The Architecture of Warren & Wetmore
Producing over three hundred major projects, including the celebrated Grand Central Terminal (designed in association with Reed & Stem), the charismatic Beaux Arts-trained Whitney Warren (1864-1943) and shrewd lawyer Charles D. Wetmore (1866-1941) grasped the stylistic requirements and prevailing architectural tastes of the vibrant period leading up to the Great Depression. The firm's bold and creative interpretation of classical and French styles, as translated into American practice, reflected the cultural, social, and business aspirations of the country's ruling class.Illustrated with Jonathan Wallen's stunning new color photographs an…
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Weitere Autoren: Walker, Anne
- ISBN: 978-0-393-73162-0
- EAN: 9780393731620
- Produktnummer: 1877629
- Verlag: WW Norton & Co
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2006
- Seitenangabe: 288 S.
- Masse: H31.5 cm x B23.9 cm x D2.5 cm 1'523 g
- Gewicht: 1523
- Sonstiges: Tertiary Education (US: College)
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Peter Pennoyer is the principal partner of the eponymous architecture firm that has a national practice in classical and traditional architecture. The Pennoyer firm has designed houses and institutional projects from New York to California. The firm's work is recognized for combining an inventive spirit with an erudite grasp of architectural history and has been widely published and exhibited. Pennoyer serves on the boards of the Institute for Classical Architecture and Classical America, the Morgan Library, and the Whiting Foundation. He is the coauthor of The Architecture of Delano & Aldrich and The Architecture of Warren & Wetmore.
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