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Skyscraper; Higher and Higher

05/16/1990

NOTICE: This tape is creased from head to approximately 4 minutes in. CP 1/25/96

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Series

Skyscraper

Program

Higher and Higher

Program Number

105

Series Description

Five-part series provides behind-the-scenes look at the design and construction of a New York City skyscraper (Worldwide Plaza, on the former site of Madison Square Garden), from the architect's first plans to the installation of the glass pyramid that crowns the building. Series release date: 5/1990

Program Description

Chronicles the evolution of the American skyscraper over the last century and speculates on the skyscraper of the future.

Duration

00:57:49

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Genres

Documentary

Topics

Architecture

Creators

Channel 4 (UK) (Series Producer)

Citation

Chicago: “Skyscraper; Higher and Higher,” 05/16/1990, GBH Archives, accessed November 30, 2022, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_EDD0843825DB4240AC39CA44FAE1F5CC.

MLA: “Skyscraper; Higher and Higher.” 05/16/1990. GBH Archives. Web. November 30, 2022. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_EDD0843825DB4240AC39CA44FAE1F5CC>.

APA: Skyscraper; Higher and Higher. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_EDD0843825DB4240AC39CA44FAE1F5CC