History of architecture Books

Book SynopsisChicagoland Dream Houses is an engaging addition to the growing body of scholarship concerning Chicago's twentieth-century residential landscape characterized by a diverse group of architects and builders.--Michelangelo Sabatino, coauthor of Modern in the Middle: Chicago Houses 19291975Trade Review"Moroney's book digs deep into the mid-century housing market and the mindset that produced so many homes after the Second World War and through to the present. . . . Readers may never see the vast stock of postwar homes the same way again. Not only did their designs refashion the family home, they created an ideal made possible by a combination of media attention, marketing and government intervention." --NewCity“An impressively documented work on an important, generally overlooked postwar homes competition. What makes the book exceptional is that it covers ‘architecture and design for everyday life,’ created by trained architects along with others, including those who were talented amateurs. That populist aspect makes Moroney’s work compelling and very different from many other books.”--John Zukowsky, author of Building Chicago: The Architectural MasterworksTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Shortages: The Postwar Housing Crisis and Architectural Competitions To the Rescue: The Chicago Tribune’s Chicagoland Prize Homes Competition Spreading the News: Putting the Competition before the Public A More Permanent Legacy: Publishing the Prize Homes Book House Design and Domestic Life: Analyzing the Houses Modernism Skepticism: Contemporaneous Views of the Modern Aesthetic Competing Visions: Other Architectural Competitions Breaking Ground: The Building Project Houses in Flux: Prize Homes Houses Evolve Conclusion: A Competition Like No Other Appendix I Known Entries to the Prize Homes Competition Appendix II Prize Homes Competition Winners and the Designs Known to Be Built Notes Index

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Book SynopsisA visual and historical tour of a unique facet of modern American architectureTrade ReviewHonorable Mention, PSP Awards for Excellence in Professional/Scholarly Publishing, 2002. "Louis Sullivan, strangely enough, is still being discovered. As important as he was, most of the earlier books concentrated on the high points, the popular dramatic photos, and were less rigorously scholarly. Ronald E. Schmitt's documentation in breadth and depth is highly effective. The diaspora of Sullivan's work is finally being addressed." — Ben Weese, Weese Langley Weese Architects, Chicago"This book is the first of its kind and fills a wide gap in our understanding of the architecture of the early twentieth century. It is time to recognize that Louis Sullivan had an even greater influence over a wider area than anyone previously realized. Not only has Ronald E. Schmitt written an interesting book, he has written an important one."— Wilbert R. Hasbrouck, architect and restoration consultant, Chicago "Sullivanesque: Urban Architecture and Ornamentation is a beautifully written and illustrated book, offering a wide variety of new insights. It reveals the extent of Sullivan's influence on American architecture, one that reached far beyond his superb buildings. . . . Effusive praise is due to the author for his wonderful addition to the steadily growing body of terra-cotta literature."— Susan Tunick, author of Terra- Cotta Skyline

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Book SynopsisRe-examining some of the most important western architecture of the twentieth centuryTrade Review"La Marche's assertions are challenging, his bibliography impressive, and his citations thoughtful."--Azure“The topic of The Familiar and the Unfamilar in Twentieth-Century Architecture is an important and provocative one that has not been fully explored in architecture. The book is well written, clear, articulate, and logically organized. . . . Jean La Marche’s use of language is fresh and without jargon.”--Dana Cuff, author of Architecture: The Story of Practice

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Book SynopsisChicagoland Dream Houses is an engaging addition to the growing body of scholarship concerning Chicago's twentieth-century residential landscape characterized by a diverse group of architects and builders.--Michelangelo Sabatino, coauthor of Modern in the Middle: Chicago Houses 19291975Trade Review"Moroney's book digs deep into the mid-century housing market and the mindset that produced so many homes after the Second World War and through to the present. . . . Readers may never see the vast stock of postwar homes the same way again. Not only did their designs refashion the family home, they created an ideal made possible by a combination of media attention, marketing and government intervention." --NewCity“An impressively documented work on an important, generally overlooked postwar homes competition. What makes the book exceptional is that it covers ‘architecture and design for everyday life,’ created by trained architects along with others, including those who were talented amateurs. That populist aspect makes Moroney’s work compelling and very different from many other books.”--John Zukowsky, author of Building Chicago: The Architectural MasterworksTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Shortages: The Postwar Housing Crisis and Architectural Competitions To the Rescue: The Chicago Tribune’s Chicagoland Prize Homes Competition Spreading the News: Putting the Competition before the Public A More Permanent Legacy: Publishing the Prize Homes Book House Design and Domestic Life: Analyzing the Houses Modernism Skepticism: Contemporaneous Views of the Modern Aesthetic Competing Visions: Other Architectural Competitions Breaking Ground: The Building Project Houses in Flux: Prize Homes Houses Evolve Conclusion: A Competition Like No Other Appendix I Known Entries to the Prize Homes Competition Appendix II Prize Homes Competition Winners and the Designs Known to Be Built Notes Index

