Skyscrapers
Skyscrapers by Judith Dupre is a comprehensive exploration of significant architectural achievements, published by Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers in January 2001. This revised edition features 127 pages filled with full-color photographs and informative updates, showcasing over 60 iconic buildings, including One World Trade Center and the Burj Dubai. The book is designed to celebrate the evolution of skyscrapers, highlighting both historical context and modern advancements in architecture.
Readers will find detailed spreads that include photographs from various angles, building plans, and diagrams, providing insights into the construction and significance of each structure. The edition also covers topics such as the ancient roots of skyscrapers and the rise of megatall buildings, along with interviews that offer perspectives from notable architects. With its chronological arrangement, Skyscrapers presents a thorough narrative of architectural history and innovation, making it a valuable resource for those interested in architecture and urban development.
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Now, bigger than ever, this long-awaited revised edition of Judith Dupré’s best-selling Skyscrapers is a giant celebration of today’s most significant superstructures. It features an all-new design with full-color photographs, 10 new buildings, and informative updates throughout.
Unique in scale and design, Skyscrapers explores in-depth more than 60 buildings, including One World Trade Center, Burj Dubai, the Shanghai World Financial Center, the Petronas Towers, the Tribune Tower, the Lipstick Building, and the Phare Tower. This completely revised and full-color edition presents 10 new buildings, among them The Shard in London (2012, Renzo Piano), the International Commerce Centre in Hong Kong (2010, Kohn Pedersen Fox), the Shanghai Tower (2014, Gensler Architects), and the Kingdom Tower in Jeddah (2018, Adrian Smith), which will be the tallest building in the world when completed.
Arranged chronologically by date of building construction, each informative spread has photos of the featured building from various angles, building plans, diagrams, the building’s historical background, and technological information.
Skyscrapers also offers additional information on such topics as the ancient roots of skyscrapers and visionary cities of the future, as well as a fascinating interview with Philip Johnson, together with other profiles. New topics include the era of the megatall building, the building of a skyscraper, and the explosive growth of skyscrapers in Dubai and China.
Also includes interview with Adrian Smith.
Praise for Skyscrapers:
“Drama. Treachery. Innovation. Massive buildings. Bigger egos. Skyscrapers has it all.” — Patrick J. Foye, Executive Director, Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
“Dupré makes the most of a century of neck-craning architecture.” — The Washington Post
“Breathtaking. Magnificent, unique, very special. Exquisite. One-of-a-kind. Well researched. Beautifully designed.” — Robert J. Bruss, Tribune Media Services
Praise for Bridges:
“Dupré captivates the eye, mind and imagination.” — The New York Times
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