Skyscrapers Of New York Building

Lavish, new creations were also becoming a significant part of life. New apartment buildings, mansions, skyscrapers, and businesses began to line the streets of New York City. Martin had “imagined a city with trains in the air and trains under the ground, a fierce and magical city of moving iron, while along the trembling avenues there rose, in the clashing air, higher and high, still buildings” (Millhauser 115). Martin was also similar to the other dreamers of his time in building these amazing creations. Martin dreamt and hoped for some things that other Americans could not even imagine.

One of the innovations was the construction of skyscrapers. Before steel was used, a skyscraper was only considered four to five stories tall and was made out of stone. Very little light was able to get into the building because the structure would become unsafe if too many windows were put in. This made the building very dark, cold and damp. In 1885, with the innovation of steel, the first skyscraper, The Home Insurance Building, was built in Chicago, Illinois. This building paved the way for architects around the country to build taller and stronger skyscrapers into today’s times.

Chicago’s notorious reputation for crime-ridden, poor quality public housing is a direct result of public policy during the reign of former mayor Richard J. Daley. Instead of using public housing to give lower income families a decent place to live, as was the intent of most public housing at the time, it was used to segregate blacks by concentrating them into certain parts of the city. Cabrini-Green was obviously one of these places. The architecture of Cabrini-Green also played a part in the inevitable doom of the project. City officials realized that the renowned architect LeCorbusier’s “island in the sky” concept of urban community, where giant high-rises grew out of the ground with enormous green space in between them, would be good for public housing. In reality, the green space separated the projects from the rest of the city, concentrating slums into ugly concrete structures that quickly fell into disrepair, resulting in “hulking high-rises in poor black neighborhoods.” Also, 95% of those living in public housing in

In the capital of financial services, two insurance buildings dominate Boston’s skyline. The Hancock Tower and the Prudential Center are structures that display the uneven change and the urban development that has occurred in this city over the course 19th century. Located in back bay these edifices work with the directionalities of their adjacent streets and the cultural history of the structures that surround them. Boston’s foundation was composed in a manner that designated and organized space. This creates the tension and contrast present in that between the two structures. The iconography that these structures have over the city is important. It represents a sense of the past as well as the purpose that the built environment has

Gentrification is a very popular topic on whether the fact that it’s a good thing and or a bust for neighborhoods. It’s not only a moral in society, it’s happening around everyone. As Urban communities are being affected, homes being destroyed and bought out by the government, residents are faced with the struggle to stay in a home and not be relocated. A man named Justin Davidson, a music critic and a background for architecture, knows a bit about this topic. With his knowledge about architecture, he gives a speech, “Is Gentrification All Bad” and he understands how gentrification is good but withal deplorable. Davidson gives statistics backing up his justifiable answer. He gives plenty of reasons from other sources about the pros and cons, but his own personal belief is that gentrification can be good. With that, Davidson intends to speak to the people of neighborhoods who think that they need this type of improvement. Personally, I don’t think I’m a part of the attended audience because my neighborhood is well developed and displayable.

New York City suffers from a disease I call "over population". New York City is running out of building space and the only way how to keep up to New York's expanding population is by constructing skyscrapers. According to New York's urban planners skyscrapers cannot be built where ever a person may want. The construction of skyscrapers are decided by zoning maps, in which it notifies the owner/builder how much space is available. Unfortunately, in specific areas buildings can only be constructed up to a specific height. The city's limited space is a reason why barely or no affordable housings are being constructed and the main cause of why the growing wealthy

In other words, “Ordinarily, people think that wealth is increased and life is far more attractive and thrilling; for if this were not so, who would be drawn into New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Detroit, Philadelphia…”(Mumford). The development of skyscrapers was only introduced for cities to boast about the amount of money they have, so then people would be captivated by a city's image and heighten their reputation. A consequence of this action is the establishment of multiple skyscrapers creates a safety hazard for the public. Namely, if there was ever an earthquake that was strong enough to cause the skyscrapers to break apart, people’s lives would be in danger as the people would be trapped inside or the debris would be crashing down upon the streets (Twenties in Contemporary Commentary, The). Public services such as policemen or firefighters were not equipped or prepared to handle these types of situations, if one was ever to occur. Skyscrapers were not only a waste of money, but a result of this impractical building could harm the lives of citizens living in