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Book SynopsisTraces the performing arts center from its early days to the modern era, reflecting the happenings of the campus and the world upon it.Trade Review"Pilkinton has written a meticulously researched, detailed history of not just a building, but also of the artistic, educational, and social events that took place within its walls. In the process he traces a compelling narrative of institutional and cultural change both on and off the Notre Dame campus from 1864 to the present day." —Wendy Arons, Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama"This is much more than a history of a building. Mark Pilkinton's superbly scholarly study shows how, at Notre Dame but with resonances for every campus across America, the place of the performing arts in the culture of the university has changed across more than 150 years. What happens when the community of the university assembles for something other than mass or football is a crucial definer of how the community thinks of itself and, whether for its first film-screenings or its umpteenth Shakespeare production, the transforming nature of Notre Dame is revealed by its encounters with the events that have taken place in Washington Hall. Pilkinton is a wonderfully sensitive and thoughtful guide to the significance of the vast array of offerings in the building that stands, with the Dome and the Basilica, at the heart of the University." —Peter Holland, University of Notre Dame"Mark Pilkinton has mined the Notre Dame Archives, and many other sources, to produce a history both scholarly and entertaining. He skillfully conjures up the past of a much loved building that has been at the heart of Notre Dame’s cultural and academic life for over 140 years. Readers will enjoy the accounts of musical and theatrical events in Washington Hall, while gaining fascinating insight into changing theatre technologies and performance practices. By exploring the Hall’s various architectural incarnations and its evolving role within the University, Pilkinton has made an exceptional contribution to the history of the performing arts at Notre Dame and in American Catholic higher education." —Jane A. Devine, editor of 100 Years of Architecture at Notre Dame: A History of the School of Architecture, 1898-1998"For roughly the first half of Notre Dame's history, work, study, prayer, meals and leisure were all undertaken, endured or enjoyed in a unanimity that is difficult even to imagine today. Pilkinton's new book, Washington Hall at Notre Dame: Crossroads of the University, 1864–2004, brings that time a bit more sharply into focus with two intertwined histories—one of an iconic campus building and the other of theater at Notre Dame." —ND Works“The book is both a history and a labor of love for Pilkinton, who joined the faculty in 1984 and spent his first 20 years at Notre Dame working out of Washington Hall. . . . Pilkinton says the book provides a cultural history of the university.” —South Bend Tribune“A centerpiece of a historic university, Washington Hall at Notre Dame: Crossroads of the University, 1864–2004 casts the history of Notre Dame through one of its most important buildings, tracing the performance arts center from its early days to the modern era, reflecting the happenings of the campus and the world upon it.” —The Midwest Book Review“The Notre Dame professor of film, television and theatre chases ‘the true ghosts of Washington Hall, the fleeting shadows of myriad ephemeral events that have occurred over time.’ His history of the building that’s been home to plays, lectures, concerts, commencements and various assemblies also shines a light on the cultural history of the University.” —Notre Dame Magazine“His examination of the evolving character of collegiate performing arts over a century and a half and its influence on campus architecture will be useful for anyone contemplating similar changes at other American universities.” —Catholic Library World

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Book SynopsisTraces the performing arts center from its early days to the modern era, reflecting the happenings of the campus and the world upon it.Trade Review"Pilkinton has written a meticulously researched, detailed history of not just a building, but also of the artistic, educational, and social events that took place within its walls. In the process he traces a compelling narrative of institutional and cultural change both on and off the Notre Dame campus from 1864 to the present day." —Wendy Arons, Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama"This is much more than a history of a building. Mark Pilkinton's superbly scholarly study shows how, at Notre Dame but with resonances for every campus across America, the place of the performing arts in the culture of the university has changed across more than 150 years. What happens when the community of the university assembles for something other than mass or football is a crucial definer of how the community thinks of itself and, whether for its first film-screenings or its umpteenth Shakespeare production, the transforming nature of Notre Dame is revealed by its encounters with the events that have taken place in Washington Hall. Pilkinton is a wonderfully sensitive and thoughtful guide to the significance of the vast array of offerings in the building that stands, with the Dome and the Basilica, at the heart of the University." —Peter Holland, University of Notre Dame"Mark Pilkinton has mined the Notre Dame Archives, and many other sources, to produce a history both scholarly and entertaining. He skillfully conjures up the past of a much loved building that has been at the heart of Notre Dame’s cultural and academic life for over 140 years. Readers will enjoy the accounts of musical and theatrical events in Washington Hall, while gaining fascinating insight into changing theatre technologies and performance practices. By exploring the Hall’s various architectural incarnations and its evolving role within the University, Pilkinton has made an exceptional contribution to the history of the performing arts at Notre Dame and in American Catholic higher education." —Jane A. Devine, editor of 100 Years of Architecture at Notre Dame: A History of the School of Architecture, 1898-1998"For roughly the first half of Notre Dame's history, work, study, prayer, meals and leisure were all undertaken, endured or enjoyed in a unanimity that is difficult even to imagine today. Pilkinton's new book, Washington Hall at Notre Dame: Crossroads of the University, 1864–2004, brings that time a bit more sharply into focus with two intertwined histories—one of an iconic campus building and the other of theater at Notre Dame." —ND Works“The book is both a history and a labor of love for Pilkinton, who joined the faculty in 1984 and spent his first 20 years at Notre Dame working out of Washington Hall. . . . Pilkinton says the book provides a cultural history of the university.” —South Bend Tribune“A centerpiece of a historic university, Washington Hall at Notre Dame: Crossroads of the University, 1864–2004 casts the history of Notre Dame through one of its most important buildings, tracing the performance arts center from its early days to the modern era, reflecting the happenings of the campus and the world upon it.” —The Midwest Book Review“The Notre Dame professor of film, television and theatre chases ‘the true ghosts of Washington Hall, the fleeting shadows of myriad ephemeral events that have occurred over time.’ His history of the building that’s been home to plays, lectures, concerts, commencements and various assemblies also shines a light on the cultural history of the University.” —Notre Dame Magazine“His examination of the evolving character of collegiate performing arts over a century and a half and its influence on campus architecture will be useful for anyone contemplating similar changes at other American universities.” —Catholic Library World

