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Title:

Skyscraper / an InCA production ; produced and written by Karl Sabbagh ; directed by Karl Sabbagh, Veronica Young.

Publisher:

Films for the Humanities & Sciences,

Copyright Date:

©2004

Description:

5 videodiscs (53 min. each) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Worldwide Plaza (New York, N.Y.)
Skyscrapers--New York.--New York.
Skyscrapers--Design and construction.
Gratte-ciel--New York.--New York.
Skyscrapers.
Skyscrapers--Design and construction.
New York (State)--New York.
New York (State)--Worldwide Plaza.--Worldwide Plaza.
Documentary films.
Educational films.
Documentary films.
Educational films.
Documentaires.
Films éducatifs.

Other Authors:

Sabbagh, Karl.
Young, Veronica L.
Independent Communications Associates.
WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
Channel Four (Great Britain)
Films for the Humanities (Firm)

Notes:

Some screen titles vary from container titles. Part 2 screen title: Paper and rock; container title: Rock and paper ; part 3 has additional screen title: Bricks and mortar ; part 4 has screen title: Steel and granite; container title: Steel and stone. Videodisc release of the originally produced program on Channel 4 in association with WGBH Boston in 1989.

Contents:

[1]. Past and future -- [2]. Paper and rock -- [3]. Time and money -- [4]. Steel and granite --[5]. Copper and diamond.

Summary:

5 part series "offers a behind-the-scenes look at the design and construction of Worldwide Plaza - a 47-story, 770-foot tower in Manhattan - from beginning to end ... The series profiles the people who financed the project, designed the structure, and operated the equipment that transformed an empty lot into a massive landmark"--Containers.

OCLC:

(OCoLC)256490660

Locations:

UVAX975 -- Western Iowa Tech Library (Sioux City)