VIVA (Skyscraper Museum)

Historicus, Inc. worked with Skyscraper Museum from April 2003 through May 2004 to develop a collections database and visual catalogue for their massive collection of historical images of New York City skyscrapers. The site was programmed in Flash MX 2004’s object-oriented programming model, using XML generated from a mySQL/PHP server to dynamically load hundreds of different three-dimensional map objects and link them dynamically to original collection materials. The project was funded by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services for innovative cataloging and collection-access initiatives. Visit the site at www.skyscraper.org. (There, you can also see VIVA2, another of our projects for the Skyscraper Museum.)