Just as industrialization was transforming the cities, new technology was reshaping it. Taller buildings became imaginable with the invention of elevators and construction using cast-iron supports and steel girders. In 1885, the first steel-frame skyscraper, ten stories high, arose in Chicago. New York's Woolworth Building soared to a height of 60 stories, in 1913.

When thinking of buildings that were ahead of their time two come to mind the Chrysler Building and the Seagram Building. Both of these structures were built to withstand the elements of time and are still beautiful to this day. These buildings have been featured on the cover of magazines, tv shows and are modern marvels in today's society. Between the two buildings, one can not help but look at the similarities as well as the differences between the two. Today I want to discuss these differences as well as the similarities and go into greater detail on why these buildings are significant.

Today, the Upper West Side stretches from West 59th Street to West 110th Street. Like any New York City neighborhood, it has evolved significantly throughout its time. What is now known for mostly residential buildings was once an area known for its lush greenery that served for farming and an escape from New York’s early financial leaders--eventually serving as a key point in the American battle for independence.

skyscraper architecture "http://www.coshe.com/search/" The architectural design of the 20th century skyscrapers has been redefined due to the advancement of our modern technology. Benny Louie Humanity 450 Dr. Maureen Schmid 17 May 1999 The architectural design of the 20th century skyscrapers has been redefined due to the advancement of our modern technology. In our modern society, the architectural design of skyscrapers is changing the downtown landscape of metropolitan areas. Due to the change of technologies, it has changed the architectural design of skyscraper dramatically in terms of the its function, design structures, heating and cooling systems and it social status in society. The basic function of the architecture is to provide a

Numerous reasons and possibilities circulate through out the world as to if the United States government had ties to the happenings on September 11th, 2001. Evidence to dispute 9/11 being an inside job quickly began to go viral, especially on the Internet. False flag terrorism became a widely debated topic to go along with the conspiracies. Theorists believe that bombs demolished the World Trade Center Buildings, the phone calls from the planes were a hoax, or George W. Bush who was the current president at the time financially benefited discreetly from the attacks (NewsOne Staff 2012) As a final point, there is evidence to believe the United States government had responsibility in the attacks that took place in 2001.

This paper is written to compare and contrast urban redevelopment and housing in the U.S., Europe, and Asia in the post-WWII era. Being aware of the fact that housing was indeed an integral part of urban redevelopment in the postwar era, the following analysis of urban redevelopment will focus on the larger picture, while that of housing would pay more attention to the details. Specifically, for urban redevelopment, planning ideas and the level of inequality in different countries are examined, and with regard to housing, I would like to analyze their architectural features.

In the early 1960’s, executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Austin J Tobin, brought forward the proposal for a giant skyscraper complex in order to accommodate for much needed office space in Lower Manhattan. The plan was met with considerable opposition at first, but Tobin’s proposal eventually succeeded, and Japanese-American Minoru Yamasaki was commissioned to design the building. Yamasaki projected a novel design for a development that included two 110 storey ‘twin towers’. Upon completion in 1971, they were the tallest towers in the world, a record the infrastructure held for two years.

Today technology allows us to construct structures that we would never have been able to make in the past. Some of the creations are impressive based on what they accomplish but others are masterpieces in themselves. Man’s capability to build such tall buildings, as the skyscrapers we are familiar with covering our cities today, is a major expression of the advancements we have made as a culture. The power necessary to build such tall structures inspired competition between architects to see who could build the tallest one. One skyscraper that has inspired many and served as a model, for high rise buildings that were created after, is the Chrysler Building. The Chrysler Building serves as an identifying mark to anyone that