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"Last Landscapes" is an exploration of the cult and celebration of death, loss and memory. It traces the history and design of burial places throughout Europe and the USA, ranging from the picturesque tradition of the village churchyard to tightly packed ‘cities of the dead’, such as the Jewish Cemetery in Prague and Père Lachaise in Paris. Other landscapes that feature(...)
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"Last Landscapes" is an exploration of the cult and celebration of death, loss and memory. It traces the history and design of burial places throughout Europe and the USA, ranging from the picturesque tradition of the village churchyard to tightly packed ‘cities of the dead’, such as the Jewish Cemetery in Prague and Père Lachaise in Paris. Other landscapes that feature(...)
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Last landscapes : the architecture of the cemetery in the west
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"Last Landscapes" is an exploration of the cult and celebration of death, loss and memory. It traces the history and design of burial places throughout Europe and the USA, ranging from the picturesque tradition of the village churchyard to tightly packed ‘cities of the dead’, such as the Jewish Cemetery in Prague and Père Lachaise in Paris. Other landscapes that feature in this book include the war cemeteries of northern France, Viking burial islands in central Sweden, Etruscan tombs and early Christian catacombs in Italy, the 17th-century Portuguese–Jewish cemetery 'Beth Haim' at Ouderkerk in the Netherlands, Forest Lawns in California, Derek Jarman’s garden in Kent and the Stockholm Woodland Cemetery. It is a fact that architecture ‘began with the tomb', yet, as Ken Worpole shows us in Last Landscapes, many historic cemeteries have been demolished or abandoned in recent times (notably the case with Jewish cemeteries in Eastern Europe), and there has been an increasing loss of inscription and memorialization in the modern urban cemetery. Too often cemeteries today are both poorly designed and physically and culturally marginalized. Worse, cremation denies a full architectural response to the mystery and solemnity of death. The author explores how modes of disposal – burial, cremation, inhumation in mausoleums and wall tombs – vary across Europe and North America, according to religious and other cultural influences. And Last Landscapes raises profound questions as to how, in an age of mass cremation, architects and landscape designers might create meaningful structures and settings in the absence of a body, since for most of history the human body itself has provided the fundamental structural scale. This evocative book also contemplates other forms of memorialization within modern societies, from sculptures to parks, most notably the extraordinary Duisberg Park, set in a former giant steelworks in Germany’s Ruhr Valley.
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"Last Landscapes" is an exploration of the cult and celebration of death, loss and memory. It traces the history and design of burial places throughout Europe and the USA, ranging from the picturesque tradition of the village churchyard to tightly packed ‘cities of the dead’, such as the Jewish Cemetery in Prague and Père Lachaise in Paris. Other landscapes that feature in this book include the war cemeteries of northern France, Viking burial islands in central Sweden, Etruscan tombs and early Christian catacombs in Italy, the 17th-century Portuguese–Jewish cemetery 'Beth Haim' at Ouderkerk in the Netherlands, Forest Lawns in California, Derek Jarman’s garden in Kent and the Stockholm Woodland Cemetery. It is a fact that architecture ‘began with the tomb', yet, as Ken Worpole shows us in Last Landscapes, many historic cemeteries have been demolished or abandoned in recent times (notably the case with Jewish cemeteries in Eastern Europe), and there has been an increasing loss of inscription and memorialization in the modern urban cemetery. Too often cemeteries today are both poorly designed and physically and culturally marginalized. Worse, cremation denies a full architectural response to the mystery and solemnity of death. The author explores how modes of disposal – burial, cremation, inhumation in mausoleums and wall tombs – vary across Europe and North America, according to religious and other cultural influences. And Last Landscapes raises profound questions as to how, in an age of mass cremation, architects and landscape designers might create meaningful structures and settings in the absence of a body, since for most of history the human body itself has provided the fundamental structural scale. This evocative book also contemplates other forms of memorialization within modern societies, from sculptures to parks, most notably the extraordinary Duisberg Park, set in a former giant steelworks in Germany’s Ruhr Valley.
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June 2003, London
June 2003, London
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Well into its fourth decade, the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA), founded by Rem Koolhaas in 1975, remains one of the most influential and successful practices of its kind. OMA describes itself as ''a firm operating within the traditional boundaries of architecture and urbanism that applies architectural thinking to domains beyond.'' OMA New York, has grown(...)
