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Impossible heights : skyscrapers, flight, and the master builder

'Impossible Heights' examines a distinct American cultural consciousness that came into focus during the interwar years, with the excitement about aeroplanes and skyscrapers, as well as their anticipated roles in the creation of an ideal 'world of tomorrow'. The book explores how...

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Main Author: Morshed, Adnan (Author)
Document Type: Online Resource Book
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press , 2015
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USA
Online Access:http://kunst.proxy.fid-lizenzen.de/fid/upso-ebooks-art/dx.doi.org/10.5749/minnesota/9780816673186.001.0001
Related Items:Erscheint auch als: Impossible heights
Author Notes:Adnan Morshed
E-Book Packages:Oxford University Press : Minnesota Scholarship Online / Architecture
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