I’ve only done six of these, and this is the third courthouse. Matt Murdoch, AKA Daredevil, is in his civvies to try a case. That building with all the sculptures is pretty much instantly recognizable: it’s the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York State, facing Madison Square at 25th Street. (In other …
The Structures of Skyscrapers was just reviewed by Ray Bert for Civil Engineering magazine: here. It’s a good review, which is obviously gratifying, but it also brought up two issues. The first is credit: reading about decisions I made in writing the book, leads to an immediate response that the editorial, design, and production staff …
Karrie Jacobs recently interviewed me about The Structure of Skyscrapers and her piece, “The Forgotten History of our First Skyscrapers,” is up at the magazine’s website. It’s a Q&A with Karrie’s commentary. I’m not certain, but I believe she edited my responses a bit to make me sound more coherent than usual. The picture above …
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Tall commercial buildings, like Bankers Trust, are covered on pages 72 to 75 of City of Brick and Steel: The Structure of New York Buildings. And, of course, old skyscrapers in general are the topic of The Structure of Skyscrapers.
My December book talk sponsored by the AIANY Historic Buildings Committee is now available on video: here. My January book talk at the Skyscraper Museum last week is available: here. The Structure of Skyscrapers in America 1871-1900:Their History and Preservation is available: here.
