Author: George E. ThomasPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
A combination of Masterpieces of American Architecture in the U. S. and American Architecture of the 20th Century."
American Arch Masterpieces
Author: George E. ThomasPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
A combination of Masterpieces of American Architecture in the U. S. and American Architecture of the 20th Century."
American Arch Masterpieces
Author: George E. ThomasPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
A combination of Masterpieces of American Architecture in the U. S. and American Architecture of the 20th Century."
Masterpieces of American Architecture
Author: Edward Warren HoakPublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486147274
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 431
Book Description
From the golden age of American architecture comes this splendid survey, documenting scores of masterpieces built between 1900 and 1930. More than 260 illustrations include plans, sections, exterior and interior details, and photographs. A sampling of featured buildings include Lincoln Memorial, Boston Public Library, Tribune Tower, and Woolworth Building.
City Hall
Author: Arthur DrookerPublisher: Schiffer Publishing
ISBN: 9780764360497
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
City Hall is the first book to feature striking contemporary images of the most architecturally significant city halls in the United States. This diverse collection includes New York, the oldest; Philadelphia, once the tallest building in the world; and Boston, the first major brutalist building in the United States. Organized chronologically, the book traces the evolution of American civic architecture from the early 19th century to the present day and represents diverse styles such as Federalist, art deco, and modern. Architects, current and former mayors, historians, and preservationists tell the story about how each city hall came to be, what it says about its city, and why it's important architecturally. With a foreword by noted historian Douglas Brinkley and an essay by architectural writer Thomas Mellins, City Hall spotlights these often underappreciated civic buildings and affirms architecture's unique power to express democratic ideals and inspire civic engagement.
American Architectural Masterpieces
Author: Thomas Jefferson's Academical Village
Author: Richard Guy WilsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Thomas Jefferson's design for the University of Virginia is widely hailed as a masterpiece. It is his greatest architectural accomplishment, the summation of his quest for intellectual freedom. The story of the University encompasses the political and architectural worlds, as Jeffeson struggled against great opposition to establish a new type of educational institution. Thomas Jefferson's Academical Village offers a comprehensive look at Jefferson's design for the University, at how it came into being, at the different perecptions of its successes and failures, and at the alterations that have taken place down through the years. The revised edition incorporates research that has been ongoing since the book first appeared in 1993, and includes a preface by Richard Guy Wilson, essays on architecture and education and the Lawn, additional architectural drawings and historic photographs, a foreword by President John T. Casteen III, and numerous color illustrations.
Sister Wendy's American Masterpieces
Author: Wendy BeckettPublisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
Sister Wendy Beckett's brilliant insight and quirky delivery have made her both a respected art critic and a beloved personality. Now she focuses her attention on American art in this volume that contains more than 50 high-quality, large-scale reproductions. Full color.
American Architectural Masterpieces
Author: ThomasMonumental Classic Architecture in Great Britain and Ireland
Author: Albert E. RichardsonPublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486415345
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Detailed text and illustrations examine the buildings of the great neoclassical period, 1730–1875. The roster of masterpieces pictured and described include The Customs House, Dublin; The Bank of England, Liverpool; Newgate Prison, London; The British Museum, London; The National Gallery, Edinburgh; The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge; and many more. 176 black-and-white illustrations.
American City
Author: Robert SharoffPublisher: Images Publishing
ISBN: 1864704292
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
St. Louis is one of the most architecturally impressive cities in the United States, with a heritage of innovative design stretching back to the early 1800s. This is reflected in the architecture of the downtown area and surrounding neighborhoods. More than just about any city in America, St. Louis embraced the imposing forms and lush ornamentation of the Beaux Arts tradition. Indeed, one can make the argument that only Washington, D.C. in the United States has a more impressive collection of classically inspired structures. American City: St. Louis Architecture is the first large-format book on the city's architecture since the 1920s, and includes over 100 new color photographs and text for 50 of the city's most important structures. These range from such 19th Century masterpieces as Louis Sullivan's Wainwright Building, Alfred Mullet's Old Post Office and Theodore Link's Union Station, to Eero Saarinen's Gateway Arch, Tadao Andao's Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts Building and Maya Lin's recently completed Ellen Clark Hope Plaza.