The Making of Virginia architecture / by Charles E. Brownell [and others].

Title & Author:

The Making of Virginia architecture / by Charles E. Brownell [and others].

Publication:

Description:

xiii, 457 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm

Notes:
Companion to an exhibition held at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, November 10, 1992 to January 10, 1993.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 435-440) and index.
Foreword / Katharine C. Lee -- Preface / Calder Loth -- Drafting the plans : pride and practicality in Virginia's Colonial architecture, 1750-1770 / William M.S. Rasmussen -- Laying the groundwork : the classical tradition and Virginia architecture, 1770-1870 / Charles E. Brownell -- Building on the foundations : the historic present in Virginia architecture, 1870-1990 / Richard Guy Wilson -- Idea, tool, evidence : the architectural drawing as instrument and artifact / William M.S. Rasmussen, Charles E. Brownell, and Richard Guy Wilson -- The historian's challenge : the search for architectural drawings / Calder Loth -- The survey : a selection of Virginia architectural drawings, studies, models 1719-1990.
Also issued online.

Summary:

The long tradition of architecture in Virginia begins with the earliest structures at the Jamestown settlement in 1607, and continues today with some of the most advanced buildings yet completed anywhere. In its legendary landmarks -- Mount Vernon, Monticello, the Virginia Capitol building in Richmond, the James River plantation mansions, the Reynolds Metals headquarters building in Richmond, Washington National Airport, and Dulles International Airport -- as well as in homes, churches, stores, and office buildings across the state, Virginia's architecture is a mirror of the many expressions of America's built environments. This book invites the readers on a journey through the eye and mind of the architect, from the very drawings that give shape and form to the idea, through the tracks and traces found in long lost letters, office records, and other primary sources. You will never see the buildings around you, anywhere, in the same way again. -- From publisher's description.

ISBN:

091704634X
9780917046346
0917046331 (pbk.)
9780917046339 (pbk.)

Subject:

Architecture Virginia.
Architecture Virginie.
Architecture
Virginia

Form/genre:

Exhibition publications.

Added entries:

Brownell, Charles E.
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 327824
Call No.: 327824
Status: Available

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