{"id":321,"date":"2025-03-11T14:11:41","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T14:11:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skyscraper.org\/the-modern-concrete-skyscraper\/?page_id=321"},"modified":"2025-03-14T15:00:41","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T15:00:41","slug":"installation-views","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/skyscraper.org\/the-modern-concrete-skyscraper\/installation-views\/","title":{"rendered":"INSTALLATION VIEWS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/skyscraper.org\/the-modern-concrete-skyscraper\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/02\/Intro-Wall-and-MC-Video-small-for-web-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Exhibition Introduction   All images \u00a9 The Skyscraper Museum  2025\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1913\" width=\"2560\" title=\"Intro Wall and MC Video small for web\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\tExhibition Introduction   All images \u00a9 The Skyscraper Museum  2025\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/skyscraper.org\/the-modern-concrete-skyscraper\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/03\/IMG_4572-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"The left wall highlights early 20th-century concrete skyscrapers, including the one-off Ingalls and Royal Liver Buildings. The Ingalls model stands in the foreground, with gallery views on the right.\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1440\" width=\"2560\" title=\"IMG_4572\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\tThe left wall highlights early 20th-century concrete skyscrapers, including the one-off Ingalls and Royal Liver Buildings. The Ingalls model stands in the foreground, with gallery views on the right.\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/skyscraper.org\/the-modern-concrete-skyscraper\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/03\/Concrete-Gallery-Center-Installation-small-for-web-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A gallery view features SOM models at the center, and a Petronas Towers model stands in the middleground, Skyneedle in the background.\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1440\" width=\"2560\" title=\"Concrete Gallery Center Installation small for web\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\tA gallery view features SOM models at the center, and a Petronas Towers model stands in the middleground, Skyneedle in the background.\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/skyscraper.org\/the-modern-concrete-skyscraper\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/03\/Marina-SOM-and-CBS-Cases-small-for-web-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A montage of three case studies-Marina City, The Concrete Tube: Fazlur Khan and His Legacy, and CBS Headquarters 'Black Rock'-illustrates the versatility of concrete in expressing Modernist principles.\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1315\" width=\"2560\" title=\"Marina SOM and CBS Cases small for web\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\tA montage of three case studies-Marina City, The Concrete Tube: Fazlur Khan and His Legacy, and CBS Headquarters &#8216;Black Rock&#8217;-illustrates the versatility of concrete in expressing Modernist principles.\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/skyscraper.org\/the-modern-concrete-skyscraper\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/03\/SOM-Case-and-Wall-Install-small-for-web-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"This wall and case features concrete skyscrapers designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. Fazlur Khan's development of the tube system allowed concrete buildings to grow taller in the sixties and seventies.\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"2560\" width=\"2027\" title=\"SOM Case and Wall Install small for web\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\tThis wall and case features concrete skyscrapers designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. Fazlur Khan&#8217;s development of the tube system allowed concrete buildings to grow taller in the sixties and seventies.\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/skyscraper.org\/the-modern-concrete-skyscraper\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/03\/IMG_4602-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"A view of the gallery looking backwards, with images of Paul Rudolph's Tracey Towers featured on the right.\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1440\" width=\"2560\" title=\"IMG_4602\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\tA view of the gallery looking backwards, with images of Paul Rudolph&#8217;s Tracey Towers featured on the right.\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/skyscraper.org\/the-modern-concrete-skyscraper\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/03\/IMG_4679-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"A view of the gallery looking backwards at the Merdeka wind-tunnel model, the Petronas Towers model on loan from Pelli Clarke &amp; Partners, and structural models  on loan from SOM.\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1920\" width=\"2560\" title=\"IMG_4679\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\tA view of the gallery looking backwards at the Merdeka wind-tunnel model, the Petronas Towers model on loan from Pelli Clarke &amp; Partners, and structural models  on loan from SOM.\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/skyscraper.org\/the-modern-concrete-skyscraper\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/03\/IMG_4680-2-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"A close-up of the Petronas Towers model, on loan from Pelli Clarke &amp; Partners.