The skyscraper is an American invention that has captured the public's imagination for over a century. The tall building is wholly manmade and borne in the mind

A highly interdisciplinary work, The Black Skyscraper reclaims the influence of race on modern architectural design as well as the less-well-understood effects

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Tradition and innovation in the building of the skyscraper - Alfred Stieglitz - Alvin Langdon Coburn - American modernists, Marin, Weber and Walkowitz - Skyscra

Of 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