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Skyscraper
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Dana Meachen Rau |
"Describes the architecture, construction, and interior of a skyscraper"--Provided by publisher. |
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Skyscrapers and towers
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Chris Oxlade |
Describes how skyscrapers are different from towers and how both are constructed. |
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America's top 10 skyscrapers
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Edward R. Ricciuti |
Describes ten of the most unique and interesting skyscrapers in the United States including the Empire State Building, the Prudential Center, and the John Hancock Center. |
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The skyscraper book
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James Giblin |
Discusses skyscrapers, from the first one constructed in Chicago in 1884 to those of today, and points out the problems skyscrapers have helped solve and create. |
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The heights
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Kate Ascher |
A graphic tour through the inner workings of modern skyscrapers explains how they operate and how sophisticated networks of technologies and utilities are possible within their complex structures. |
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Best Tall Buildings 2008 Ctbuh International Award Winning Projects
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Antony Wood |
"The design and construction of tall buildings has taken a global upswing, with the incomplete Burj Dubai already the world's tallest building and projects started or on the boards for the 150-story … |
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Skyscrapers
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Katie Marsico |
"Learn all about some of the world's tallest, most incredible buildings, from how they are designed and built to how skyscraper technology has changed over time"-- |
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The dazzling heights
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Katharine McGee |
New York, 2118. Manhattan is home to a thousand-story supertower, a breathtaking marvel that touches the sky. But amidst high-tech luxury and futuristic glamour, five teenagers are keeping dangerous … |
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How to build a skyscraper
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John Hill |
"45 skyscrapers are examined for their pioneering technology, sustainability, and other characteristics that set them apart. Each building is presented with a large photograph with cross-section draw… |
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Skyscrapers
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Didier Cornille |
Nothing in the built world captures the imagination like the skyscraper. Behind every soaring tower stands a designer with courageous vision and enough engineering know-how to pull off incredible fea… |
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The future of the skyscraper
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Philip Nobel |
Engines of industry, expressions of ego or will, tall towers are nonetheless, when they pierce the shared skies, intensely public. We may ask of them artistic questions: what do we make of these thin… |
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El piso mil
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Katharine McGee |
"A thousand-story tower stretching into the sky. A glittering vision of the future where anything is possible -- if you want it enough. Welcome to Manhattan, 2118. A hundred years in the future, New … |
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Skyscraper builder
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Patrick Perish |
"Engaging images accompany information about skyscraper builders. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"-- |
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Higher
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Neal Bascomb |
New York City in the Roaring Twenties, a battle between America's most creative and most ambitious archtitects, the race to build the world's tallest skyscraper. In 1924, in the vibrant heart of Manh… |
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One World Trade Center
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Simon Rose |
"One World Trade Center is a symbol of hope and renewal for people throughout the United States. It was built as part of a rebuilding plan following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Learn… |
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Some installations of Gurney elevators
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Gurney Elevator Company |
"In this booklet are listed just a few of the many thousands of installations of Gurney Elevators in buildings of different kinds." |
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Michigan Avenue
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Judith Paine McBrien |
Series explores a century of Chicago's acclaimed architecture, development, and urban design. |
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Hot-air ballooning
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Charles Ira Coombs |
Traces the history of hot-air ballooning and describes the equipment, training, and techniques of the successful aeronaut. |
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The tower
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Richard Martin Stern |
A big best seller. An impressive cast of VIPs trapped in the world's newest, tallest skyscraper—as its dedication ceremony turns into a major disaster. |
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The lonely skyscraper
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Jenny Hawkesworth |
A big city skyscraper, lonely when the workers go home at night finds a new and happy life in the country as the home for the forest animals. |
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