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Book SynopsisElaborately decorated monumental architecture, royal tombs, and ritual human sacrifice have established the Moche of ancient Peru (AD 200–800) as a culturally rich and ideologically complex civilization. Because the Moche did not have a text-based writing system, their sophisticated works of art, which communicated complex concepts, specific ideas, and detailed narratives, have become a prime source for understanding the Moche worldview. This pioneering volume presents the first book-length study of one of the most compelling forms of Moche art—fine ware ceramics that depict architectural structures in miniature.Assembling a data set of some two hundred objects, Architectural Vessels of the Moche interprets the form and symbolism of these artworks and their relationship to full-scale excavated Moche architectural remains. Juliet B. Wiersema reveals that Moche architectural vessels preserve aspects of Moche monumental architecture that have been irreparably Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsIntroduction1. Moche Architectural Vessels: An Overview2. Visualizing and Visually Communicating Architectural Space3. The Moche Architectural Vessel Corpus and Its Correspondence with the Archaeological Record4. Ceramic Diagrams of Sacred Space: Vessels of the Enclosed Gabled Type5. Moche Architectural Whistling Vessels: Their Technical Construction and Acoustic Properties6. Architectural Representations in Other CulturesConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisThe first edition of Shaping Seattle Architecture, published in 1994, introduced readers to Seattle's architects by showcasing the work of those who were instrumental in creating the region's built environment. Twenty years later, the second edition updates and expands the original with new information and illustrations that provide an even richer exploration of Seattle architecture. The book begins with a revised introduction that brings the story of Seattle architecture into the twenty-first century and situates developments in Seattle building design within local and global contexts. The book's fifty-four essays present richly illustrated profiles that describe the architects' careers, provide an overview of their major works, and explore their significance. Shaping Seattle Architecture celebrates a wide range of people who helped form the region's built environment. It provides updated information about many of the architects and firms profiled in the first edition. Four indivi

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"[W]orks to reimagine how the temple may have been experienced—“how the monument lived” (p. 15)—in the eighth century... Kaimal aspires to address the temple in its entirety—from its architectural plan, to the inscriptions and sculptures, to the superstructure—seeing it as an evolving monument that is contin-ually being transformed. Kaimal’s unique contribution is that she reveals patterns that are more or less consistent across every carved surface and throughout the temple compound." * Journal of Asian Studies *"Padma Kaimal leads the reader through this temple complex and uncovers the many patterns and pathways available for experiencing Shiva and Pallava worldviews...One major contribution of this study, and there are many, lies in the new conceptual frameworks it offers for understanding the dynamics between art and its patrons, makers, and users." * Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians (JSAH) *"The book's text and design converge to make the complex subject much easier to understand. The text is unusually clearly written and in a style that is lively and fresh...[A]n engaging and scholarly study of the temple that will serve college students as well as interested travelers." * Archives of Asian Art *

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Book SynopsisWhen Nicholas and Angela Hayes became stewards of the unassuming Elizabeth Murphy House near Milwaukee, they began to unearth evidence that ultimately revealed a one-hundred-year-old fiasco fueled by competing ambitions and conflicting visions of America.Trade ReviewHayes shines a welcome light on a shadowy period in the life of an American luminary. His story is filled with intrigue, conflict, and, always, the protean creativity of Frank Lloyd Wright at his most democratic."" - John Gurda, author of The Making of Milwaukee ""Beautifully written. A significant contribution to the field, this volume provides a useful unpacking of one of the largest and not yet thoroughly studied projects of the architect's career. Hayes's description of this early independent building program in line with Wright's overall aesthetic aims are on point."" - Michael Desmond, Louisiana State University School of Architecture

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Book SynopsisA profusion of black-and-white timber-framed houses testifies to the prosperity of earlier centuries, as do the many and varied parish churches. In this title, the city of Hereford is freshly presented in detail, from its splendid medieval cathedral to the architectural adventures of the Georgians and Victorians.

