The Chrysler Building is an Art Deco skyscraper in New York City, located on the east side of Manhattan, standing at 319 metres (1,047 ft).
"The design, originally drawn up for building contractor William H. Reynolds, was finally sold to Walter P. Chrysler, who wanted a provocative building which would not merely scrape the sky but positively pierce it. Its 77 floors briefly making it the highest building in the world—at least until the Empire State Building was completed—it became the star of the New York skyline, thanks above all to its crowning peak. In a deliberate strategy of myth generation, Van Alen planned a dramatic moment of revelation: the entire seven-storey pinnacle, complete with special-steel facing, was first assembled inside the building, and then hoisted into position through the roof opening and anchored on top in just one and a half hours. All of a sudden it was there—a sensational fait accompli."
Peter Gossel and Gabriele Leuthauser. Architecture in the Twentieth Century. p209.
View from the Empire State Building
http://www.admodelmaking.co.uk/images/chryslertall.jpg
http://img2.allposters.com/images/TOP/MTD5070.jpg The aerial view in the final image is something that drew me towards this poster, it conveys the urban context of the Chrysler Building, which is also reinforced in the first photo. Also the creative use of colours the artist used is very effective in capturing the natural light, which places a strong emphasis onto the ‘crown.’
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