Author: Pamela Scott
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780195093896
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Tracing the various changes in Washington's architectural character from the Revolutionary War to the post-World War II era, the authors survey the major public and government buildings, monuments and memorials, residential buildings and neighborhoods, parks and recreational areas, and commercial and industrial centers. Over 360 photos, drawings, and maps.
Buildings of the District of Columbia
Author: Pamela Scott
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780195093896
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Tracing the various changes in Washington's architectural character from the Revolutionary War to the post-World War II era, the authors survey the major public and government buildings, monuments and memorials, residential buildings and neighborhoods, parks and recreational areas, and commercial and industrial centers. Over 360 photos, drawings, and maps.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780195093896
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Tracing the various changes in Washington's architectural character from the Revolutionary War to the post-World War II era, the authors survey the major public and government buildings, monuments and memorials, residential buildings and neighborhoods, parks and recreational areas, and commercial and industrial centers. Over 360 photos, drawings, and maps.
Classical Architecture and Monuments of Washington, D.C.: A History & Guide
Author: Michael Curtis
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1625859716
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
For architecture aficinados and historians, this comprehensive view of the statues, monuments and architectural plans of Washington DC provides an exciting insight into our federal city. Author Michael Curtis guides this tour of the heart of the District of Columbia's buildings, statues, and monuments. Classical design formed our nation's capital. The soaring Washington Monument, the columns of the Lincoln Memorial and the spectacular dome of the Capitol Building speak to the founders' expansive vision of our federal city. Learn about the L'Enfant and McMillan plans for Washington, D.C., and how those designs are reflected in two hundred years of monuments, museums and representative government. View the statues of our Founding Fathers with the eye of a sculptor and gain insight into the criticism and controversies of modern additions to Washington's monumental structure.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1625859716
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
For architecture aficinados and historians, this comprehensive view of the statues, monuments and architectural plans of Washington DC provides an exciting insight into our federal city. Author Michael Curtis guides this tour of the heart of the District of Columbia's buildings, statues, and monuments. Classical design formed our nation's capital. The soaring Washington Monument, the columns of the Lincoln Memorial and the spectacular dome of the Capitol Building speak to the founders' expansive vision of our federal city. Learn about the L'Enfant and McMillan plans for Washington, D.C., and how those designs are reflected in two hundred years of monuments, museums and representative government. View the statues of our Founding Fathers with the eye of a sculptor and gain insight into the criticism and controversies of modern additions to Washington's monumental structure.
Buildings of the District of Columbia
Author: Pamela Scott
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
Tracing the various changes in Washington's architectural character from the Revolutionary War to the post-World War II era, the authors survey the major public and government buildings, monuments and memorials, residential buildings and neighborhoods, parks and recreational areas, and commercial and industrial centers. Over 360 photos, drawings, and maps.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
Tracing the various changes in Washington's architectural character from the Revolutionary War to the post-World War II era, the authors survey the major public and government buildings, monuments and memorials, residential buildings and neighborhoods, parks and recreational areas, and commercial and industrial centers. Over 360 photos, drawings, and maps.
Alley Life in Washington
Author: James Borchert
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 0252054903
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Forgotten today, established Black communities once existed in the alleyways of Washington, D.C., even in neighborhoods as familiar as Capitol Hill and Foggy Bottom. James Borchert's study delves into the lives and folkways of the largely alley dwellers and how their communities changed from before the Civil War, to the late 1890s era when almost 20,000 people lived in alley houses, to the effects of reform and gentrification in the mid-twentieth century.
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 0252054903
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Forgotten today, established Black communities once existed in the alleyways of Washington, D.C., even in neighborhoods as familiar as Capitol Hill and Foggy Bottom. James Borchert's study delves into the lives and folkways of the largely alley dwellers and how their communities changed from before the Civil War, to the late 1890s era when almost 20,000 people lived in alley houses, to the effects of reform and gentrification in the mid-twentieth century.
Building Height Limits in the District of Columbia
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on the District of Columbia
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 624
Book Description
Distributed to some depository libraries in microfiche.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 624
Book Description
Distributed to some depository libraries in microfiche.
Construction of Certain Government Buildings in the District of Columbia .. Hearings .. on S. 1290 ... April 27, May 2 and 16, 1955
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Works
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
Capital Drawings
Author: Library of Congress. Prints and Photographs Division
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 0801872324
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
This elegant volume, a guide to the Library of Congress's massive collection of architectural drawings, offers a celebration of the ambitious project of designing the nation's capital. Each of its "capital drawings" reflects some aspect of the lives, history, and values of the building's creators and sponsors. 55 color illustrations. 123 halftones.
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 0801872324
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
This elegant volume, a guide to the Library of Congress's massive collection of architectural drawings, offers a celebration of the ambitious project of designing the nation's capital. Each of its "capital drawings" reflects some aspect of the lives, history, and values of the building's creators and sponsors. 55 color illustrations. 123 halftones.
AIA Guide to the Architecture of Washington
Author: Christopher Weeks
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780801847134
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
The new edition of this popular guide is a companion for tourists and residents alike--for anyone interested in contemporary Washington and its most important architectural landmarks. The book offers concise descriptions and photos of some of the city's most notable structures, including nearly 100 built since the mid-1970s. 400 photos. 17 maps.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780801847134
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
The new edition of this popular guide is a companion for tourists and residents alike--for anyone interested in contemporary Washington and its most important architectural landmarks. The book offers concise descriptions and photos of some of the city's most notable structures, including nearly 100 built since the mid-1970s. 400 photos. 17 maps.
2012 International Building Code
Author: International Code Council
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781609830403
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Offers the latest regulations on designing and installing commercial and residential buildings.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781609830403
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Offers the latest regulations on designing and installing commercial and residential buildings.
Report to the President by the Ad Hoc Committee on Federal Office Space
Author: United States. Executive Office of the President. Ad Hoc Committee on Federal Office Space
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Pennsylvania Avenue (Washington, D.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Pennsylvania Avenue (Washington, D.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description