{"product_id":"building-tall-john-l-tishman-9780472118304","title":"Building Tall: My Life and the Invention of Construction Management","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"John Tishman is a true pioneer in the Construction Management industry. Through his CM leadership, some of America's most well-known buildings have been brought to successful completion.\" \u003cbr\u003e---Bruce D'Agostino, president and chief executive, Construction Management Association of America\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eBuilding Tall\u003c\/i\u003e will provide readers with insights into John Tishman's career as a visionary engineer, landmark builder, and great businessman. Responsible for some of the construction world's most magnificent projects, John is one of the preeminent alumni in the history of Michigan Engineering. His perspectives have helped me throughout my time as dean, and his impact will influence generations of Construction Management professionals and students.\" \u003cbr\u003e---David C. Munson, Jr., Robert J. Vlasic Dean of Engineering, University of Michigan \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this memoir, University of Michigan graduate John L. Tishman recounts the experiences and rationale that led him to create the entirely new profession now recognized and practiced as Construction Management. It evolved from his work as the construction lead of the \"owner\/builder\" firm Tishman Realty and Construction, and his personal role as hands-on Construction Manager in the building of an astonishing array of what were at the time the world's tallest and most complex projects. These include\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe world's first three 100-story towers---the original \"twin towers\" of the World Trade Center in Manhattan and the Hancock Tower in Chicago. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Epcot Center at Disney World.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Renaissance Center in Detroit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew York's Madison Square Garden.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eTishman interweaves the stories behind the construction of these and many other important buildings and projects with personal reminiscences of his dealings with Henry Ford, Jr., Disney's Michael Eisner, casino magnate Steve Wynn, and many others into a practical history of the field of Construction Management, which he pioneered. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will be of interest not only to a general public interested in the stories and personalities behind many of the most iconic construction projects of the post-World War II period in the United States but to students of engineering and architecture and members of the new field of Construction Management.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John L. Tishman,Tom Shachtman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0472118307\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780472118304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Michigan Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/28\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.00d","brand":"John L. Tishman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064992575743,"sku":"9780472118304","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c6198ef7-8ba6-4dd3-bece-0ad9ddd6e492.jpg?v=1768672419","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/building-tall-john-l-tishman-9780472118304","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}