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University of New HampshireUniversity of New Hampshire Scholars' RepositoryMedia Relations Administrative Offices10-23-2001UNH Professors Expertise Is the Architecture ofSkyscrapersErika MantzFollow this and additional works at: https://scholars.unh.edu/newsThis News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Administrative Offices at University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. It hasbeen accepted for inclusion in Media Relations by an authorized administrator of University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. For moreinformation, please contact nicole.hentz@unh.edu.Recommended CitationMantz, Erika, "UNH Professors Expertise Is the Architecture of Skyscrapers" (2001). UNH Today. 2629.https://scholars.unh.edu/news/262911/27/17, 10(59 AMUNH Professor's Expertise Is the Architecture of SkyscrapersPage 1 of 2http://www.unh.edu/delete/news/news_releases/2001/october/em_20011023andrew.html UNH Professor's Expertise Is theArchitecture of SkyscrapersBy Erika Mantz UNH News Bureau 603-862-1567October 23, 2001Editors and News Directors:We offer the following as a story idea you may wishto follow up on for a feature. Professor Andrew canbe reached at 862-4693.DURHAM, N.H. -- The first skyscraper was built inChicago in 1884 by William LeBaron Jenney.Professor David Andrew, an art historian in theUniversity of New Hampshire's Department of Art andArt History since 1976, teaches modern architecturalhistory and has made a particular study of skyscrapers.After the collapse of the World Trade Center towers,Andrew says, "I have no doubt skyscrapers willcontinue to be built. They are an investor's dream cometrue, but I have great reservations about the skyscraperas a building type. The terrible events of Sept. 11reminded us how vulnerable these structures are,especially at that scale and with that kind ofconstruction. This would probably be a good time for areview of the practicality and safety of thesestructures."Prior to the WTC, skyscrapers employed a steel skeletalframe with columns and girders distributed throughoutthe entire building. This is true of the Empire StateBuilding, for example, which remained standing after aB-25 accidentally struck it in 1945. But the WTC,designed by Minoru Yamasaki in the mid-1960s,introduced a revolutionary new method for skyscraperconstruction in which the exterior walls, with theirmany steel-reinforced concrete columns, did most ofthe work. The Trade Towers were basically big hollowtubes.11/27/17, 10(59 AMUNH Professor's Expertise Is the Architecture of SkyscrapersPage 2 of 2http://www.unh.edu/delete/news/news_releases/2001/october/em_20011023andrew.htmlAndrew is especially interested in the skyscraper as ametaphor of institutional and societal value and haspublished a book on the early skyscraper architect,Louis Sullivan. He can be reached at (603) 862-4693.Back to UNH News Bureau

UNH Professors Expertise Is the Architecture of Skyscrapers

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University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository
Media Relations Administrative Offices
10-23-2001
UNH Professors Expertise Is the Architecture of
Skyscrapers
Erika Mantz
Follow this and additional works at: https://scholars.unh.edu/news
This News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Administrative Offices at University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. It has
been accepted for inclusion in Media Relations by an authorized administrator of University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. For more
information, please contact nicole.hentz@unh.edu.
Recommended Citation
Mantz, Erika, "UNH Professors Expertise Is the Architecture of Skyscrapers" (2001). UNH Today. 2629.
https://scholars.unh.edu/news/2629
11/27/17, 10(59 AMUNH Professor's Expertise Is the Architecture of Skyscrapers
Page 1 of 2http://www.unh.edu/delete/news/news_releases/2001/october/em_20011023andrew.html
 
UNH Professor's Expertise Is the
Architecture of Skyscrapers
By Erika Mantz 
UNH News Bureau 
603-862-1567
October 23, 2001
Editors and News Directors:
We offer the following as a story idea you may wish
to follow up on for a feature. Professor Andrew can
be reached at 862-4693.
DURHAM, N.H. -- The first skyscraper was built in
Chicago in 1884 by William LeBaron Jenney.
Professor David Andrew, an art historian in the
University of New Hampshire's Department of Art and
Art History since 1976, teaches modern architectural
history and has made a particular study of skyscrapers.
After the collapse of the World Trade Center towers,
Andrew says, "I have no doubt skyscrapers will
continue to be built. They are an investor's dream come
true, but I have great reservations about the skyscraper
as a building type. The terrible events of Sept. 11
reminded us how vulnerable these structures are,
especially at that scale and with that kind of
construction. This would probably be a good time for a
review of the practicality and safety of these
structures."
Prior to the WTC, skyscrapers employed a steel skeletal
frame with columns and girders distributed throughout
the entire building. This is true of the Empire State
Building, for example, which remained standing after a
B-25 accidentally struck it in 1945. But the WTC,
designed by Minoru Yamasaki in the mid-1960s,
introduced a revolutionary new method for skyscraper
construction in which the exterior walls, with their
many steel-reinforced concrete columns, did most of
the work. The Trade Towers were basically big hollow
tubes.
11/27/17, 10(59 AMUNH Professor's Expertise Is the Architecture of Skyscrapers
Page 2 of 2http://www.unh.edu/delete/news/news_releases/2001/october/em_20011023andrew.html
Andrew is especially interested in the skyscraper as a
metaphor of institutional and societal value and has
published a book on the early skyscraper architect,
Louis Sullivan. He can be reached at (603) 862-4693.
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