Architecture : History

The Roaring Twenties in New York was a time of exuberant ambition, free-flowing optimism, an explosion of artistic expression in the age of Prohibition. New York was the city that embodied the spirit and strength of a newly powerful America.  In 1924, in the vibrant heart of Manhattan, a fierce rivalry was born. more...

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Homes in the Heartland offers a captivating explanation of the revolutionary balloon frame house construction that swept across Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin from 1850 to 1920, enabling the settlers of the upper Midwest to establish frontier homes. Fred W. Peterson leads readers through the technical aspects of farmhouse construction and discusses the social, economic, and aesthetic values of these familiar homes. more...

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This urban and architectural study of Aleppo reconstructs the city’s evolution over the first two centuries of Ottoman rule and proposes a new model for the understanding of the reception and adaptation of imperial forms, institutions and norms in a provincial setting. more...

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London is a living architectural exhibition. This handy pocket guide:. * aids navigation of the city’s greatest sights with a clear map-based format. * features more than 260 buildings, with full notes and references. * provides a superb full colour photographic record of the capital. London's Contemporary Architecture is a practical and highly illustrated guide to the best modern buildings. Now in its fourth edition, this location-based book has been fully updated to cover the latest additions to the London skyline. This guide looks at London district by district. It identifies the buildings most worth visiting and offers essential information about the selected architectural gems. Packed with fascinating informative commentary and useful location maps, it also includes examples of London's finer older buildings that are found near to the key contemporary sites. more...

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From 1915 to 1971 the large U.S. Steel plant was a major part of DuluthÕs landscape and life. Just as important was Morgan ParkÑan innovatively planned and close-knit community constructed for the plantÕs employees and their families. In this book Arnold R. Alanen presents vivid portraits of Morgan Park, the formerly company-controlled town that now stands as a city neighborhood, and the U.S. Steel plant for which it was built. Planned by renowned landscape architects, architects, and engineers, and provided with schools, churches, and recreational and medical services by U.S. Steel, Morgan Park is an iconic exampleÑlike Lowell, Massachusetts, and Pullman, IllinoisÑof a twentieth-century company town, as well as a window into northeastern MinnesotaÕs industrial roots. Starting with the intense political debates that preceded U.S. SteelÕs decision to build a plant in Duluth, Morgan Park follows the town and its residents through the boom years to the closing of the outmoded facilityÑan event that foreshadowed industrial shutdowns elsewhere in the United StatesÑand up to today, as current residents work to preserve the communityÕs historic character. Through compelling archival and contemporary photographs and vibrant stories of a community built of concrete and strong as steel, Alanen shows the impact both the plant and Morgan Park have had on Duluth. more...

Price: $75.00