Word: skyscraperism
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In no century did architects set out more consciously to create their own unique vision of a brave new world than in the 20th century. Frank Lloyd Wright's prairie houses were meant to open on a new democratic vista, where individualism and variety could prevail. In Germany, the...
The man who recognized his genius was Louis Sullivan, the master skyscraper builder. Though Wright had only three years of engineering training at the University of Wisconsin, Sullivan hired him. But to fellow draftsmen the young Wisconsin countryman, with his flowing tie and long hair, was a natural butt for...
Paris has a law limiting the height of its buildings to 121 ft. (exceptions: monuments such as the Eiffel Tower, Sacre Coeur and Notre Dame), and its famed rows of low roofs are part of its serene charm. But last week, plans were under way for a 52-story skyscraper...
MANHATTAN SKYSCRAPER hotel, 48 stories tall with six stories of offices and 2,000 rooms, is planned by Builder William Zeckendorf for site across from Radio City on Avenue of the Americas at 51st St. The $66 million building is slated to start in fall, finish in 1961. Name: the...
A skyscraper of a man named Gerry Glynn will provide the Crimson dribble set with its most challenging problems. Measuring barely short of seven feet with his hair combed, Glynn has averaged 17 points per game this winter, and is a formidable obstacle in all rebounding set-tos.