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Book SynopsisAyrshire and Arran is an area of striking contrasts. Its landscape ranges from dune-backed sands to rolling pastures to moors. From railway bridges to farmsteads, town halls to Edwardian villas, this guide presents a comprehensive look at life in the county through its buildings.

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Book SynopsisDundee is the fourth largest of Scotland's cities and has some of the finest ecclesiastical, public, commercial and industrial buildings in the country. This guide covers buildings as diverse as the houses of the coastal ports, the high-rise flats of post-war Dundee, Stevenson's Bell Rock Lighthouse and Frank Gehry's unique Maggie's Centre.Trade Review“The scope of the book, its useful format, and the quality of its reproductions makes Dudee and Angus a learned and sturdy companion for all those interested in the region, which it is a pleasure to see brought to the public’s attention.”—Lizzie Swarbrick, Burlington Magazine, -- Lizzie Swarbrick * Burlington Magazine *

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Book SynopsisHull is one of the great historic trading centres of northeast England. Severely hit by industrial decline, it has recently begun to see substantial regeneration. Filled with numerous maps; plans; and colour photographs, this guide to Hull's buildings also includes walks that explore the waterfront area with its recent developments.

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Book SynopsisFounded as a Carthusian priory in the fourteenth century, the Charterhouse is a magnificent complex of historic buildings in the City of London. This title pressents a comprehensive record of London's medieval Charterhouse, including original research, photography, and the various inventories.

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Book SynopsisThe garden suburb has its origins in London, and, contrary to wide-spread belief, its earliest phase took place not at the beginning of the twentieth century, with the much discussed garden-city movement, but one century earlier. This book provides an account of the Eyre Estate.Trade Review"Cottages and Villas is a valuable contribution to the history of London, lavishly produced and illustrated."—Alan Powers, The Times Literary Supplement -- Alan Powers * The Times Literary Supplement * Winner of the 2013 John Brinckerhoff Jackson Book Prize, given by the Foundation for Landscape Studies. -- 2013 John Brinckerhoff Jackson Book Prize * Foundation for Landscape Studies *

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Book SynopsisThe Luxor Temple of Amun-Re, built to commemorate the divine power of the pharaohs, is one of the iconic monuments of New Kingdom Egypt. In the 4th century C.E., the Roman Imperial government, capitalizing on the site's earlier significance, converted the temple into a military camp and constructed a lavishly painted cult chamber dedicated to the four emperors of the Tetrarchy. These frescoes provide fascinating insight into the political landscape of the late Roman Empire and, as the only surviving wall paintings from the tetrarchic period, into the history of Roman art.The culmination of a groundbreaking conservation project, this volume brings together scholars across disciplines for a comprehensive look at the frescoes and their architectural, archaeological, and historical contexts. More than 150 stunning illustrations present the paintings for the first time in their newly conserved state, along with a selection of 19th-century documentary watercolors. This remarkable publicationTrade Review“Art of Empire:The Roman Frescoes and Imperial Cult Chamber in Luxor Temple is at once a deep investigation into the archaeology of a particular site and a broad survey of late Roman cultural dynamics” —Adam M. Levine, Journal of Roman StudiesWinner of the 2016 James R. Wiseman Award sponsored by the Archaeological Institute of America.“This book is unquestionably of great importance for the study of the Roman monarchy in the tetrarchic period, of the Roman imperial cult, and of late Roman painting. It stands alone.”—Roger Bagnall, Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York University"This is an important work, which will be the basic reference book on the imperial cult chamber for many years to come."—Judith McKenzie, University of Oxford “With its spectacular illustrations and international team of expert authors, Art of Empire: The Roman Frescoes and Imperial Cult Chamber in Luxor Temple shows how the imperial government transformed a chamber in the ancient sanctuary of Amun-Re, probably reserved for the pharaoh, into a shrine for Roman emperor worship.”—Ingrid Rowland, New York Review of Books​ -- Ingrid Rowland * The New York Review of Books *Winner of the 2016 James R. Wiseman Award sponsored by the Archaeological Institute of America. -- James R. Wiseman Award * Archaeological Institute of America *“This book is unquestionably of great importance for the study of the Roman monarchy in the tetrarchic period, of the Roman imperial cult, and of late Roman painting. It stands alone.”—Roger Bagnall, Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York University -- Roger Bagnall, Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York University"This is an important work, which will be the basic reference book on the imperial cult chamber for many years to come."—Judith McKenzie, University of Oxford -- Judith McKenzie, University of Oxford

