The document discusses the history and design of the Chrysler Building in New York City. It describes how the architect William Van Allen originally planned the building but the project was taken over by Walter P. Chrysler who wanted to make it more luxurious. This led to a competition to build the tallest skyscraper in the world between Chrysler and other developers, with Chrysler ultimately topping them by adding a secret spire to the building. Though it only held the title for 11 months before being surpassed by the Empire State Building, the document argues the Chrysler Building's design is more notable than its height.

1. By: Nilaja Brown-Roberts & Darius Harris

2.  Well the Chrysler building was not our first
choice the empire state build was simply
because everyone talks about. But as we go
along and research the empire state building
they keep talking about the Chrysler and how
luxurious it was, so me being myself had to
know about this building.The research was
relatively easy everything was laid out
amazingly.We decided our logo based off of
the build of the Chrysler building.

3.  When we first heard about this project my
mind flew to the empire state building, but in
researching the empire state building the
Chrysler building just caught my eye.

4.  Well I think the story of the Chrysler building should
be titled you snooze you lose. I say this because the
building started out as a partnership between
WilliamVan Allen andWilliam H. Reynolds.Van
Allen was the architect and Reynolds as the
contractor. It was Reynolds opinion thatVan Allen
idea for the building was too "ambitious. Someway
somehowVan Allen’s Ideas landed on the desk of
Walter P. Chrysler, he feltVan Allen’s idea was not
luxurious enough soVan Allen went back to work!

5.  Walter P Chrysler was born April 2 1875. Now
I know everyone is asking why “why does he
get to have his own building?”Well Mr.
Chrysler is the Chrysler he manufactured the
Chrysler car.

6.  Chrysler saw an opportunity in this young
man, he was doing what everyone at that
time wanted to accomplish. He wanted to
build the tallest building in the world!

7.  Like I previously said everyone was trying to
build the tallest building in the world, so you
could imagine that they is a lot of
competition. Chrysler biggest competition
was a banker by the nickname of “the kid”.

8.  Trying to be the first building built the kid was
receiving information on how tall the Chrysler
building was being built. So the added a 40 ft
wall street spire making it 60 ft taller than the
Chrysler building.

9.  Well, Chrysler found out and he was not
haven't it soVan Allen and Chrysler added a
surprise 186 ft spire.This made the Chrysler
building the tallest building in the world! His
victory lasted only for eleven months before
the empire state building surpassed it. It my
opinion that the height is not as nearly
important than the actually design of the
building.

10.  We made our logo based upon the outside of
the Chrysler building, it resemble something
like triangles, so we decided make a sun with
triangles around it.When building the
actually build it was more difficult than I
thought. Instead of making a huge tall
building I wanted ours to be small and sturdy
so that what I did.

14.  www.jamesmaherphotography.com/articles/
28-chrysler-building
 www.tishmanspeyer.com/properties/chrysler
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 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_Building