The third lecture discusses the development of the skyscraper in a global perspective after the Second World War up to the 1970s. Beginning with a discussion of iconic projects in New York, the lecture then discusses a series of key buildings in Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and Japan and the development of an international aesthetic of glass curtain-walls, skeletal steel frames, and rectilinear volumes. While many of the most famous postwar skyscrapers were erected at great expense by corporations to symbolize a progressive business mentality, a generic version of the new postwar type was developed for speculative office buildings that were built in large numbers during a period of sustained economic growth. In Europe especially, the proliferation of tall buildings in historic urban centers created a popular backlash and inspired a reconsideration of the goals of urban development.
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