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Book SynopsisThe City of London is a jurisdiction whose relationship with the English monarchy has sometimes been turbulent. This book explores how architecture was used to renew and redefine a relationship essential to both parties in the wake of two momentous events: the restoration of the monarchy in 1660, and the Great Fire six years later.Trade Review"A fascinating new book highlights how the relationship between the City of London and the monarchy was reflected in the architecture of the 17th century, which was the result of the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660 and the Great Fire of London six years later."—David Meara, The Times -- David Meara * The Times *Shortlisted for the Longman/History Today Book Prize 2014. -- History Today Book Prize * Longman *Shortlisted for the Alice Davis Hitchcock 2014 Award sponsored by the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain. -- Alice Davis Hitchcock Award * Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain *Shortlisted for the 2014 William MB Berger Prize for British Art History -- William MB Berger Prize for British Art History * William MB Berger *Shortlisted for the 2014 Authors' Club Art Book Prize -- Authors' Club Art Book Prize * Authors' Club *Won Honorable mention for the 2016 Spiro Kostof Book Award sponsored by the Society of Architectural Historians. -- Spiro Kostoff Book Award * Society of Architectural Historians *

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Book SynopsisThe south London parish of Battersea has roots as a working village, growing produce for London markets, and as a high-class suburb, with merchants' villas on the elevated ground around Clapham and Wandsworth Commons. Part of the Survey of London series, this title traces Battersea's development from medieval times onwards.Trade Review “St Mary’s rightly figures on the cover of a marvellous new book. Or rather, two books, for these are volumes 49 and 50 of the monumental Survey of London, which began 113 years ago with the Parish of Bromley by Bow. To have reached Volume 50 is astonishing. The editors, Andrew Saint and Colin Thom, should be made dukes, at the least.”—Christopher Howse, Daily Telegraph, -- Christopher Howse * The Daily Telegraph *“It is, perhaps, no coincidence that this magnificent achievement is not the work of an inchoate, overpaid bureaucracy (it would have expired years ago if it were), but of a clever, small, scholarly team of never more than six researcher-writers and a couple of draughtsmen, now under the inspired editorship of Andrew Saint. Long may they flourish!”—John Martin Robinson, Country Life -- John Martin Robinson * Country Life *‘The survey is an institution unique in the urban world. Nothing like it has ever been attempted elsewhere and perhaps could never be. It is both testimony to and commemoration of London’s patchwork complexity where the distinctive character of small neighbourhoods has defined in large part the living history of the city. . .These are beautiful books, a fit setting for the scholarship that has gone into them.’—Jerry White, Times Literary Supplement -- Jerry WHite * Times Literary Supplement *

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Book SynopsisThe south London parish of Battersea has roots as a working village, growing produce for London markets, and as a high-class suburb, with merchants' villas on the elevated ground around Clapham and Wandsworth Commons. This title traces Battersea's development from medieval times onwards.

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Book SynopsisThe north-east of Scotland is one of the least known areas of the country but has an architectural heritage as rich as the Highlands and Angus with which it shares its borders. This volume intends to illuminate its buildings and covers not only the historic districts of Formartine, Buchan and Banff in Aberdeenshire but also the whole of Moray.Trade Review"The authors of Aberdeenshire North and South have succeeded in drawing due attention to the North-East’s distinctive built heritage with considerable aplomb."—Sarah Ann Milne, Transactions -- Sarah Ann Milne * Transactions *

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Book SynopsisThe year 2014 marks the one hundredth anniversary of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, and the beginning of World War I. Beginning with the Trojan War and weaving a cross-cultural narrative that ends in the 21st-century Middle East, this title explores how cultural treasures often became silent victims of armed conflict.

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Book SynopsisThe first in-depth analysis of the stunning designs of one of the world's most captivating and prominent architects

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Book SynopsisFor over a millennium Durham has occupied a central place in English religious history, with its Norman rebuilding (1093-1133) marking it as an internationally significant masterpiece in the history of architecture. This volume offers a comprehensive account, on the founding, development, building and decoration of this important edifice.Trade Review‘The life as well as the liturgy of the cathedral is celebrated in photographs… This is a story told by 30 contributors, all witness to the pride of the place cathedrals retain in the community.’—Marcus Binney, the Times. -- Marcus Binney * The Times *‘This volume draws together a very broad array of recent research. It’s range is progidious, stretching from the conception of the physical building… to it’s intellectual, liturgical and spiritual context’—Gabriel Byng, TLS. -- Gabriel Byng * TLS *

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Book SynopsisAn illuminating collection of essays from the preeminent scholar of architectural history and theoryTrade Review"As he approaches his century - he was born in 1919 - it is a pleasure to welcome Jame Ackerman's collection of eight essays and to note that he is as inquisitive, as lively and as wide-ranging as he ever was."-Joseph Rkywert, Art Newspaper -- Joseph Rkywert Art Newspaper