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Well into its fourth decade, the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA), founded by Rem Koolhaas in 1975, remains one of the most influential and successful practices of its kind. OMA describes itself as ''a firm operating within the traditional boundaries of architecture and urbanism that applies architectural thinking to domains beyond.'' OMA New York, has grown(...)
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Well into its fourth decade, the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA), founded by Rem Koolhaas in 1975, remains one of the most influential and successful practices of its kind. OMA describes itself as ''a firm operating within the traditional boundaries of architecture and urbanism that applies architectural thinking to domains beyond.'' OMA New York, has grown from an American outpost to a full-fledged operation with its own attitudes, contributing to the evolution of the globally acclaimed office. Through a diversity of projects, the firm has transformed our understanding of the city and our evolving relationship with art, fashion, food, sustainability, and other quintessentially twenty-first-century preoccupations. The works presented here elaborate on OMA’s philosophy even as they expand its portfolio geographically. Featured projects include residential skyscrapers in New York, Miami, and San Francisco, mixed-use developments in cities from Tokyo to Houston, and projects like 11th Street Bridge Park in the public realm, alongside more intimate spaces such as the studio for renowned Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang. Permanent structures, such as Milstein Hall at Cornell University, the new galleries of Quebec’s Musée National des Beaux-Arts, a cultural forum and neighborhood for Faena in Miami, and the expansion of museums such as the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo and the New Museum in Manhattan, contrast vividly with temporary interventions such as the Manus x Machina exhibition at the Met Costume Institute and the sculptural installation of soaring concrete columns for An Occupation of Loss. In between projects are dialogues with leading policy makers, museum directors, artists, fashion designers, musicians, chefs, and curators—Christopher Hawthorne, Lisa Phillips and Massimiliano Gioni, Taryn Simon, Iris van Herpen, Virgil Abloh, David Byrne, Alice Waters, and Cecilia Alemani—who provide insight onto areas of the firm’s interests and preoccupations beyond the realm of architecture.
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Well into its fourth decade, the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA), founded by Rem Koolhaas in 1975, remains one of the most influential and successful practices of its kind. OMA describes itself as ''a firm operating within the traditional boundaries of architecture and urbanism that applies architectural thinking to domains beyond.'' OMA New York, has grown from an American outpost to a full-fledged operation with its own attitudes, contributing to the evolution of the globally acclaimed office. Through a diversity of projects, the firm has transformed our understanding of the city and our evolving relationship with art, fashion, food, sustainability, and other quintessentially twenty-first-century preoccupations. The works presented here elaborate on OMA’s philosophy even as they expand its portfolio geographically. Featured projects include residential skyscrapers in New York, Miami, and San Francisco, mixed-use developments in cities from Tokyo to Houston, and projects like 11th Street Bridge Park in the public realm, alongside more intimate spaces such as the studio for renowned Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang. Permanent structures, such as Milstein Hall at Cornell University, the new galleries of Quebec’s Musée National des Beaux-Arts, a cultural forum and neighborhood for Faena in Miami, and the expansion of museums such as the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo and the New Museum in Manhattan, contrast vividly with temporary interventions such as the Manus x Machina exhibition at the Met Costume Institute and the sculptural installation of soaring concrete columns for An Occupation of Loss. In between projects are dialogues with leading policy makers, museum directors, artists, fashion designers, musicians, chefs, and curators—Christopher Hawthorne, Lisa Phillips and Massimiliano Gioni, Taryn Simon, Iris van Herpen, Virgil Abloh, David Byrne, Alice Waters, and Cecilia Alemani—who provide insight onto areas of the firm’s interests and preoccupations beyond the realm of architecture.
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November 2021
November 2021
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Architecture Monographs
Architecture Monographs
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400 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
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400 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
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- Peter Wollen -- Joe Kerr.,
- Peter Wollen -- Allen Samuels -- Patrick Field -- E.L. Widmer -- David Pascoe -- A.L. Rees -- Eric Mottram -- Joe Kerr -- Donald Richie -- Dirk Leach -- Michael R. Leaman.,
- Vivian Narotzky -- Geremie R. Barmé -- Peter Hamilton -- Adrian Otoiu -- Ziauddin Sardar -- Catherine Addison -- Christopher Pinney -- Marshall Berman -- Andrew Cross.,
- Jane Jacobs -- Jane Holtz Kay -- David Brodsly -- Richard J. Williams -- Michael Bracewell -- Marc Augé -- Ian Parker -- Sandy McCreery -- Jack Sargeant -- Murray Fraser & Joe Kerr -- Ilya Ehrenburg -- Roland Barthes -- Patrick Keiller -- Karal Ann Marling -- Grace Lees-Maffei -- Martin Pawley.,
- Wollen, Peter.,
- Kerr, Joe, 1958-
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London : Reaktion Books, 2002.
