Photo of Chrysler building by Library of Congress.

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Paper
Don't Rebuild. Reimagine. Herbert Muschamp, The New York Times, Sept. 8, 2002, magazine.

Form Follows Finance: Skyscrapers and Skylines in New York and Chicago, Carol Willis, 1997, Princeton Architectural Press.

Standing Tall: New Designs Will Make Future Skyscrapers Sturdier, Safer, and Smarter, Michael Dolan, Popular Science, Dec. 2001.

Threats and Responses, Buildings, Eric Lipton and James Glanz, The New York Times, Sept. 9, 2002, p. A1.

Towers Dominated the City's Skyline, Stood as Icons of Wealth, Power, Mark Hinshaw, Seattle Times, Sept. 16, 2001.

Electronic

World Trade Center architecture at GreatBuildings.com.

Design proposals for the World Trade Center site.

Can't make it to New York? Visit the The Skyscraper Museum online.

Still can't find your favorite highrise? Try this skyscraper database.

How to build a skyscraper.

Credits page, very sturdy.

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