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Book SynopsisTrade Review“It is impressive that the National Trust can generate the exemplary level of scholarly analysis captured within this book.”—Jeremy Musson, Art Newspaper"This is a richly absorbing book about one of the finest houses in the country." — John Bold, Transactions of the Ancient Monuments Society "this volume is to be praised for its vision, scholarship and comprehensiveness" – Lisa White, Furniture History Society Newsletter“This ample, illustrated monograph has an elegiac quality, comprising a series of well-written essays by leading art historians on all aspects of a great building… a record of a unique national monument.”—John Martin Robinson, House & Garden -- John Martin Robinson * House & Garden *“This new study, comprising 20 chapters and several appendices by leading scholars in their respective fields, gives credit to the huge amount of scholarship that the house has already attracted, yet here builds a narrative of further subtle character.”—Maurice Howard, Apollo -- Maurice Howard * Apollo *“How welcome to have a major new assessment of architecture, furnishings and collection of this celebrated and vastly important house.”—John Goodall, Country Life -- John Goodall * Country Life *

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Book SynopsisTrade Review“This is the book for which serious historians of garden history in this country have been waiting… the fruit of some four decades of both archival and on-the-ground research brought together in one magisterial work. The result is a triumph, and a publication that will remain a cornerstone of all future studies.”—Roy Strong, Country Life“The book’s illustrations are astonishing. . . . The integration of visual and textual evidence allows many insights and discoveries.” —Tom Turner, Garden History “While few of these high-maintenance gardens exist today, they are brought alive through contemporary engravings and Jacques’ text.”—Jane Owen, Financial Times“The kind of companion a coffee table dreams about supporting: a comprehensive survey of 17th-century English formal gardens . . . This ‘visual record’ will make readers long to explore those bygone forecourts, flower gardens, bowling greens, cascades, and more.”—Steve Gutierrez, British Heritage Travel“A landmark in Garden History studies.”—Georgina Craufurd, Hampshire Gardens Trust"Jacques’s book brings a new, heavily documented and informed treatment to a topic that, as he ends by acknowledging, "recognizes the contribution" of many disciplines to its expanded field of enquiry."—John Dixon Hunt, Historic Gardens Foundation May 2017‘The rewards are substantial for anyone interested in garden history or the wider aspects of social and political history.’ — Richard Bisgrove, The Garden, November 2017 ‘This volume includes 300 illustrations that bring lost and forgotten gardens back to life.’ — Listed Heritage 115, November 2017 Recommended as one of the three books for gardeners by Ruth Pavey in the Ham and High, 30 November 2017 ‘…a rich, scholarly and intriguing work’ — Ruth Pavey, Ham and High, 30 November 2017 ‘[the book] provides the reader with a concentrated picture of an extensive subject, bringing together both the wider view across England and the illuminating detail which brings the subject to life.’ — Marilyn Brown, The Pleasaunce Won the 2017 Choice Award for Outstanding Academic Title

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"[T]his excellent volume...covers three counties, Kildare, Laois and Offaly, all on the western borderlands of the medieval English pale of settlement."—Simon Heffer, The Daily Telegraph“Like the best of Pevsner authors, Tierney understands the immutable bond between landscape from architecture. We learn of the ancient timber tracks across the bogs, the canal routes that linked Dublin with the Shannon, and the now rapidly vanishing concrete cooling towers of state-sponsored peat electricity generation – all part of an enmeshed entity of landscape and human endeavour that the author explores with great sensitively and vivid description” —Richard Butler, Rural History “Central Leinster is the fifth volume in the Ireland series and covers an area where many of the Ireland’s most rewarding and distinctive buildings are found” — Ger Scully, The Tribune “[An] essential addition to the library of anyone interested in the architecture of Ireland, should be compulsory reading for local planners and richly deserves a place in the glove compartment of motoring locals or visitors”—John Coleman, Ancient Monuments Society “[A]lmost every page yields at least one curiosity, whether it be the monumental pre-Catholic Emancipation mausoleum to the Grace family in Aries, County Laois, or an 18th-century brick eyecatcher called Pigeon House in Nurney, County Kildare.”—Robert O’Byrne, Apollo Magazine“In common with the other volumes, Central Leinster is a superb presentation of the formal architecture of the region…Those whose interest is formal architecture will relish this book.”—Barry O’Reilly, Vernacular ArchitectureShortlisted for the 2020 Colvin Prize by the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain

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Book SynopsisTrade Review“If there’s a Francophile in your midst, Carmontelle: Garden at Monceau might make a sound holiday gift.”—Adrian Higgins, Washington Post

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Book SynopsisThis handsomely illustrated volume explores the medieval Deccani temple complexes at the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Pattadakal, with careful attention to their makers.Trade Review“Shiva’s Waterfront Temples raises important new questions at the cutting edge of Indian art historical research and explores them with impressive erudition, creativity, and thoughtful curiosity.”—Richard Davis, Bard College“Kaligotla’s compelling critique of the traditional, geography-based categories used to define Indian architecture allows for a better understanding of the ingenuity exhibited by medieval Decanni architects.”—Robert DeCaroli, George Mason University

