Form Follows Finance: Skyscrapers and Skylines in New York and Chicago

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Summary: In Contrast: Chicago and New York
Review: This book is great and well written...This book gives a comprehensive look at the developement of the skyscraper between the two major cities that shaped the world of high-rise architecture. Each chapter provides a detailed look of the different factors and events that led to the design of skyscrapers that gave the amazing profile of Chicago and New York as we see it today.

This book is a must for architects, architectural historians, preservationist!