First edition of Ada Louise Huxtable’s influential reconsideration of the skyscraper as the defining architectural form of the modern city, revisiting Louis Sullivan's classic essay while tracing the evolution of high-rise design from the Chicago School through late twentieth-century corporate modernism. Published in 1982 by Pantheon Books. 4to (9.25” x 10.25”), hardcover with photographic dust jacket, 127 pages, b/w illustrations throughout. Restrained but striking book design by Massimo Vignelli, combining elegant typography with a crisp architectural layout. From the working library of architectural historian Carol Herselle Krinsky, with a half page of thoughtful pencil notes on the front free endpaper verso reflecting her reading of the text. Laid in is the publisher's printed "With the Compliments of the Author" slip, indicating presentation by Huxtable. A nice association copy linking two major figures in modern architectural discourse. Toning to front endpapers. Some bumping and rubbing to dj. Interior near fine.
First edition of Ada Louise Huxtable’s influential reconsideration of the skyscraper as the defining architectural form of the modern city, revisiting Louis Sullivan's classic essay while tracing the evolution of high-rise design from the Chicago School through late twentieth-century corporate modernism. Published in 1982 by Pantheon Books. 4to (9.25” x 10.25”), hardcover with photographic dust jacket, 127 pages, b/w illustrations throughout. Restrained but striking book design by Massimo Vignelli, combining elegant typography with a crisp architectural layout. From the working library of architectural historian Carol Herselle Krinsky, with a half page of thoughtful pencil notes on the front free endpaper verso reflecting her reading of the text. Laid in is the publisher's printed "With the Compliments of the Author" slip, indicating presentation by Huxtable. A nice association copy linking two major figures in modern architectural discourse. Toning to front endpapers. Some bumping and rubbing to dj. Interior near fine.
