SOSC 1731 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Social Darwinism, Streetcar Suburb
27 Sep 2016
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The city grows up: technology and the modern skyscraper. What role did technology play in the development of the skyscraper. The importance of innovations in steel production. The birth of the modern central business district. Two key factors at play: 1) cities were getting larger; 2) it was becoming easier to interact over the increased area that the larger cities represented. The role of technological innovations in transportation and communications in altering the form and function of the cbd. The link between economic growth, firm growth and city growth. Skyscrapers were the outcome of several key factors. Technological innovation in transportation, communication, production and construction techniques. The rapid growth of the industrial city in terms of its economy, population and the areal extent of its physical form. The changing nature and concentration of control and command functions and the burgeoning service sector (office workers) The enduring symbolism of the modern industrial city that the skyscraper represented.
