Treasures of American Architecture and Their Architects
Author : John D. Randall
Publisher :
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 17,74 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Architects
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Author : John D. Randall
Publisher :
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 17,74 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Architects
ISBN :
Author : Lisa C. Mullins
Publisher :
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 23,41 MB
Release : 2002-06
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780756755997
Author : Otto Reinhold Eggers
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
Page : 131 pages
File Size : 13,87 MB
Release : 2016-11-16
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0486807991
These 53 magnificent drawings by a distinguished architect recapture landmarks of colonial America. Originally published in 1922, Otto Reinhold Eggers' portfolio of pencil sketches depicts historic structures in New York, Philadelphia, Boston, and Baltimore as well as those of smaller towns in Connecticut, Virginia, and elsewhere. Images of churches, municipal structures, homes, and other architectural gems range from the majesty of St. Paul's Chapel, Manhattan's oldest surviving church, and the grandeur of George Washington's Mt. Vernon residence to a Dutch farmhouse in New Jersey and a Newport street lined with quaint eighteenth-century buildings. Otto Reinhold Eggers (1882 – 1964) was one of the architects of the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D. C., and his seven-decade career in architecture included a 30-year association with John Russell Pope, first as a draftsman and eventually as a partner. Eggers' meticulously rendered sketches, photographic in their detail and effect, offer fascinating perspectives on some of America's architectural treasures. Extensive captions for each of the illustrations by William H. Crocker, editor of The American Architect, provide fascinating historical background.
Author : The National Historical Sociery
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 19,48 MB
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Category :
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Author : Lisa C. Mullins
Publisher :
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 39,93 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Architecture
ISBN :
Early Architecture of the South.
Author : Early American Society
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 14,23 MB
Release : 1977
Category : Architecture, Colonial
ISBN :
Author : Charles E. Dagit
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 30,63 MB
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1351481770
If there is anything to be learned from the history of American architecture it is that it reflects the American adventure in creativity and inventiveness, and the desire to be unique and expressive. In The Groundbreakers, Charles E. Dagit, Jr. examines pioneering American architects and the historical events and trends that gave rise to their achievements. These architects, the caliber of Frank Lloyd Wright and Frank Gehry, created their own distinct, personal styles, and represented the rich heritages of their specific geographical regions.The American pioneer spirit of individualism is alive and well in the architectural world, and like other American innovations, architecture as practiced in the United States is constantly renewing itself and finding new ways to capture the imagination. This book will be of interest to historians, architects, and students in American studies. Illustrations add dimension to the author's observations.
Author : Mark Gelernter
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 10,93 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780719047275
Why did the colonial Americans give over a significant part of their homes to a grand staircase? Why did the Victorians drape their buildings ornate decoration? And why did American buildings grow so tall in the last decades of the 19th century. This book explores the history of American architecture from prehistoric times to the present, explaining why characteristic architectural forms arose at particular times and in particular places.
Author : Early American Society
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 45,65 MB
Release : 1977
Category : Architecture
ISBN :
Author : Cyril M. Harris
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 47,7 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780393731033
Defines and illustrates architectural terms relating to building style, structural components, and architectural ornaments.