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The Skyward Trend of Thought: The Metaphysics of the American Skyscraper

by Thomas A. P. van Leeuwen

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Is the skyscraper really just a manifestation of America's pragmatic values? Thomas van Leeuwen rejects the functionalist view of skyscraper production put forth by Sigfried Giedion, Nikolaus Pevsner, and others, and instead sets up a very different argument - one that resurrects the powerful aesthetic and ideological values of the mythical skyscraper. Thomas A.P. van Leeuwen is Professor of Architectural History at the University of Leyden.

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Genres: Nonfiction, Art & Design, Philosophy
DDC/MDS: 725.2 — Arts & recreation Architecture Public structures Commercial
LCC: NA9053 .S4 .L44 — Fine Arts 2599.5-2599.9 Architectural criticism Architecture Aesthetics of cities. City planning and beautifying
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Published: 1986
Genres: Nonfiction, Art & Design, Philosophy
DDC/MDS: 725.2
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