Author: Thomas E. Luebke
Publisher: Us Commission of Fine Arts
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 644
Book Description
"From an incomplete composition of brick buildings and informal gardens into an ordered landscape of white classical temples, the image of Washington, D.C., was transformed by visionary planning and implementation in response to the political and artistic movements of the early twentieth century. The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts was created by Congress in 1910 as an independent design review agency to guide the ongoing work of representing national ideals in the design of the capital city ... This comprehensive history explores the evolving role of the Commission of Fine Arts in the context of the artistic, social, and political circumstances that fostered the commission's creation and the subsequent trends that have informed its decisions."--Description from dust jacket.
The New Civic Art
Author: Andres Duany
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
ISBN: 9780847821860
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
This book updates and thoroughly details the most important recent trends in civic architecture and planning, but does not limit itself to this; time-honored precedents, in some cases centuries old, are referenced. This massive, encyclopedic display, drawn from over 200 international sources, has been carefully selected for use not only by trained professionals but for everyone involved in the shaping of cities and the built environment. Numerous examples culled from the works of such notable architects as Arata Isozaki, Frank Gehry, Robert A.M. Stern, Rob Krier, and many others cover all aspects of the environment, from large regional concerns down to details of the private realm.
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
ISBN: 9780847821860
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
This book updates and thoroughly details the most important recent trends in civic architecture and planning, but does not limit itself to this; time-honored precedents, in some cases centuries old, are referenced. This massive, encyclopedic display, drawn from over 200 international sources, has been carefully selected for use not only by trained professionals but for everyone involved in the shaping of cities and the built environment. Numerous examples culled from the works of such notable architects as Arata Isozaki, Frank Gehry, Robert A.M. Stern, Rob Krier, and many others cover all aspects of the environment, from large regional concerns down to details of the private realm.
Civic Art
Author: Thomas Hayton Mawson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art, Municipal
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art, Municipal
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
San Francisco
Author: Susan Wels
Publisher: Heyday Books
ISBN: 9781597142069
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
History and art intertwine in this celebration of the San Francisco Art Commission's promotion of public art through eight decades of political, social, and economic changes. Wels specializes in history and is a resident of the city. Abundantly illustrated and will intrigue those who live in San Francisco, those who just visit and leave their heart, and anyone involved with cities and public art.
Publisher: Heyday Books
ISBN: 9781597142069
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
History and art intertwine in this celebration of the San Francisco Art Commission's promotion of public art through eight decades of political, social, and economic changes. Wels specializes in history and is a resident of the city. Abundantly illustrated and will intrigue those who live in San Francisco, those who just visit and leave their heart, and anyone involved with cities and public art.
Towns and Town-Making Principles
Author: Andres Duany
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Published with the Harvard Graduate School of Design.
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Published with the Harvard Graduate School of Design.
Civic Art
Author: Thomas E. Luebke
Publisher: Us Commission of Fine Arts
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 644
Book Description
"From an incomplete composition of brick buildings and informal gardens into an ordered landscape of white classical temples, the image of Washington, D.C., was transformed by visionary planning and implementation in response to the political and artistic movements of the early twentieth century. The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts was created by Congress in 1910 as an independent design review agency to guide the ongoing work of representing national ideals in the design of the capital city ... This comprehensive history explores the evolving role of the Commission of Fine Arts in the context of the artistic, social, and political circumstances that fostered the commission's creation and the subsequent trends that have informed its decisions."--Description from dust jacket.
Publisher: Us Commission of Fine Arts
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 644
Book Description
"From an incomplete composition of brick buildings and informal gardens into an ordered landscape of white classical temples, the image of Washington, D.C., was transformed by visionary planning and implementation in response to the political and artistic movements of the early twentieth century. The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts was created by Congress in 1910 as an independent design review agency to guide the ongoing work of representing national ideals in the design of the capital city ... This comprehensive history explores the evolving role of the Commission of Fine Arts in the context of the artistic, social, and political circumstances that fostered the commission's creation and the subsequent trends that have informed its decisions."--Description from dust jacket.
Art and the City
Author: Sarah Schrank
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 0812204107
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
"Art and the City" explores the contentious relationship between civic politics and visual culture in Los Angeles. Struggles between civic leaders and modernist artists to define civic identity and control public space highlight the significance of the arts as a site of political contest in the twentieth century.
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 0812204107
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
"Art and the City" explores the contentious relationship between civic politics and visual culture in Los Angeles. Struggles between civic leaders and modernist artists to define civic identity and control public space highlight the significance of the arts as a site of political contest in the twentieth century.
Charities and the Commons
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Author: Library of Congress
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Subject headings, Library of Congress
Languages : en
Pages : 1670
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Subject headings, Library of Congress
Languages : en
Pages : 1670
Book Description
Rise of the New York Skyscraper, 1865-1913
Author: Sarah Bradford Landau
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300077391
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
The invention of the New York skyscraper is one of the most fascinating developments in the history of architecture. This authoritative book chronicles the history of New York's first skyscrapers, challenging conventional wisdom that it was in Chicago and not New York that the skyscraper was born. 206 illustrations.
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300077391
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
The invention of the New York skyscraper is one of the most fascinating developments in the history of architecture. This authoritative book chronicles the history of New York's first skyscrapers, challenging conventional wisdom that it was in Chicago and not New York that the skyscraper was born. 206 illustrations.
The Birth of City Planning in the United States, 1840–1917
Author: Jon A. Peterson
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 9780801872105
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
Publisher Description
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 9780801872105
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
Publisher Description