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Book SynopsisHistorical profiles of the major planned communities of early twentieth-century Long Island.Trade Review"Scholars of Long Island’s leading significance in American residential architecture will be very pleased with this important new contribution to regional housing history. . . . [E]xcellent work from the authors of this volume . . . . [T]he material is fresh, compact, interesting, and fills a significantly large gap in our understanding of how Long Island’s real estate projects of the early 20th century laid a mighty foundation for the rise of the post-World War II suburbs." -- Long Island History Journal"[A] beautifully descriptive book . . . Gardens of Eden is a page turner for the history buff, filled with classical pictures of the storied homes Long Island is known for." -- Long Island Weekly"[D]eserves ongoing mention as a top local reference gathering the work of architectural historians and local historians . . . . From museum developments and how properties were marked and divided to the early evolution of Long Island’s real estate community, Gardens of Eden packs in historical and social analysis in a presentation filled with social, political, economic, and architectural insights on choices made and their rationale. The result is a solid survey that’s highly recommended for any collection strong in New York state history." -- Midwest Book Review: California Bookwatch"[C]ompiled chapter by chapter by knowledgeable historians, an endeavor eight years in the making. . . Gardens of Eden is an interesting read for Port Washington residents and all Long Islanders." -- Port Washington News"Gardens of Eden makes a major contribution to our understanding of the development of residential architecture and community in America. The unique geography of Long Island, with its transit links to New York City, resulted in the creation of a series of extraordinary planned communities where developers, architects, and affluent home owners created a vision of American life in the country that would be closely linked with the city. We owe a great debt to the developers who planned these major garden communities, to the authors in this book who comprehensively analyze these communities, and to the Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities for publishing this handsome volume." -- Andrew Scott Dolkart, Professor of Historic Preservation, Director of the Historic Preservation Program, Columbia University School of Architecture"For residents of metropolitan New York, Gardens of Eden provides the first detailed look at a key component of the area’s development, one that has had a profound and enduring effect on the landscape. For scholars of American urbanism, this book is an important case study that reveals the great extent of planned residential communities of the early twentieth century. Far from being rare exceptions, they represent a significant thrust in real estate endeavors that was transformative in its impact." -- Richard Longstreth, Professor of American Studies, George Washington University

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Book SynopsisFollowing the master architect’s drawing campaign as a young man.Trade Review"An enthralling selection of drawings from the sketchbooks of a young man falling in love with architecture." -- The Tablet

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Book SynopsisLandscape design history greatly influenced today's design process and design solutions. I llustrated History of Landscape Design provides an overview of landscape design, including the iconic spaces throughout the centuries, starting from landscapes in prehistory to current trends in landscape design.Trade Review"The authors have a created a visual treat sure to inspire and captivate any student of landscape design. Beautiful, abundant, precise drawings in concert with a more limited yet engaging text make this book unique. In a visual disclipine such as landscape design, such a novel approach is long overdue. This impressive work could serve as an outstanding textbook for landscape design students or as a useful reference for libraries. This significant, delightful, one-of-a kind work is sure to become a classic." (Choice, July 2010) "…an accessible and reliable source for students and the interest general reader." (BBC Gardens Illustrated, May 2010)Table of ContentsIntroduction xi Prehistory–6th Century 1 Cosmological Landscapes 2 Ancient Gardens 4 Landscape and Architecture 6 Genius Loci 8 6th–15th Centuries 15 Western Europe: Walled Minds, Walled Gardens 20 Moorish Spain: An Indelible Influence 28 China: Nature’s Splendor in a Garden 38 Japan: In the Spirit of Nature 46 15th Century 57 Japan: Muromachi Era 61 China: Ming Dynasty 65 Central Asia: Timurid Garden Cities 66 Italy: Curious Minds, Broadened Vistas 68 16th Century 75 Italy: The Rebirth of Rome 79 Renaissance Gardens in France and England 93 The Early Botanic Garden: An Encyclopedia of Plants 99 Early Mughal Gardens: Persian Art Forms Travel East 100 Japan: The Momoyama Era 101 17th Century 107 Japan: Edo Period 111 The Mughal Empire: Sacred Symmetries 119 Persian Gardens of Paradise 124 Italian Baroque Styles 127 The Flowering of the Dutch Landscape 133 English Gardens: A Restrained Mix of European Styles 134 French Classical Gardens: The Control of Nature 136 18th Century 147 England: The Development of the Landscape Garden 151 The Landscape Garden in France 164 China: Qianlong’s Imprint 165 Early American Gardens: Homeland Traditions 171 19th Century 177 England: The Victorians and Their Plants 181 France: Republics and Empires 186 Landscape Architecture in America 189 20th Century 203 The Gilded Age: Extremes of Wealth and Poverty 207 The New Aesthetic of Modernism 211 Environmental Art: Nature as Medium 219 Artistic Trends in Landscape Design 220 Environmental and Ecological Design 222 Postmodern Landscapes 223 21st Century 23 1 A Sustainable Earth: Ten Ideas 232 Endnotes 245 Bibliography 251 Index 255

