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Updated:: 24^th February 2019
Tagged:: Architecture | Art Deco | Film Clips | Skyscrapers

This well-illustrated PowerPoint presentation, new for 2019, traces the skyscraper to its origins in 1880s America, and follows its explosive growth during the 20th century and since. The importance of skyscrapers in the popular culture of books, tv and films explored.

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Mike Ogden is a retired town planner. He lived on a narrowboat for many years, and cruised the inland waterway system extensively. His talks on various subjects are well researched, richly illustrated, entertainingly presented and very well received.

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The Sky's the Limit - a (more or less) affectionate history of the skyscraper.

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