Pennoyer, Peter.

The architecture of Warren & Wetmore / Peter Pennoyer and Anne Walker ; foreword by Robert A.M. Stern ; new photographs by Jonathan Wallen.

1st ed.

New York : W.W. Norton, ©2006.

256 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 32 cm

"Illustrated with Jonathan Wallen's color photographs and with historic photographs, drawings, and plans, The Architecture of Warren & Wetmore is the first book to examine exclusively the scope of the firm's rich and varied body of work. In addition to Grand Central Terminal, Warren & Wetmore was responsible for some of New York's most memorable buildings, including the New York Yacht Club, grand mansions for such prominent clients as the Vanderbilts, and a number of luxurious early apartment buildings and hotels. During a period of rampant building activity, the firm was instrumental in shaping New York's expanding cityscape with its office buildings in Terminal City and setback towers. Its hotels and resorts nationwide set an unprecedented level of comfort and luxury for America's leisure class, guiding the direction of the modern-day hotel. The reconstruction of the university library in Louvain, Belgium - Warren's most prized commission - held the international spotlight after World War I. The Architecture of Warren & Wetmore includes a catalogue raisonné and an employee roster, and is the definitive source about a practice that made an indelible imprint on the American landscape."--Jacket.

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Warren & Wetmore.
École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts (France) Influence.
École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts (France)
Warren and Wetmore Firma
Architecture United States History 20th century.
Architecture États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle.
Architecture
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Architektur
United States

Bildband.
History

Walker, Anne, 1973-

Architecture of Warren and Wetmore

Location: Library main 246489
Call No.: BIB 176082
Status: Available