London : Reaktion Books, 2002.
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Autopia : cars and culture / edited by Peter Wollen and Joe Kerr.
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400 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
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London : Reaktion Books, 2002.
London : Reaktion Books, 2002.
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- Peter Wollen -- Joe Kerr.,
- Peter Wollen -- Allen Samuels -- Patrick Field -- E.L. Widmer -- David Pascoe -- A.L. Rees -- Eric Mottram -- Joe Kerr -- Donald Richie -- Dirk Leach -- Michael R. Leaman.,
- Vivian Narotzky -- Geremie R. Barmé -- Peter Hamilton -- Adrian Otoiu -- Ziauddin Sardar -- Catherine Addison -- Christopher Pinney -- Marshall Berman -- Andrew Cross.,
- Jane Jacobs -- Jane Holtz Kay -- David Brodsly -- Richard J. Williams -- Michael Bracewell -- Marc Augé -- Ian Parker -- Sandy McCreery -- Jack Sargeant -- Murray Fraser & Joe Kerr -- Ilya Ehrenburg -- Roland Barthes -- Patrick Keiller -- Karal Ann Marling -- Grace Lees-Maffei -- Martin Pawley.,
- Wollen, Peter.,
- Kerr, Joe, 1958-
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xxii, 314 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm.
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xxii, 314 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm.
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- Hugh Bowden and John Pearce -- Robin Griffith-Jones -- Catherine E. Hundley -- Emily Guerry -- Naomi Billingsley -- Nancy Langham-Hooper -- Alison Milbank -- Christopher Hamilton -- Ayla Lepine -- Michael Ledger-Lomas -- Günter Gassner -- Shahed Saleem -- James Walters -- Peter Bance -- Mark Oakley -- Rosalind Parker -- Rachel Dickson, with concluding remarks by David Glasser -- Jonathan Koestlé-Cate.,
- Quash, Ben,,
- Rosen, Aaron,,
- Reddaway, Chloë R.,
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London ; New York, NY : I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd, 2017., ©2017
London ; New York, NY : I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd, 2017., ©2017
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Visualising a sacred city : London, art and religion / edited by Ben Quash, Aaron Rosen and Chloë Reddaway.
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xxii, 314 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Visualising a sacred city : London, art and religion / edited by Ben Quash, Aaron Rosen and Chloë Reddaway.
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London ; New York, NY : I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd, 2017., ©2017
London ; New York, NY : I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd, 2017., ©2017
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- Hugh Bowden and John Pearce -- Robin Griffith-Jones -- Catherine E. Hundley -- Emily Guerry -- Naomi Billingsley -- Nancy Langham-Hooper -- Alison Milbank -- Christopher Hamilton -- Ayla Lepine -- Michael Ledger-Lomas -- Günter Gassner -- Shahed Saleem -- James Walters -- Peter Bance -- Mark Oakley -- Rosalind Parker -- Rachel Dickson, with concluding remarks by David Glasser -- Jonathan Koestlé-Cate.,
- Quash, Ben,,
- Rosen, Aaron,,
- Reddaway, Chloë R.,
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volumes : illustrations, plates, portraits, maps ; 31 cm
- Library main canada 79711 | PO11460 CAN FC2161.B6; ID:85-B10186 | v.3 | Available
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St. John's : Newfoundland Book Publishers, [©1937]-
St. John's : Newfoundland Book Publishers, [©1937]-
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The book of Newfoundland / editor, Joseph R. Smallwood ; associate editor, James R. Thomas.
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volumes : illustrations, plates, portraits, maps ; 31 cm
The book of Newfoundland / editor, Joseph R. Smallwood ; associate editor, James R. Thomas.
