Skyscraper

This morning I was reading Martin Pawley's assessment of the 1989 Channel 4 documentary <i>Skyscraper</i>, made by Karl Sabbagh. Pawley referred to the four-part series as a must-see for its insight into the financing, technology, and architecture of <a href="http://petergof.com/nyc/world_wide_plaza.htm">One Worldwide Plaza</a> in Manhattan. I couldn't resist trying to find it online, and coincidentally all four parts were uploaded to YouTube exactly one month ago by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/DigiComTV?feature=watch">DigiComTV</a>. So here they are. Try not to be discouraged by the bad 80s TV soundtrack, or David Childs' postmodernism.<br /><br />Part 1:<br /><object height="480" width="640"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4-sGkfmIgzk?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4-sGkfmIgzk?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="640" height="480" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object><br /><br />Part 2:<br /><object height="480" width="640"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Vuc7ok-4rdo?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Vuc7ok-4rdo?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="640" height="480" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object><br /><br />Part 3:<br /><object height="480" width="640"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/X8Z-rfLtYIY?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/X8Z-rfLtYIY?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="640" height="480" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object><br /><br />Part 4:<br /><object height="480" width="640"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/77yhLMUAq-w?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/77yhLMUAq-w?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="640" height="480" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object>

Skyscraper

This morning I was reading Martin Pawley's assessment of the 1989 Channel 4 documentary Skyscraper , made by Karl Sabbagh. Pawley referr...

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