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Book SynopsisA biography of Peter Selz that traces the journey of this Jewish-German immigrant from Hitler's Munich to the United States and on to an important career as a pioneer historian of modern art. It illuminates key historical and cultural events of the twentieth-century, describing Selz's extraordinary career.Trade Review"An intellectual bildungsroman recounting a life in art that never stopped evolving." Artillery "A paean to a man who is both vastly experienced and eternally youthful in his outlook." Huffington Post "Life is short, art is long, but sometimes it's the other way, too." San Francisco Chronicle "A fascinating account of an individual who has made many contributions to art history." Washington Ind Rev Of Bks "An enjoyable account of a man who seemed always to be in the right place at the right time with the right passions." Artnet Magazine "Like a moving still life... Peter Selz was a great subject, and Karstrom matched him with a great biography." -- Wayne Andersen European Legacy "An essential read for anyone seriously involved in the field." Whitehot Magazine "With Selz at the helm, the Berkeley Art Museum redefined many aspects of modern art and brought overdue attention to California artists." Berkeleyside "A captivating story... This Selz biography offers not only a study into the life of a renowned art figure but also an analysis of the art world of the twentieth century as a whole." -- Kate Sowada Oral History Review "California art enthusiasts and libraries will especially appreciate this detailed and well-researched, scholarly book." Library JournalTable of ContentsPreface: Setting the Scene 1. Childhood: Munich, Art, and Hitler 2. New York: Stieglitz, Rheingold, and 57th Street 3. Chicago to Pomona: New Bauhaus and Early Career 4. Back to New York: Inside MoMA 5. MoMA Exhibitions: From New Images of Man to Alberto Giacometti 6. POP Goes the Art World: Departure from New York 7. Berkeley: Politics, Funk, Sex, and Finances 8. Students, Colleagues, and Controversy 9. A Career in Retirement: Returning to Early Themes and Passions 10. A Conclusion: Looking at Kentridge and Warhol Notes Selected Bibliography and Exhibition History Acknowledgments Index

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Book SynopsisExplores how buildings supported the cultural and political work of the fair and fashioned a second, parallel world in a moment of economic depression and international turmoil. This book looks closely at buildings as buildings, analyzing them in light of local circumstances, regionalist sensibilities, and national and international movements.Trade Review"Into the Void Pacific is rich with drawings, photographs, and passages from documents and correspondence by the fair's designers, visitors, and critics that document this fantasy-abetting architectural enterprise. Shanken re-creates the look and experience of the fair as it was at the time-which is helpful, since almost none of its buildings are standing today." BOOM: A Journal of California "This is a fine and thought-provoking study that puts the GGIE--and a cohort of California architects--into the broader scholarly conversation about architectural trends of the 1930s." Bulidings and LandscapesTable of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1: Digging for Treasure Island Chapter 2: Great Plots, Small Plans Chapter 3: Regionalism Unbounded: The Courts and Palaces Chapter 4: The Federal Building Chapter 5: California and the Pacific Chapter 6: The Pacific Area Chapter 7: A Room of Their Own: The Yerba Buena Club Conclusion Notes Works Cited Acknowledgments Holdings Related to the Golden Gate International Exposition in the Environmental Design Archives, University of California, Berkeley Index

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Book SynopsisStudios are, at once, material environments and symbolic forms, sites of artistic creation and physical labor, and nodes in networks of resource circulation. They are architectural places that generate virtual spacesworlds built to build worlds. Yet, despite being icons of corporate identity, studios have faded into the background of critical discourse and into the margins of film and media history. In response, In the Studio demonstrates that when we foreground these worlds, we gain new insights into moving-image culture and the dynamics that quietly mark the worlds on our screens. Spanning the twentieth century and moving globally, this unique collection tells new stories about studio iconsPinewood, Cinecittà, Churubusco, and CBSas well as about the experimental workplaces of filmmakers and artists from Aleksandr Medvedkin to Charles and Ray Eames and Hollis Frampton. Trade Review“Consumers in the 1930s understood the importance of the studio; In the Studio argues that contemporary scholars of film and media studies should follow suit. The volume makes an important contribution to these disciplines, helping to advance a new subfield by showing how an emphasis on the material spaces of production expands or nuances our understanding of cinema and television.” * The Moving Image *"It is certain that In the Studio’s holistic methodology will provide a blueprint for the still vital research on the material environments that shape our media." * Screen *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: Studio Perspectives Brian R. Jacobson PART ONE. FORMATIONS 1. “The Longed-For Crystal Palace”: Empire, Modernity, and Nikkatsu Mukōjima’s Glass Studio, 1913–1923 Diane Wei Lewis 2. Regulating Light, