"9780813939728","price":81.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/cbcf97719bb1e7d9f3a7867ed582445a.webp?v=1780112221","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/skyscraper-gothic-medieval-style-and-modernist-buildings-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}