Self Realization Publications: Architecture & Urban Studies: Understanding Skysrapers, VIDEO, Symbols of economic power and monuments to ingenuity and modernity, skyscrapers have transformed the urban landscape. From the Woolworth Building in New York to the Jin Mao Tower in Shanghai, this program illustrates a century of skyscraper design, technology, and construction. The Equitable Building, the Chrysler Building, the Empire State Building, the Hyatt Park Tower, the John Hancock Center, the Petronas Towers, the Sears Tower, and The Trump World Tower are also featured. Interviews with world-class architects and structural engineers as well as real estate magnate Donald Trump are included. A Discovery Channel Production. (51 minutes, color)

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Understanding Skyscrapers

Symbols of economic power and monuments to ingenuity and modernity, skyscrapers have transformed the urban landscape. From the Woolworth Building in New York to the Jin Mao Tower in Shanghai, this program illustrates a century of skyscraper design, technology, and construction. The Equitable Building, the Chrysler Building, the Empire State Building, the Hyatt Park Tower, the John Hancock Center, the Petronas Towers, the Sears Tower, and The Trump World Tower are also featured. Interviews with world-class architects and structural engineers as well as real estate magnate Donald Trump are included. A Discovery Channel Production. (51 minutes, color)

Year: 1999
Closed Captioned: No

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