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New York: Praeger, 1969. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. gray cloth. Fine in slightly rubbed dust wrapper. 275 pages. 26 x 23 cm. 525 illustrations include photographs, drawings and maps. A Note on Method and Bibliography. Index. Scully's thesis here is "to present a history of architecture in which city planning is regarded as an inseparable part of the whole both in immediate physical effect and in ultimate social significance." KARPEL B619 "According to Albert Fein, this is a mature and important scholar's most comprehensive statement regarding American buildings and the cities that contain them.
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American Architecture And Urbanism
by Scully, Vincent
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Architecture In A Crowded World Vision And Reality In Planning
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New York: Schocken, 1971. 1st American edition. Hardcover. Orig. crimson cloth. Near fine in near fine dust wrapper. 181 pages. Index. The author proposes that modern architecture has failed us; diagnoses the causes of the failure, and prescribes the cure.
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The City As A Work of Art London * Paris * Vienna
by Olsen, Donald J.
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New Haven: Yale Univ. Press, 1986. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. cloth and boards. Near fine in slightly rubbed dust wrapper. 341 pages. More than 150 photographs. Bibliography. Index. The author argues that each of these capitals was a deliberate work of art, and proposes a different use to which the streets were put in each of these cities.
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The City is the Frontier
by Abrams, Charles
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New York: Harper & Row, 1965. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. black cloth.Very good in chipped dust wrapper. 394 pages. Illustrated with tables and charts. Index. Details with intense concern the main causes of urban blight, examining racial discrimination, narrow tax policies, inadequate housing, and lack of comprehensive planning. Identifies the mistakes that account for the disappointing results of urban renewal programs. POWELL 1750.
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European Architecture in the 20th Century; Volume II: Part IIIThe Era of Functionalism 1924-1933
by Whittick, Arnold
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New York: Philosophical Library, 1955. Hardcover. Orig. navy cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Fine in nicked dust wrapper. 271 pages. Voluminously illustrated with photographs, plans and drawings to scale -- XCII plates. Index. This set aims to present a balanced picture of 20th Century architecture in Europe, embracing all the main trends, new and experimental, traditional and conservative. ARNTZEN/RAINWATER J140. "Especially useful for ready information on lesser known architects." Bookplate.
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Group Practice in Design
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New York: Braziller, 1969. 1st American edition. Hardcover. Orig. tan cloth. Very good in worn dust wrapper. With a Note by Misha Black. More than seventy-five black and whiteillustrations. References. Index. An analysis of the nature of design, and the role of design teams in industry, communications and architecture. The problems and prospects of teamwork in design.
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History Of The Development Of Building Construction In Chicago
by Randall, Frank A.
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Urbana: Univ. of Illinois Press, 1949. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. brown cloth. Near fine.. 388 pages.26 x 18 cm. More than seventy illustrations. Names of Buildings. Locations of Buildings. Architects and Engineers. General Index. A detailed history of the structures, the foundation engineering and construction methods, and the planners and builders who developed Chicago from 1830 to 1948. KARPEL B493."Includes an exhaustive bibliography of periodical literature on Chicago building within the area bounded by Lake Michigan, Roosevelt Road, Canal Street and North Avenue.
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The Italian Townscape
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New York: Braziller, 1966. First edition. Orig. white cloth. Very good in chipped, worn dust wrapper. 280 pages. 481 black and white illustrations. The author believes Italy is the best, or at least the basic model for those who have lost but want to recreate the charms of urbanism. An offbeat if not singular approach to urban criticism.
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Les Boulevarts de Paris
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Paris: Imp. Lemercier, 1855. Hardcover. Orig. publisher's blind stamped brown cloth lettered in gilt. Very good. 24 leaves. 12 x 20 cm. 24 captioned concertina- bound black and white lithographs of Parisian street scenes, the prominent boulvards of Paris in leperello style, the entire publication extending 182 inches, the first depiction is the Boulevart De La Madeleine -- others include, Boulevart St. Martin, St. Denis, Poissonniere, Italiens, Montmarte et al. Some light foxing, one plate creased.
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London 1900
by Service, Alastair
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New York: Rizzoli, 1979. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. black cloth. Fine in very good dust wrapper. 272 pages. Eight color and 240 black and white illustrations. Bibliography. Index. The author, an authority on Edwardian and Victorian architecture, explores the relationship between London's architectural transformation and the changes in British society and politics.
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Long Island Country Houses and Their Architects 1860-1940; Foreword By Brendan Gill
by Mackay, Robert B. & Anthony K. Baker & Carol A. Traynor [Editors]
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New York: W.W. Norton & Co, 1997. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. vermillion cloth. Fine in fine dust wrapper. 563 pages. 30.5 x 24 cm. Profusely illustrated, black and white photographs, many with accompanying plans. Published in association with the Society for the preservation of Long Island antiquities. Almost 1000 estates were built between the time period covered here by some of the wealthiest families in America.