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volumes : illustrations, plates, portraits, maps ; 31 cm
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St. John's : Newfoundland Book Publishers, [©1937]-
St. John's : Newfoundland Book Publishers, [©1937]-
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"Off the grid homes" looks at six contemporary architectural projects that integrate alternative technologies for generating and conserving energy. Being off the grid can refer to many different aspects of energy and resource independence, from rainwater collection, to photovoltaic (PV) systems, to gray-water systems and more. Diagrams and clear explanations of(...)
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"Off the grid homes" looks at six contemporary architectural projects that integrate alternative technologies for generating and conserving energy. Being off the grid can refer to many different aspects of energy and resource independence, from rainwater collection, to photovoltaic (PV) systems, to gray-water systems and more. Diagrams and clear explanations of(...)
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Off the grid homes : case studies for sustainable living
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"Off the grid homes" looks at six contemporary architectural projects that integrate alternative technologies for generating and conserving energy. Being off the grid can refer to many different aspects of energy and resource independence, from rainwater collection, to photovoltaic (PV) systems, to gray-water systems and more. Diagrams and clear explanations of technologies and their appropriate applications are provided alongside the case studies that explain just how the technologies work and how they may best be applied to each individual situation.
Off the grid homes : case studies for sustainable living
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"Off the grid homes" looks at six contemporary architectural projects that integrate alternative technologies for generating and conserving energy. Being off the grid can refer to many different aspects of energy and resource independence, from rainwater collection, to photovoltaic (PV) systems, to gray-water systems and more. Diagrams and clear explanations of technologies and their appropriate applications are provided alongside the case studies that explain just how the technologies work and how they may best be applied to each individual situation.
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April 2007, Layton
April 2007, Layton
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Green Architecture
Green Architecture
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Parker's remarkable synthesis of the urban literature over the past 150 years shows how the best urban theories grow out of the lived experience in cities and can help citizens to reflect on that experience and make it better. It will be invaluable both to students needing a guide to urban theory as well as connoisseurs looking for a provocative synthesis of the literature.
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Parker's remarkable synthesis of the urban literature over the past 150 years shows how the best urban theories grow out of the lived experience in cities and can help citizens to reflect on that experience and make it better. It will be invaluable both to students needing a guide to urban theory as well as connoisseurs looking for a provocative synthesis of the literature.
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Urban theory and the urban experience : encountering the city
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Parker's remarkable synthesis of the urban literature over the past 150 years shows how the best urban theories grow out of the lived experience in cities and can help citizens to reflect on that experience and make it better. It will be invaluable both to students needing a guide to urban theory as well as connoisseurs looking for a provocative synthesis of the literature.
Urban theory and the urban experience : encountering the city
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Parker's remarkable synthesis of the urban literature over the past 150 years shows how the best urban theories grow out of the lived experience in cities and can help citizens to reflect on that experience and make it better. It will be invaluable both to students needing a guide to urban theory as well as connoisseurs looking for a provocative synthesis of the literature.
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January 2004, London / New York
January 2004, London / New York
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Urban Theory
Urban Theory
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journals and magazines
journals and magazines
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The Statesman's year-book.
The Statesman's year-book.
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- Library main periodicals 218225 | W.S717476 | Available
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- Political science Periodicals.,
- Politics, Practical.,
- Statistics Periodicals.,
- Economic geography Periodicals.,
- World history Periodicals.,
- Politics,
- Statistiques Périodiques.,
- Géographie économique Périodiques.,
- Histoire universelle Périodiques.,
- Politique.,
- politics.,
- international organisation.,
- dictionary.,
- yearbook.,
- statistics.,
- political geography.,
- demography.,
- organisation internationale.,
- dictionnaire.,
- annuaire.,
- statistique.,
- géographie politique.,
- démographie.,
- World history,
- Statistics,
- Economic geography,
- Political science,
- Geografie.,
- Geography Periodicals.,
- History, Modern 20th century Statistics.,
- World politics Periodicals.,
- CRONOLOGIA HISTORICA PUBLICACIONES PERIODICAS.,
- WORLD GOVERNMENT.,
- WORLD POLITICS.,
- World. [Literature] 1864-.,
- Social conditions Serials,
- Yearbooks.,
- Quick Ref. Collection.,
- Reference sources.,
- Reference works,
- Periodicals,
- Yearbook.,
- Gazetteers.,
- Ouvrages de référence.
