This lecture discusses the emergence of the skyscraper in the United States in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century. Focusing on New York, it surveys the first major examples of the tall building, the technology that made them possible, and the economic factors that shaped their development. The lecture then discusses some of the large tall buildings that were built in the early twentieth century and their role in creating public pressure to regulate tall buildings, which resulted in the zoning law. In conclusion the lecture surveys the development of the tall building as a nation-wide phenomenon, with an emphasis on tall buildings built in cities in the Midwest, the West, and the South.
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