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The Structure of Skyscrapers in Architect Magazine

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 is something of a cheat, since the visible downtown NY skyscrapers were built after my nineteenth-century study period, but that’s a beautiful picture so I’m using it. In there interest of evenhandedness, here are some Chicago skyscrapers that are in the book:

And some from Pittsburgh:

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