waved banners denouncing the modern “skyscrapers.” They stopped to boo at particularly offensive buildings, warned Mayor Giorgio la Pira that “to spoil the beauty of Florence is to cover ...

Hood's Daily News skyscraper saw a transition from art deco to high modern skyscrapers "From the American point of view the first world war had been favourably concluded; America had emerged a ...

Deneau apartments and offices, at Fourth and Ludlow across from Arcade, were designed to be art, says developer Windsor Companies.

Its Art Deco design and 102 stories made it an ... Structural systems: Modern skyscrapers rely on a variety of structural systems to achieve their height and stability. The most common is the ...

Home to the first modern skyscraper, the Windy City is a must-see ... Chicago or the Chicago Athletic Association Hotel, which displays art deco elements. The Eternal City, with its blend of ...