MARC details
| 000 -LEADER |
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03457nam a2200409 i 4500 |
| 999 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBERS (KOHA) |
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| Koha biblionumber |
38236 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER |
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31968 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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BD-DhAAL |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20211115123449.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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| fixed length control field |
170808s2015 mnua s001 0 eng |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2014024833 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780816673186 (hardback) |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780816673193 (pb) |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
DLC |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
| Transcribing agency |
DLC |
| Description conventions |
rda |
| Modifying agency |
DLC |
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BD-DhAAL |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
NA2543.S6 |
| Item number |
M67 2015 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
720.108 |
| Edition number |
23 |
| 084 ## - OTHER CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
ARC005000 |
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DES008000 |
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ARC004000 |
| Source of number |
bisacsh |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Morshed, Adnan. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
21919 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Impossible heights : |
| Remainder of title |
skyscrapers, flight and the master builder / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Adnan Morshed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
Minneapolis : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
University of Minnesota Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
2015 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xi, 291 pages : |
| Other physical details |
illustrations (some color) ; |
| Dimensions |
27 cm. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
Includes index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Introduction : The Aesthetics of Ascension -- Hugh Ferriss and the "Harmonious Development of Man" -- Ascension as Autobiography : Buckminster Fuller and His "Land to Sky, Outward Progression" -- The Master Builder as Superman : Norman Bel Geddes's Futurama -- Epilogue : The God's-Eye Vision. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
" The advent of the airplane and skyscraper in 1920s and '30s America offered the population an entirely new way to look at the world: from above. The captivating image of an airplane flying over the rising metropolis led many Americans to believe a new civilization had dawned. In Impossible Heights, Adnan Morshed examines the aesthetics that emerged from this valorization of heights and their impact on the built environment. The lofty vantage point from the sky ushered in a modernist impulse to cleanse crowded twentieth-century cities in anticipation of an ideal world of tomorrow. Inspired by great new heights, American architects became central to this endeavor and were regarded as heroic aviators. Combining close readings of a broad range of archival sources, Morshed offers new interpretations of works such as Hugh Ferriss's Metropolis drawings, Buckminster Fuller's Dymaxion houses, and Norman Bel Geddes's Futurama exhibit at the 1939 New York World's Fair. Transformed by the populist imagination into "master builders," these designers helped produce a new form of visuality: the aesthetics of ascension. By demonstrating how aerial movement and height intersect with popular "superman" discourses of the time, Morshed reveals the relationship between architecture, art, science, and interwar pop culture. Featuring a marvelous array of never before published illustrations, this richly textured study of utopian imaginings illustrates America's propulsion into a new cultural consciousness. "-- |
| 526 ## - STUDY PROGRAM INFORMATION NOTE |
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| Program name |
ARC |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Architecture and society |
| Geographic subdivision |
United States |
| General subdivision |
History |
| Chronological subdivision |
20th century. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
21920 |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Technological innovations |
| General subdivision |
Social aspects |
| Geographic subdivision |
United States |
| General subdivision |
History |
| Chronological subdivision |
20th century. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
21921 |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Architecture, Modern |
| Chronological subdivision |
20th century |
| General subdivision |
Philosophy. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
21922 |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Aeronautics and civilization. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
21923 |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Architecture |
| 9 (RLIN) |
42653 |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type |
Book |