\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"2560\" width=\"1920\" title=\"IMG_4680 2\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\tA close-up of the Petronas Towers model, on loan from Pelli Clarke &amp; Partners.\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/skyscraper.org\/the-modern-concrete-skyscraper\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/03\/IMG_4638-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"A gallery view features SOM structural models at the center, a Petronas Towers model on loan from Pelli CLarke &amp; Partners in the middle, and the Miglin-Beitler Skyneedle on loan from PCP in the background.\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"2560\" width=\"1920\" title=\"IMG_4638\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\tA gallery view features SOM structural models at the center, a Petronas Towers model on loan from Pelli CLarke &amp; Partners in the middle, and the Miglin-Beitler Skyneedle on loan from PCP in the background.\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/skyscraper.org\/the-modern-concrete-skyscraper\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/03\/Burj-Jeddah-Install-photo-small-for-web-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"From left to right: a picture of the Burj Khalifa during construction, an SOM model of the same building, and a rendering of the Jeddah Tower in the background.\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"2560\" width=\"1961\" title=\"Burj &amp; Jeddah Install photo small for web\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\tFrom left to right: a picture of the Burj Khalifa during construction, an SOM model of the same building, and a rendering of the Jeddah Tower in the background.\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/skyscraper.org\/the-modern-concrete-skyscraper\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/03\/IMG_4691-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"This case features an SOM model of the Burj Khalifa, a rendering of the Jeddah Tower in the background, and a 3D-printed model of the Jeddah Tower bearing wall system, created for the Museum by Thornton Tomasetti.\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"2560\" width=\"1663\" title=\"IMG_4691\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\tThis case features an SOM model of the Burj Khalifa, a rendering of the Jeddah Tower in the background, and a 3D-printed model of the Jeddah Tower bearing wall system, created for the Museum by Thornton Tomasetti.\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/skyscraper.org\/the-modern-concrete-skyscraper\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/03\/3sies-SOM-Models-1-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Concrete skyscraper structural models, on loan from SOM.\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1339\" width=\"2560\" title=\"3sies SOM Models\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\tConcrete skyscraper structural models, on loan from SOM.\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/skyscraper.org\/the-modern-concrete-skyscraper\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/02\/Concrete-NW-Install-small-for-web-cropped-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"The left wall presents a timeline of concrete construction and innovations from ancient Rome to today. The right wall explores concrete's role in the Empire State Building, a steel-skeleton skyscraper, and features the Ingalls Building, the first concrete skyscraper.\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1138\" width=\"2560\" title=\"Concrete NW Install small for web cropped\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\tThe left wall presents a timeline of concrete construction and innovations from ancient Rome to today. The right wall explores concrete&#8217;s role in the Empire State Building, a steel-skeleton skyscraper, and features the Ingalls Building, the first concrete skyscraper.\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/skyscraper.org\/the-modern-concrete-skyscraper\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/03\/Ingalls-Model-small-for-web-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Model of Ingalls building by Adam Berg and Paige Zolnierek from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1920\" width=\"2560\" title=\"Ingalls Model small for web\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\tModel of Ingalls building by Adam Berg and Paige Zolnierek from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/skyscraper.org\/the-modern-concrete-skyscraper\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/03\/IMG_4622-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"A gallery view highlights the tallest concrete skyscrapers chart, detailing buildings by year of completion. In the center, SOM models showcase innovative designs in concrete high-rises like aSpire, Tower Palace III, Jin Mao Tower, Greenland Jinmao International Financial Center, and Shum Yip Upperhills.\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"2560\" width=\"1920\" title=\"IMG_4622\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\tA gallery view highlights the tallest concrete skyscrapers chart, detailing buildings by year of completion. In the center, SOM models showcase innovative designs in concrete high-rises like aSpire, Tower Palace III, Jin Mao Tower, Greenland Jinmao International Financial Center, and Shum Yip Upperhills.\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/skyscraper.org\/the-modern-concrete-skyscraper\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/03\/East-Wall-Nervi-Frames-small-for-web-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"This wall explores the work, in concrete, of towers by architects Harry Seidler and Luigi Moretti and structural engineer Pier Luigi Nervi.