[PDF] Newport Through Its Architecture eBook

Author : James L. Yarnall
Publisher : UPNE
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 50,51 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781584654919

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A comprehensive architectural history of America's greatest living architectural laboratory.

Author : Michael C Kathrens
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 45,89 MB
Release : 2009-01-13
Category : Architecture
ISBN :

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A survey of the Gilded Age mansions of Newport, Rhode Island, for all who love grand houses. Newport Villas describes the architectural and social development of this summer resort town, the nexus of wealth and fashion at the end of the nineteenth century. All the accoutrements were the best that money could buy, whether it was Parisian frocks, meticulously groomed thoroughbred horses, or meals prepared by imported French chefs. To properly mount their entertainments, Newport's elite built "cottages" that ranged in size from thirty to seventy rooms. The country's most accomplished architects designed these seaside villas, many of them rivaling the great houses of Europe. Pictured here in abundant archival and new photographs, with accompanying floor plans, the houses cover the gamut of revival styles from Colonial Revival to Italian Renaissance Revival, from French Classical Revival to Georgian Revival.

Author : Aleksandr Vasilʹevich Ri︠a︡bushin
Publisher : Rizzoli International Publications
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 23,2 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Architecture
ISBN :

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"Soviet architecture was born and shaped from the outset by dispute..."--from the introductory essay. This catalog documents the architectural output of a country besieged with powerful and conflicting political pressures and aspirations. Text and photos combine to record the architectural heritage of the Communist regime. Translated from the Russian. Lacks an index. 9.5x11" Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Vincent Scully
Publisher : Trinity University Press
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 37,96 MB
Release : 2013-04-29
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1595341803

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A classic book authored by the foremost architectural historian in America, this fully illustrated history of American architecture and city planning is based on Vincent Scully's conviction that architecture and city planning are inseparably linked and must therefore be treated together. He defines architecture as a continuing dialogue between generations which creates an environment across time. This definitive survey extends beyond the cities themselves to the American scene as a whole, which has inspired the reasonable balanced, closed and ordered forms, and above all the probity, that he feels typifies American architecture.

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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 34,26 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781889833347

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An exploration of the architecture of Newport, Rhode Island, enhanced by watercolor paintings and architectural sketches.

Author : Jeannine Falino
Publisher : Rizzoli International Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 21,44 MB
Release : 2021-01-12
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1785512021

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A celebration of The Preservation Society of Newport County, Rhode Island, and their care of historic American architecture, decoration and landscapes, spanning 75 years. Preserving a historic house is a labour of love. Preserving nearly a dozen houses, from Colonial-era Georgian to opulent Gilded Age mansions, becomes a mission. In this book, The Preservation Society of Newport County shares its 75 years of experience in conserving three centuries of the finest achievements in American architecture, decorative arts and landscape design. This fully illustrated volume is an essential resource for all heritage, architecture and preservation enthusiasts - as well as anyone enchanted by the unique grandeur of Newport, Rhode Island.

Author : Mary Miers
Publisher : Rizzoli International Publications
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 21,19 MB
Release : 2006-11-07
Category : Architecture
ISBN :

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Anne Fairfax and Richard Sammons are at the forefront of a movement among architects today who draw inspiration from the wellspring of the classical traditions in architecture. They have developed a body of work that reflects and adheres to the long-held theories of proportion and order passed down through many past generations of scholarship and practice. The firm's office also served as the headquarters for Henry Hope Reid's Classical America, the only organization offering an alternative to modernist aesthetics until the establishment of the Institute of Classical Architecture in 1992. The twenty-four projects in this volume show the firm's consistent focus on classical architectural beauty, whether the chosen style be Palladian, Tuscan, Mediterranean, Georgian, Adamesque, Neo-classical, British or Dutch Colonial, Colonial Revival, or even East Coast Shingle Style, in all of which Fairfax & Sammons are eminently proficient. The projects selected out of the firm's large body of work include country houses located in Connecticut, New York, Virginia, and Florida, including the renovation of town houses and apartments in New York City—all presented in new color photography.

Author : John R. Tschirch
Publisher : Giles
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 41,34 MB
Release : 2020-10-27
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781911282693

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The first book to focus on the urban development of Newport, Rhode Island, this is an extensively illustrated, multi-layered view of the city as both an urban entity and a cultural site of national significance.