Crowned
with antennae and microwave relay dishes, the finely detail
upper floors of the 36 story Book Tower present a picture
of the skyscraper in the information age.
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The Book Tower is, perhaps, emblematic
of the role of the skyscraper in the information age -- as a
hilltop for communication relays.
Information processing by massing workers into
vertical spaces has been replaced by empty buildings whose heights
are useful for connecting those workers by electronic means.
Update! June
2002
Book Tower Revival
CLICK HERE
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