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In this 1929 volume, Ferriss presented his vision of how he believes the cities of tomorrow (which now are those of today) would look. Ferriss's specialty was skyscrapers, and the 108 illustrations here feature monstrous buildings, many of which came to fruition. Though basically black-and-white drawings of buildings, the plates are often extremely beautiful.
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"A book like this lives or dies by the quality of the drawings. And here Ferris's dark, chiaroscuro renderings retain their atmospheric impact." -- Howard Mansfield, Small Press
"Princeton Architectural Press should be applauded for rescuing this book and making it available to a wide audience." -- Scott Gutterman, Architectural Record
In the boom of the 1920s, Manhattan reached for the sky as never before. Buildings competed shoulder to shoulder to be the world's tallest, often remaking the city. New York changed more in three years, said one observer, -- From Independent Publisher --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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In this 1929 volume, Ferriss presented his vision of how he believes the cities of tomorrow (which now are those of today) would look. Ferriss's specialty was skyscrapers, and the 108 illustrations here feature monstrous buildings, many of which came to fruition. Though basically black-and-white drawings of buildings, the plates are often extremely beautiful.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Review
"A book like this lives or dies by the quality of the drawings. And here Ferris's dark, chiaroscuro renderings retain their atmospheric impact." -- Howard Mansfield, Small Press
"Princeton Architectural Press should be applauded for rescuing this book and making it available to a wide audience." -- Scott Gutterman, Architectural Record
In the boom of the 1920s, Manhattan reached for the sky as never before. Buildings competed shoulder to shoulder to be the world's tallest, often remaking the city. New York changed more in three years, said one observer, -- From Independent Publisher --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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A FIRST IMPRESSION of the contemporary city-let us say, the view of New York from the work-room in which most of these drawings were made-is not unlike the sketch on the opposite page. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Hugh Ferriss, Pencil Points, The Metropolis of Tomorrow, Solomon's Temple, Harvey Wiley Corbett, Bush House, International Style, Projected Trends, United States, Woolworth Building, Anderson Galleries, Art Deco, Grand Central Terminal, Park Avenue, The Architectural Review, Vanity Fair New!
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A FIRST IMPRESSION of the contemporary city-let us say, the view of New York from the work-room in which most of these drawings were made-is not unlike the sketch on the opposite page. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Hugh Ferriss, Pencil Points, The Metropolis of Tomorrow, Solomon's Temple, Harvey Wiley Corbett, Bush House, International Style, Projected Trends, United States, Woolworth Building, Anderson Galleries, Art Deco, Grand Central Terminal, Park Avenue, The Architectural Review, Vanity Fair New!
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- The Metropolis of Tomorrow (Dover Books on Architecture) by Hugh Ferriss on 8 pages
- The City of To-morrow and Its Planning by Le Corbusier on page 178, and Back Matter
- New World Architecture by Sheldon Cheney on page 178, and Back Matter
- Power in Buildings by Hugh Ferriss on page 178, and Back Matter
- History of the Skyscraper (Da Capo Press series in architecture and decorative art) by Francisco Mujica in Back Matter
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- Yesterday's Tomorrows: Past Visions of the American Future by Joseph J. Corn on page 11, page 41, and page 42
- Subway City: Riding the Trains, Reading New York by Michael W. Brooks on page 113, and page 193
- Manhattan Skyscrapers by Eric Nash on page 93, and Back Matter
- Privately Owned Public Space : The New York City Experience by Jerold S. Kayden in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Experience of Modernism: Modern Architects and the Future City, 1928-53 by John R. Gold on page 26, and Back Matter
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