Books Details
Author : A. Eugene Kohn Pages : 328 pages Publisher : RosettaBooks Language : ISBN-
10 : 1948122499 ISBN-13 : 9781948122498
Books Descriptions
"Name any city that has seen explosive growth in the past century?Tokyo, Hong Kong,
Shanghai, Singapore, Jakarta, Bangkok, Seoul, Kuala Lumpur?and he's had a hand in
the making of its skyline. Name any 'old world' financial metropolis?New York,
London, Frankfurt?and he's had a hand in designing its skyline, too.? ( Juan Sebastian
Pinto for Forbes.com) In a series of fascinating tales, Gene Kohn explains how he
helped build one of the most successful architecture firms in the world, offering
inspiring lessons on business leadership and design innovation that can be applied to
many fields. Founded on July 4, 1976, Kohn Pedersen Fox quickly became a darling of
the architectural press with groundbreaking buildings such as the headquarters for
the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) on Manhattan?s Upper West Side, 333
Wacker Drive in Chicago, the Procter & Gamble headquarters in Cincinnati, and the
World Bank Headquarters in Washington, DC. By the early 1990s, when most
