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ARCHITECTUAL COMPARISONS AND CONTRASTS
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This 8-page paper discusses, compares and contrasts architectural styles between the Empire State Building and the Chrysler Building in New York City. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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and other buildings. But when one examines the architecture of the various famous buildings close-up, one can also see why New York has some of the most interesting, famous and
beautiful buildings in the world. A great number of the citys more famous buildings were built during the early 20th century, a time during which architecture was concerned with the
beauty and integrity of structures, rather than the "form follows function" school of design that came about during World War II and lasted more or less through the remainder of
the century. Two buildings designed and erected during this period are the Empire State Building and the Chrysler Building. Each building has become
famous for its looks in its own right; the Empire State Building with its context urban statement and emphasis on tower and the Chrysler Building, which is famous for its
stainless-steel, highly ornamental top, and its ornamental details that were derived from automobile designs of the time. In this paper, well examine both
of these buildings. Its natural to compare these two; they were built within a couple of years of each other and they both helped define New York as a "skyscraper"
city of lovely buildings that would withstand the test of time. Empire State Building The Empire State Building is probably best known
for its extraordinarily quick completion -- from foundation to final finish, the entire process took just 16 months, which was unheard of during that period of time (Matthews (b), 2004).
Experts point out that the reason for this feat involved both strong logistics and a knowledgeable workforce (Dankwa, 2003). It was also the
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