Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 12

Skyscrapers Form & Function by David Bennett Hardcover 1st Edition 1995

$65
£49.12
€56.72
CA$90.83
A$100.78
CHF 52.79
MX$1,235.85
NOK 671.49
SEK 633.85
DKK 422.99
Shipping
Retrieving quote...
The 1stDibs Promise:
Authenticity Guarantee,
Money-Back Guarantee,
24-Hour Cancellation

About the Item

Skyscrapers: Form & Function (Marshall Edition) Hardcover – 1st Edition January 1, 1995. by David Bennett (Author), James R. Steinkamp (Photographer), Sir Norman Foster (Foreword). A civil engineer reveals the secrets of skyscrapers, showing how the best-known are constructed, discussing their artistic merits, and demonstrating the skyscrapers of the future, with the help of accurate, detailed fold-out illustrations. If this entire volume were as slickly pretty and travel-brochure trite as the opening chapter, "A Day in the Life of a Skyscraper," a facile look at Chicago's Sears Tower, the world's tallest, this book wouldn't have made it into this "recommended only" review journal, but both Bennett's writing and the accompanying illustrations improve rapidly. Interestingly enough, this deepening of the book's intent and content coincides with a look at the inner workings of skyscrapers. Bennett ends up presenting a concise and informative history of the evolution of the skyscraper, accompanied by detailed photographs and illuminating schematics. He concentrates on distinctive and innovative structures, devoting an entire section to the conceptualization and construction of British architect Norman Foster's pioneering Hong Kong Bank, which was "designed more like a bridge than a traditional building. * Title Skyscrapers: Form & Function * Author Bennett, David; Steinkamp, James R * Binding Hardcover * Edition First Edition * Publisher ‏ : ‎ Simon & Schuster; First Edition (January 1, 1995) * Language ‏ : ‎ English * Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 120 pages Profusely & WONDERFULLY illustrated w/photos, prints, diagrams, many fold-outs, loaded with history of many re-known buildings,
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 12.5 in (31.75 cm)Width: 10 in (25.4 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
  • Style:
    Mid-Century Modern (In the Style Of)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
    1990-1999
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1995
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    North Hollywood, CA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: BN10241stDibs: LU906841950972

More From This Seller

View All
Interior Spaces Designed by Architects 1974 Hardcover Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
* Interior Spaces Designed by Architects * Editor: Barclay F. Gordon * Publication Date: January 1974 * Publisher: McGraw-Hill Book Company * Format: Hardcover * Pages: 230 * Languag...
Category

Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Books

Materials

Paper

The Robert O. Anderson Building Paperback 1986 English edition
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The Robert O. Anderson Building Paperback 1986 English edition. Title: The Robert O. Anderson Building Publisher: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA Publication Date: ...
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Books

Materials

Paper

Great Architecture of the World Hardcover Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Great Architecture of the World. This book is an illustrated history from Stonehenge to the Twentieth Century. The book is edited by John Julius Norwich. It was first published in 19...
Category

Late 20th Century American Art Deco Books

Materials

Paper

Great Modern Architecture: the World's Most Spectacular Buildings Hardcover Book
By Frank Gehry
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Great Modern Architecture: The World's Most Spectacar Buildings Hardcover – January 1, 2009 by Bill Price. From the Publisher "All architecture is shelter...
Category

Mid-20th Century North American Modern Books

Materials

Paper

Bridges New Architecture Hardcover Book by Francisco Asensio Cerver
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Bridges New Architecture Hardcover Book by Francisco Asensio Cerver.Hardcover book in slip cover., text in English and Japanese.1st Edition 1992. Creativity, influence, and evolution...
Category

20th Century Spanish Modern Books

Materials

Paper

B. Barcelona Hardcover Book 2007 by Manuel Vazquez Montalban
Located in North Hollywood, CA
B. Barcelona Hardcover Book 2007 by Manuel Vazquez Montalban, Pere Vivas, Francisco Ontanon.This hardcover book is in like new condition in slip case box. Barcelona in all its splend...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Expressionist Books

Materials

Paper

You May Also Like

July 1951 Arts & Architecture Magazine John Entenza
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage Modernism Arts & Architecture Magazine July 1951 John Entenza editor and publisher 9.75 W x 12.75 H Preowned used vintage condition Refer to all images
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Books

Materials

Paper

Sept 1953 Reed and Follis Arts & Architecture Modernism Magazine
By John Follis
Located in Chula Vista, CA
September 1953 Reed and Follis Arts & Architecture Modernism Magazine John Follis James Reed 9.75 W x 12.75 H Original vintage condition preowned Refer to images please
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Books

Materials

Paper

Buildings Plans and Designs by Frank LLoyd Wright (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Forward by William Wesley Peters A monumental folio of 100 large drawings and plans of Buildings designed by the renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright, it comes with a booklet which gives a brief description of each and features works from the early years of his career (1893-1910). This is the American edition printed in a limited number of 2,600, it is a monograph that was originally published as the Wasmuth Portfolio...
Category

20th Century Books

Materials

Paper

Ward Bennett Designs for Brickel Associates (2 Volumes)
By Brickel Associates, Ward Bennett
Located in New York, NY
Two catalogs presenting Ward Bennett’s product designs for Brickel Associates, published circa 1977. Bennett (1917-2003) was an influential and acclaimed artist, sculptor, interior d...
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Books

Materials

Plastic, Paper

Art of Structural Design, a Swiss Legacy, Pre-Publication First Edition
By David P. Billington
Located in valatie, NY
The Art of Structural Design, a Swiss Legacy by David P. Billington. Princeton University Art Museum, 2003. Pre-publication first edition with publisher's lett...
Category

Early 2000s American Books

Materials

Paper

Bruce Goff Architectural Portfolio, 1978
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Rare limited numbered boxed portfolio for the "Art and Architecture of Bruce Goff" exhibit. Yellowstone Art Center. Billings, Montana 1978. Number 366/1500....
Category

Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Books

Materials

Paper