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London : Palgrave
London : Palgrave
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The Statesman's year-book.
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volumes : maps (some folded, some color) ; 19-29 cm
The Statesman's year-book.
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volumes : maps (some folded, some color) ; 19-29 cm
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journals and magazines
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London : Palgrave
London : Palgrave
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- Political science Periodicals.,
- Politics, Practical.,
- Statistics Periodicals.,
- Economic geography Periodicals.,
- World history Periodicals.,
- Politics,
- Statistiques Périodiques.,
- Géographie économique Périodiques.,
- Histoire universelle Périodiques.,
- Politique.,
- politics.,
- international organisation.,
- dictionary.,
- yearbook.,
- statistics.,
- political geography.,
- demography.,
- organisation internationale.,
- dictionnaire.,
- annuaire.,
- statistique.,
- géographie politique.,
- démographie.,
- World history,
- Statistics,
- Economic geography,
- Political science,
- Geografie.,
- Geography Periodicals.,
- History, Modern 20th century Statistics.,
- World politics Periodicals.,
- CRONOLOGIA HISTORICA PUBLICACIONES PERIODICAS.,
- WORLD GOVERNMENT.,
- WORLD POLITICS.,
- World. [Literature] 1864-.,
- Social conditions Serials,
- Yearbooks.,
- Quick Ref. Collection.,
- Reference sources.,
- Reference works,
- Periodicals,
- Yearbook.,
- Gazetteers.,
- Ouvrages de référence.
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833 pages, [25] folded leaves of plates : illustrations, maps, plans ; 25 cm
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833 pages, [25] folded leaves of plates : illustrations, maps, plans ; 25 cm
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- Public Works, Roads, and Transport Congress and Exhibition (1933 : London, England),
- J.W. Hipwood -- by Harold Berridge -- by R.G.C. Batson -- by W.G. Adam and D.G. Murdoch -- by Prevost Hubbard -- by E. Neumann -- by D.M. Wilson -- by D.C. Broome and A.R. Thomas -- by W.A. Currie -- by W.E. Cone -- by A.M. Bell -- by B. Price Davies -- by F.H. Osmond-Smith -- by Martin A.C. Hinton -- by C.H. Bressey -- by Haddon C. Adams -- by Alan E.L. Chorlton -- by A. Parker -- by Sydney Larkin -- by A.N.G. Firebrace -- by John Hall -- by E. Tasker -- by P. Tait -- by D.G.R. Tiddy -- by John T. Thompson -- by H.D. Bell -- by T. Lloyd Roberts -- by Granville Berry -- by A.S. Lowe -- by A.O. Mitchell -- by C.H. Bradbury -- by J.E. Swindlehurst.,
- Thomas Hill & Co.
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London : Congress Organising Committee, 1933.
London : Congress Organising Committee, 1933.
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Public Works, Roads and Transport Congress and Exhibition, 1933 : final report / reported by Thomas Hill & Co.
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833 pages, [25] folded leaves of plates : illustrations, maps, plans ; 25 cm
Public Works, Roads and Transport Congress and Exhibition, 1933 : final report / reported by Thomas Hill & Co.
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London : Congress Organising Committee, 1933.
London : Congress Organising Committee, 1933.
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- Public Works, Roads, and Transport Congress and Exhibition (1933 : London, England),
- J.W. Hipwood -- by Harold Berridge -- by R.G.C. Batson -- by W.G. Adam and D.G. Murdoch -- by Prevost Hubbard -- by E. Neumann -- by D.M. Wilson -- by D.C. Broome and A.R. Thomas -- by W.A. Currie -- by W.E. Cone -- by A.M. Bell -- by B. Price Davies -- by F.H. Osmond-Smith -- by Martin A.C. Hinton -- by C.H. Bressey -- by Haddon C. Adams -- by Alan E.L. Chorlton -- by A. Parker -- by Sydney Larkin -- by A.N.G. Firebrace -- by John Hall -- by E. Tasker -- by P. Tait -- by D.G.R. Tiddy -- by John T. Thompson -- by H.D. Bell -- by T. Lloyd Roberts -- by Granville Berry -- by A.S. Lowe -- by A.O. Mitchell -- by C.H. Bradbury -- by J.E. Swindlehurst.,
- Thomas Hill & Co.
