About the Author

Carol Willis, an architectural historian and founder of The Skyscraper Museum.

Reviews

"[A] remarkable document." -- Nicholas Adams - Casabella "These notes combine the dry facts with sensitive observations...[A] welcome contribution to the history of high-rise building technology." -- Anat Geva, Ph.D. - APT Bulletin: The Journal of Preservation Technology "[P]ackaged in a handsome volume, annotated intelligently and accompanied by two excellent essays and original site photographs...[I]nstructive, interesting..." -- Karl Sabbagh - Times Higher Education Supplement "[F]illed with marvelous arcana...[b]ut it also concerns itself with serious controversies..." -- New York Times