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 | The Skyward Trend of Thought: The Metaphysics of the American Skyscraper (1st Edition) Hardcover, 192 Pages, Published 1988 ISBN-10: 0-262-22034-2 / 0262220342 ISBN-13: 978-0-262-22034-7 / 9780262220347 Is the skyscraper really just a manifestation of America's pragmatic values? Thomas van Leeuwen rejects the functionalist view of skyscraper production put forth by Sigfried Giedion, Nikolaus Pevsner, and others, and instead sets up a very different argument - one that resurrects the powerful aesthe | |