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	New York Architecture Images- William van Alen
		William Van Alen was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1883.
		In Paris, Van Alen studied in the atelier of Victor Laloux at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts.
		Van Alen is best known for his design of the Chrysler Building, often praised as the greatest example of Art Deco style skyscrapers and the perfect monument to American capitalism.
	www.nyc-architecture.com /ARCH/ARCH-WilliamvanAlen.htm (185 words)

	William Van Alen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Van Alen was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1883.
		In Paris, Van Alen studied in the atelier of Victor Laloux at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts.
		Van Alen is best known for his design of the Chrysler Building, often praised as the greatest example of Art Deco-style skyscrapers and the perfect monument to American capitalism.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/William_van_Alen (256 words)

	Encyclopedia: William van Alen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Van Alen had formerly been a partner of architect H. Craig Severance, who was designing with Yasuo Matsui, what was then planned as the world's tallest building for the Bank of Manhattan at 40 Wall Street.
		Van Alen's design was a sort of cruciform groin vault sliced in seven concentric segments that mounted up one behind the other.
		William van Alen is the architect in charge of New York City 's Chrysler Building.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/William-van-Alen (757 words)

	Read about William van Alen at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research William van Alen and learn about William van Alen ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Van Alen's independent spirit and skills as a designer were well matched with Severance's strength at bringing in commissions, and the firm quickly began to prosper.
		In 1915, Van Alen earned considerable praise for his novel design of an office building (the Albemarle, at 24th Street and Broadway) without a decorative cornice.
		Van Alen won the new commission, though he had to abandon the earlier plans: Chrysler wanted the world's tallest skyscraper, one that would spare no extravagance in catching the public's eye.
	encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/William_van_Alen (1107 words)

	The New Yorker: PRINTABLES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		As the association suggests, Van Alen had a reputation of his own as a showman, albeit one in thrall to the most coolly modern materials and means.
		Van Alen’s most radical design, however, was his original plan for the Reynolds skyscraper, which featured a jewel-like glass dome and a base in which triple-height showroom windows were topped by a full dozen stories with glass-wrapped corners, creating an impression that the massive tower above rested on air.
		Van Alen did what he could to keep this sad phenomenon at bay, with elaborate radiator grilles and patterned doorknobs, but the economic reality of so many floors had to be conceded.
	www.newyorker.com /printables/archive/031215fr_archive01 (3835 words)

	William Van Alen Biography & Art History - Art Deco Period
		William Van Alen was born in Brooklyn New York in 1883 and attended the Pratt Institute.
		Van Alen designed the Chrysler Building, which is praised as the greatest Art Deco style sky scraper, and serves as a monument to capitalism in America.
		Van Alen died in 1954 and was not noted for his great architectural works until after his death.
	www.arthistoryguide.com /travel/travel2.aspx (132 words)

	New York Architecture Images- Chrysler Building
		Chrysler took over the lease of the office building when it was in construction, hired William Van Alen to create a monument to his growing company and, allegedly, asked the architect to build the highest building constructed to date.
		To beat out his competitors who were also trying to build the world's tallest building, Van Alen erected a 185-foot spire on the top of the tower which was secretly delivered to the site in sections and raised to the top in a mere 90 minutes.
		Ohrstrom, the investment banker, chose Craig Severance, Van Alen's estranged former partner, to be the architect.
	www.nyc-architecture.com /MID/MID021.htm (1200 words)

	Wikinfo \| Chrysler Building
		The Chrysler building was designed by William van Alen for a contractor, William H. Reynolds, the same man who dreamed up Dreamland, a by-gone amusement park of Coney Island's heyday.
		van Alen had already secretly obtained permission to build a 125 foot (38.1 m) spire, which was being constructed inside of the building.
		Van Alen and Chrysler enjoyed this distinction for less than a year, before it was surrendered to the Empire State Building.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Chrysler_Building (710 words)

	The Midtown Book - The Chrysler Building (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		When J. Carpenter, the architect of the Lincoln Building project, upped his project to 63 stories, Van Alen went back to the drawing board and proposed a 65-story tower that soon became a 67-story, 808-foot-high tower with an observatory with a rather squat glass dome that was to be illuminated from within at night.
		Van Alen's original facade treatment called for a Middle- or Far Eastern-like patterning of its white, gray and fl brickwork.
		Chrysler had Van Alen incorporate some decorative designs associated with automobiles on the facades, namely simulated hubcaps near the top of one rung of setbacks and great stainless steel eagle gargoyles, two at each of the shaft's four major corners.
	www.thecityreview.com /chryslerb.html (1681 words)