\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1749\" width=\"2560\" title=\"East Wall Nervi Frames small for web\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\tThis wall explores the work, in concrete, of towers by architects Harry Seidler and Luigi Moretti and structural engineer Pier Luigi Nervi.\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/skyscraper.org\/the-modern-concrete-skyscraper\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/03\/IMG_4603-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"A view of the gallery looking backwards, with John Portman's Marriott Marquis in Atlanta (top) and Zaha Hadid's 1000 Museum (bottom) featured  on the left.\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1440\" width=\"2560\" title=\"IMG_4603\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\tA view of the gallery looking backwards, with John Portman&#8217;s Marriott Marquis in Atlanta (top) and Zaha Hadid&#8217;s 1000 Museum (bottom) featured  on the left.\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/skyscraper.org\/the-modern-concrete-skyscraper\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/03\/Tracey-Towers-Install-small-for-web-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"This wall features images of Tracey Towers in The Bronx, designed by architect Paul Rudolph.\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"2560\" width=\"1920\" title=\"Tracey Towers Install small for web\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\tThis wall features images of Tracey Towers in The Bronx, designed by architect Paul Rudolph.\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/skyscraper.org\/the-modern-concrete-skyscraper\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/03\/Petronas-Install-Shot-small-for-web-and-cropped-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"The model of the Petronas Towers in the front and the Miglin-Beitler Skyneedle in the back are on loan from Pelli Clarke &amp; Partners.\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"2083\" width=\"2560\" title=\"Petronas Install Shot small for web and cropped\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\tThe model of the Petronas Towers in the front and the Miglin-Beitler Skyneedle in the back are on loan from Pelli Clarke &amp; Partners.\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/skyscraper.org\/the-modern-concrete-skyscraper\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/03\/IMG_4624-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"A close-up of the Petronas Towers model, on loan from Pelli Clarke &amp; Partners.\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"2560\" width=\"1920\" title=\"IMG_4624\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\tA close-up of the Petronas Towers model, on loan from Pelli Clarke &amp; Partners.\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/skyscraper.org\/the-modern-concrete-skyscraper\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/03\/3-sys-432-Merdeka-Zaha-Large.jpeg\" alt=\"A montage of three case studies: a wind-tunnel model of Merdeka 118, a model of One Thousand Museum with a picture of 56 Leonard, and a model of 432 Park Avenue.\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"825\" width=\"1280\" title=\"3-sys 432-Merdeka-Zaha Large\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\tA montage of three case studies: a wind-tunnel model of Merdeka 118, a model of One Thousand Museum with a picture of 56 Leonard, and a model of 432 Park Avenue.\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/skyscraper.org\/the-modern-concrete-skyscraper\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/03\/IMG_0877-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"A 3D-printed model of the Jeddah Tower bearing wall system, created for the Museum by Thornton Tomasetti.\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1985\" width=\"2560\" title=\"IMG_0877\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\tA 3D-printed model of the Jeddah Tower bearing wall system, created for the Museum by Thornton Tomasetti.\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/skyscraper.org\/the-modern-concrete-skyscraper\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/03\/two-sys-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"These cases feature wind-tunnel models from RWDI of the Burj Khalifa and Merdeka 118 .\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"2560\" width=\"2207\" title=\"two-sys\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\tThese cases feature wind-tunnel models from RWDI of the Burj Khalifa and Merdeka 118 .\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/skyscraper.org\/the-modern-concrete-skyscraper\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/03\/IMG_4634-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"A gallery view features SOM structural models at the center, a Petronas Towers model on loan from Pelli CLarke &amp; Partners in the middle, and the Miglin-Beitler Skyneedle on loan from PCP in the background.\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"2560\" width=\"1920\" title=\"IMG_4634\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\tA gallery view features SOM structural models at the center, a Petronas Towers model on loan from Pelli CLarke &amp; Partners in the middle, and the Miglin-Beitler Skyneedle on loan from PCP in the background.\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n<div class=\"entry-summary\">\nExhibition Introduction All images \u00a9 The Skyscraper Museum 2025 The left wall highlights early 20th-century concrete skyscrapers, including the one-off Ingalls and Royal Liver Buildings. The Ingalls model stands in the foreground, with gallery views on the right. 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