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November 2009 marks the 100th anniversary of the Grand Boulevard and Concourse, the Bronx’s crown jewel of urban planning, which stretches over four miles from 138th Street to the Mosholu Parkway. This famous roadway represents Art Deco and Art Moderne architecture at its grandest, including a cornucopia of apartment complexes, the Concourse Plaza Hotel, the Loews(...)
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November 2009 marks the 100th anniversary of the Grand Boulevard and Concourse, the Bronx’s crown jewel of urban planning, which stretches over four miles from 138th Street to the Mosholu Parkway. This famous roadway represents Art Deco and Art Moderne architecture at its grandest, including a cornucopia of apartment complexes, the Concourse Plaza Hotel, the Loews(...)
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Intersections : the grand concourse at 100
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November 2009 marks the 100th anniversary of the Grand Boulevard and Concourse, the Bronx’s crown jewel of urban planning, which stretches over four miles from 138th Street to the Mosholu Parkway. This famous roadway represents Art Deco and Art Moderne architecture at its grandest, including a cornucopia of apartment complexes, the Concourse Plaza Hotel, the Loews Paradise Theater, the Bronx County Courthouse, and, of course, Yankee Stadium. Modeled on the Champs Élysées in Paris and described in the 1939 WPA Guide to New York as “the Park Avenue of the middle-class,” it offered residents amenities not seen before in the city, such as private bathrooms and central heating. This publication examines the rich history of the Bronx’s most famous thoroughfare through a collection of pieces — written by historians and contemporary museum curators, and accompanied by two original texts by Alsatian-born engineer Louis Risse, who designed and oversaw the construction of the Grand Concourse — on the context that informed its planning and construction, along with a vast collection of photographs that bring this period back to life. The book also features six art projects especially commissioned for the occasion : a series of large-scale color photographs by Jeff Liao; a time line by Skowmon Hastanan; The Tree Museum, a project by Katie Holten on the green spaces along the Concourse; a documentary film by Pablo Helguera on three buildings along the Concourse, namely, Poe’s cottage, the Paradise Theater, and the Freedman Home; a project by Kabir Carter about capturing sounds from different areas along the Concourse; and a special lobby installation by Acconci Studio. Traveling the Concourse today offers a lesson in architecture, history, and sociology as you see the faces and places that call it home. It is truly New York, but more important, authentically the Bronx. You can’t experience the Bronx until you travel the Grand Boulevard and Concourse. Foreword by Daniel Libeskind.
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November 2009 marks the 100th anniversary of the Grand Boulevard and Concourse, the Bronx’s crown jewel of urban planning, which stretches over four miles from 138th Street to the Mosholu Parkway. This famous roadway represents Art Deco and Art Moderne architecture at its grandest, including a cornucopia of apartment complexes, the Concourse Plaza Hotel, the Loews Paradise Theater, the Bronx County Courthouse, and, of course, Yankee Stadium. Modeled on the Champs Élysées in Paris and described in the 1939 WPA Guide to New York as “the Park Avenue of the middle-class,” it offered residents amenities not seen before in the city, such as private bathrooms and central heating. This publication examines the rich history of the Bronx’s most famous thoroughfare through a collection of pieces — written by historians and contemporary museum curators, and accompanied by two original texts by Alsatian-born engineer Louis Risse, who designed and oversaw the construction of the Grand Concourse — on the context that informed its planning and construction, along with a vast collection of photographs that bring this period back to life. The book also features six art projects especially commissioned for the occasion : a series of large-scale color photographs by Jeff Liao; a time line by Skowmon Hastanan; The Tree Museum, a project by Katie Holten on the green spaces along the Concourse; a documentary film by Pablo Helguera on three buildings along the Concourse, namely, Poe’s cottage, the Paradise Theater, and the Freedman Home; a project by Kabir Carter about capturing sounds from different areas along the Concourse; and a special lobby installation by Acconci Studio. Traveling the Concourse today offers a lesson in architecture, history, and sociology as you see the faces and places that call it home. It is truly New York, but more important, authentically the Bronx. You can’t experience the Bronx until you travel the Grand Boulevard and Concourse. Foreword by Daniel Libeskind.
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books
books
Publication:
September 2009
September 2009
Subject:
Urban Theory
Urban Theory
