The Chrysler Building

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Architecture

ISBN: 9781568983547
English edition
Princeton Architectural Press
Hardcover, 192 pages
24,4 x 30,5 cm
black & white
October 2002
€34,00 (excl. VAT)

The Chrysler Building

Creating a New York Icon, Day by Day

David Stravitz

The Chrysler Building is surely the jewel in the crown of New York City's skyline. Completed in 1930, the 77-story Art Deco skyscraper – the tallest in the world at the time it was finished – quickly became the symbol of big city glamour, excitement and style. Newly discovered photographs by David Stravitz, reproduced as sumptuous duotones in this oversize book, illustrate the day-by-day construction of this American icon. The photographs were taken by professional photo companies hired to document the construction of the building. This book beautifully illustrates the history of one of the most important buildings in New York as it emerged from street level to spire.