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Man-Made America: Chaos or Control? An Inquiry to Selected Problems of Design in the Urbanized Landscape
by Tunnard, Cristopher & Boris. Pushkarev
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New Haven: Yale Univ. Press, 1963. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. gray cloth. Fine in fine dust wrapper. 479 pages. 28.5 x 21 cm. Voluminously illustrated with photographs, drawings. plans and maps. Bibliography. Index. 1963 National Book Award winner. An early scholarly attempt to confront "the mindless juggernaut of subtopia," which stemmed from Yale University - Connecticut Development Commission conference begun in 1950, and subsequently expanded in succeeding conferences to consider other parts of the U.S. KARPEL B621."Probably the finest one volume study of modern urban aesthetics yet assembled anywhere." From the Library of August Heckscher.
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The Modern Metropolis It's Origins, Growth, Characteristics, and Planning
by Blumenfeld, Hans
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Cambridge: MIT Press, 1967. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. brown cloth. Fine in very good dust wrapper. 377 pages. Edited by Paul D. Spreiregen. Foreword by S.B. Zisman. Photographs, plans, and drawings. Index. A clear, comprehensible and readable book on thegrowth of modern cities and their planning. POWELL 899.
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New Uses for Old Buildings
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New York: Architectural Press, 1975. First edition. Hardcover. Ex-library. Very good in rubbed dust wrapper. 264 pp. 4to, 229line illustrations and 520 black and white photographs. There are seventy-three internationally selected examples of significant conversion jobs.
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The People's Architects
by Ransom, Harry S (Editor)
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Chicago: Univ. of Chicago Press, 1964. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. two-toned cloth. Very good in very good dust wrapper. 120 pages. Abundantly illustrated in black and white. Published for Rice University with articles by I.M. Pei, Pietro Belluschi, Vernon DeMars, Charles M. Goodman et al: a total of eigh tessays. Stamp on front free endpaper.
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Philip Johnson Architecture 1949-1965
by Johnson, Philip
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New York: Holt, Rinehart &Winston, 1966. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. light beige cloth with Johnson's name in blind. Fine in fine dust wrapper. Johnson, Philip. 115 pages. 28.5 x 26 cm. Signed presentation copy in blue ink to August Heckscher May 1966 (Parks Commissioner under Mayor John V. Lindsay who was long active in public affairs). Introduction by Henry-Russell Hitchcock. Fifty-one color plates with plans present all of Johnson's major buildings. The monograph is completed by a thorough chronology of all of Johnson's architecture and a bibliography of writings by and about the architect. FREITAG 4631. KARPEL B1239.
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Town Design
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London: Architectural Press, 1953. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. black cloth chipped at backstrip head. Very good. 300 pp. More than 300 illustrations: photographs, drawings and plans. Index. This book is arranged in four parts: design of the complete town, central areas, industry and housing. Ex-library stamp County Planning Commission Alameda County California. POWELL 1566.
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Urban Design: The Architecture of Towns and Cities
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New York: McGraw-Hill, 1965. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. black cloth. Fine in slightly toned, very good dust wrapper. 243 pages. 26 x 22 cm. Foreword by Charles A. Blessing. Voluminously illustrated by the author with drawings and plans. Bibliography. Index. This book traces the history of urban design to date. The monograph has become a classic. POWELL 2714.
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Urban Space for Pedestrians; A Report of the Regional Plan Association
by Pushkarev, Boris with Jeffrey M. Zuppan
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Cambridge: MIT Press, 1975. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. blue cloth. Near fine in very good, slightly nicked dust wrapper. 162 pages. 28.5 x 22 cm. More than 100 photographs, plus graphs and charts. As the authors postulate, walking is not eccentric behavior. Signed presentation copy, "To Chris with affection Boris P.
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Weymouth Massachusetts General Plan Report; Vol. I: Comprehensive Development Plan AND Vol. II: Implementation Programs
by Edwards And Kelsey (Consultants)
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Boston: Weymouth Planning Board, 1963. First edition. Paperback. Orig. spiral bound stiff wrappers printed in green black with clear plastic covers. Near fine. 2 vols.. 83 and 96 pages. 28 x 28 cm [Vol.I] and 28 x 21 cm [Vol.II]. Charts, graphs, aerial views, photographs, plans in color including large fold-outs. This two volume report covers Land Use, Community Facilities, Schools, Recreation, Housing, Street Plans, Zoning, Urban Renewal, Industrial Development et al. List of Town Meeting Members.
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