{"product_id":"building-the-empire-state","title":"Building The Empire State","description":"\u003cb\u003eA rediscovered 1930s notebook charts the construction of the Empire State Building.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe  construction of the Empire State Building was  orchestrated by general contractors Starrett  Brothers and Eken, premier \"skyline  builders\" of the 1920s. They scheduled the  delivery of materials and the construction and  recorded daily the number of workers by trade.  Compiled from these records, an in-house  notebook documented the construction process.  Meticulously typed on graph paper and  illustrated with construction photographs, this  unique document combines a professional  specificity of detail with a charming rhapsody  to the firm's crowning  achievement. Constructed in eleven months, the  1250-foot Empire State Building, the world's  tallest skyscraper from 1931 to 1971, was a  marvel of modern engineering. The frame rose  more than a story a day; no comparable building  since has matched that rate of ascent.","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46196734525617,"sku":"9780393732313","price":29.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_5bf4e3a4-ef75-43d6-9125-a843465c333c.jpg?v=1763105720","url":"https:\/\/www.indigo.ca\/products\/building-the-empire-state","provider":"Indigo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}