Tower to Tower
Gigantism in Architecture and Digital Culture
- Paperback
248 pages
- Release Date
21 May 2024
Summary
A cultural history of gigantism in architecture and digital culture, from the Eiffel Tower to the World Trade Center.
The gigantic is everywhere, and gigantism is manifest in everything from excessively tall skyscrapers to globe-spanning digital networks. In this book, Henriette Steiner and Kristin Veel map and critique the trajectory of gigantism in architecture and digital culture—the convergence of tall buildings and networked infrastructures—from the Eiffel Tower to One World Trad…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262552042 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0262552043 |
| Author: | Henriette Steiner, Kristin Veel |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 248 |
| Release Date: | 21 May 2024 |
| Weight: | 454g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
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About The Author
Henriette Steiner
Henriette Steiner is Associate Professor at the Section for Landscape Architecture and Planning at the University of Copenhagen.
Kristin Veel is Associate Professor at the Department for Arts and Cultural Studies at the University of Copenhagen and coauthor of Tower to Tower (MIT Press).
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