Why did some office buildings and apartment houses begin to get taller in the mid-1870s and the early-1880s, respectively? Where did developers build and why? How did corporations design buildings for their needs, as well as for profit?
Speakers in the first Friday afternoon session will address these and other issues, from the introduction of elevators to telephone technology, as well as the cooperative movement in residential architecture.
Introductions by Carol Willis
Riding High in the Age of Masonry: Elevators in Office Buildings, 1870-1875
Lee Gray, Prof. of Architectural History, School of Architecture at UNC Charlotte
Vertical Expansion: Telephone Infrastructure and Density in the Urban Market
Kathryn Holliday, Assoc. Prof. of Architectural History, School of Architecture, University of Texas Arlington
Uptown Apartments: Layout Planning for Extra Height
Andrew Alpern, Independent scholar
Questions and Colloquy
FREE. 2 AIA CES LUs available.
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