	AEGiS-PRn: Exhibition of International Initiative to Design Mobile Health Clinic to Combat HIV/AIDS Crisis in Africa on ...
		The Van Alen Institute in New York, which partnered with Architecture for Humanity to administer the competition jury, is hosting the opening exhibit of the winning and selected designs.
		Van Alen Institute is a non-profit organization committed to improving the design of the public realm through a program of competitions, workshops, public forums, exhibitions, and publications.
		Founded in 1894 as the Society of Beaux-Arts Architects, the Institute was renamed in 1996 after William Van Alen, the architect of the Chrysler Building and its' largest benefactor, and repositioned to focus on the public realm.
	www.aegis.com /NEWS/PR/2003/PR030115.html (845 words)

	Higher by Neal Bascomb
		Van Alen could sketch his designs, order his draftsmen to work out the elevation details in quarter-inch scale, and have blueprints of the same made on fine linen paper that would last for years.
		Van Alen pressed for a meeting with Chrysler, motivated by something far greater than securing the remainder of the balance due him.
		Van Alen hired Chesley Bonestell, an illustrator who freelanced with a number of firms around town, to collaborate with him on the preliminary studies for the hotel.
	www.randomhouse.com /catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780385506618&view=excerpt (2480 words)

	William Van Alen ( - ) Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews
		William Faithorne, At the upper end of the plate you have the woman"s arm..., plate 8 opposite page 22 in the book The Art of Graveing and Etching by William Faithorne (London: William Faithorne, 1662), 1662
		William Blake, Balladsä relating to Animals by William Hayley (London: Richard Phillips, 1805), 1805
		This exhibition brings together five architectural projects that are not merely eye-catching structures that happen to be situated by the water, but that also embody a rethinking of the character and form of the surrounding landscape.
	wwar.com /masters/v/van_alen-william.html (861 words)

	Chrysler Building (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Van Alen altered the plans to reflect his new patron: a domed lantern became a metal clad spire; the frieze on the 30th floor became a line of hubcaps; new gargoyles were enormous, Chrysler Eagle radiator caps; fenders and hood ornaments became part of the decoration.
		Not to be outdone, Van Alen secretly had an 185-foot spire built within the fireshaft of the Chrysler Building.
		Van Alen and Chrysler fell out over allegations of contractors' bribery; the Chrysler Corporation never fully utilized its space and Van Alen's career virtually ended.
	www.skyscraper.org /EXHIBITIONS/FAVORITES/fav_chrysler.htm (419 words)

	Mutual Funds Interactive(sm) - Money Manager Interviews
		The fund, explains Van Alen, "is for people who believe in God, and who do not want to profit from the sins of others." To that end, Noah does not invest in stocks of companies involved in alcohol, tobacco, gambling, abortion, or pornography.
		Van Alen farms that job out to Pro Vita, a research organization that specializes in abortion-related and moral issue stock screening.
		Van Alen put the kibosh on one such stock, General Electric, because of the racy prime time programming of its NBC unit.
	www.brill.com /profiles/vanalen.html (1314 words)

	Willem Van Allen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Willem Van Allen probably was born during the 1670s.
		He was the American-born son of Pieter and Maria Teller Van Allen.
		By 1710, their eight children were baptized at the Albany Dutch church where both parents were members and frequent baptism sponsors.
	www.nysm.nysed.gov /albany/bios/va/wivallen5687.html (203 words)

	NEW YORK SCRAPERS - ART DECO II
		William H. Reynolds, a former NY State Senator, leased the western blockfront facing Lexington Avenue in 1911 and converted the existing buildings to a unified office building.
		Van Alen was, essentially, given a blank cheque to come up with a design to fit the car magnate's ambition.
		Architect Van Alen and H. Craig Severance, the architect of the Bank of Manhattan's building at 40 Wall Street, had been former partners but were now ardent rivals -- both wanted to build the tallest building in the world.
	www.greatgridlock.net /NYC/nyc2a.html (4739 words)

	Silver Spire
		Van Alen reported that he went on shaking whenever he thought about the possible danger to people on the street, who had received no warning of the architectural coup taking place above their heads.
		Although the newspapers had been following the skyward contest almost foot by foot, there were no reporters or photographers on hand to share Van Alen's anxious vigil.
		Van Alen noted mildly that "it was necessary to resort to the unusual" because of the "after consideration nature" of what he'd had to do.
	www.jayebee.com /discoveries/criticism/silver_spire.htm (3909 words)

	William Van Alen - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		William Van Alen - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Although the Chrysler Building is now highly regarded, his career suffered after its completion due to accusactions made against him by the powerful client, Walter Chrysler.
		William Van Alen, 1883 births, 1954 deaths, American architects and Art Deco.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/William_van_Alen (256 words)

	St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture: Chrysler Building (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Van Alen's initial design projected a 925-foot building with a rounded, Byzantine or Moorish top.
		At the same time, however, Van Alen's former partner, H. Craig Severance, was building the 927-foot Bank of the Manhattan Company on Wall Street.
		Not to be outdone, Van Alen revised his plans, with Chrysler's blessing, to include a new tapering top that culminated in a spire, bringing the total height to 1,046 feet and establishing the Chrysler Building as the world's tallest.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_g1epc/is_tov/ai_2419100248 (787 words)

	Salon.com Arts & Entertainment \| The Chrysler Building (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		As it turned out, Van Alen found himself in competition with his former partner, H. Craig Severance, who was building what he claimed would be the world's tallest building, the Bank of Manhattan, at 40 Wall Street.
		In the fall of 1929, word came to Van Alen that Severance had added a flagpole to the top of his edifice that would beat out Van Alen's project by 2 feet.
		The architecture critic Kenneth Murchison called Van Alen "the Ziegfeld of his profession," and while Murchison may have meant it as a compliment, there were plenty of others who thought of Van Alen as little more than a flashy showman.
	www.salon.com /ent/masterpiece/2002/02/25/chrysler/print.html (1607 words)

	Population Council \| News Release \| Population Council Researcher Part of Advisory Board for Innovative Design ...
		Johannes van Dam, of the Population Council’s Horizons Program, is one of the nine-member board of the Mobile HIV/AIDS Health Clinic for Africa.
		Van Alen Institute is a nonprofit organization committed to improving the design of the public realm through a program of competitions, workshops, public forums, exhibitions, and publications.
		Founded in 1894 as the Society of Beaux-Arts Architects, the Institute was renamed in 1996 after William Van Alen, the architect of the Chrysler Building and the Institute's largest benefactor, and repositioned to focus on the public realm.
	www.popcouncil.org /mediacenter/newsreleases/JVDadvises.html (927 words)

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		Nomination of William Laurens Van Alen To Be a Member of the National Council on the Arts
		The President today announced his intention to nominate William Laurens Van Alen to be a member of the National Council on the Arts, National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, for a term expiring September 3, 1988.
		He was a partner in the architectural firm of Carroll, Grisdale & Van Alen in 1946 - 1973.
	www.reagan.utexas.edu /archives/speeches/1982/112382a.htm (174 words)

	Project Rebirth: Architecture, Manhattan Skyscrapers (bigger is better)
		The phrase “bigger is better” took a turn for the literal in the first third of the 20 th century, sparked by the competition between William Van Alen, the architect of the Chrysler Building, and Craig Severance, architect of 40 Wall Street.
		Both architects were dogged by the media, publicly releasing ever-increasing claims to new heights, challenging and intimidating one other through the national press into building taller and taller.
		Van Alen’s Chrysler Building topped out at 1046 feet in 1930, beating Severance by one hundred.
	www.projectrebirth.org /rebuild/architecture/ManhattanSkyscrapers/big.html (262 words)

	Artist Respond to 9.11
		Initiated by Creative Time, which is now in partnership with Poets and Writers, the Van Alen Institute, and Worldstudio Foundation, the poster campaign will feature designs by several artistic disciplines: visual arts, literary arts, architecture, and graphic designers collaborating with youth, respectively.
		Van Alen Institute was founded as the Society of Beaux-Arts Architects in 1894.
		Named for the founding member and benefactor, William Van Alen, architect of the Chrysler Building, the Institute builds on the original mission established by such influential architects as Ernest Flagg, Charles F. McKim, Whitney Warren and Raymond Hood.
	www.creativetime.org /programs/archive/2002/TimeToConsider/posters (633 words)

	nycedc.com-News Releases (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		In addition to CIDC and Van Alen Institute, other sponsors of the competition were Independence Community Foundation, and KeySpan Corporation.
		Van Alen Institute: Projects in Public Architecture is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving design in the public realm through a program of exhibition, competitions, publications, workshops and forums, and is an advocate for active and accessible waterfronts.
		Founded in 1894 as the Society Beaux-Arts the Institute was renamed in 1996 after William Van Alen, the architect of the Chrysler Building and the Institute’s largest benefactor, and reorganized to focus on the public realm.
	www.newyorkbiz.com /About_Us/getPressReleasePreview2005_detail.cfm?id=304 (845 words)

	All About Skyscrapers; Chrysler Building (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Chrysler accused architect Van Alen of taking bribes from subcontractors, and refused to pay his fee.
		To beat competitors who were trying the same feat, William van Alen designed a 56 meter (185 ft) spire which was secretly delivered to the site in sections, assembled inside the elevator shaft, and raised to the top in 90 minutes.
		The lowest building occupation rate was 17% during the recession in the early 1970's.
	www.allaboutskyscrapers.com /sp.chrysler_building.htm (355 words)

	William Van Alen Online
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		All images and text on this William Van Alen page are copyright 2007 by John Malyon/Artcyclopedia, unless otherwise noted.
	www.artcyclopedia.com /artists/alen_william_van.html (117 words)

	Narrative Chronology
		William Van Alen used architectural "sleight-of-hand" to beat the builders of 40 Wall Street.
		Van Alen and H. Craig Severance were partners turned rivals.
		Severance stalled on committing to a height, until Van Alen had done so.
	webpage.pace.edu /bMorris/will/Narrative.htm (413 words)

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