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Building the Skyline: The Birth and Growth of Manhattan's Skyscrapers
Barr, Jason M. (Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Studies, Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Economics, Rutgers University, Newark)
Building the Skyline: The Birth and Growth of Manhattan's Skyscrapers
Barr, Jason M. (Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Studies, Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Economics, Rutgers University, Newark)
Jason Barr chronicles the economic history of the Manhattan skyline. Part I lays out the historical background that established Manhattan's real estate trajectory. Part II focuses specifically on the economic history of skyscrapers and the skyline, investigating the reasons for their heights, frequencies, locations, and shapes.
456 pages
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | July 7, 2016 |
ISBN13 | 9780199344369 |
Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
Pages | 456 |
Dimensions | 165 × 245 × 30 mm · 792 g |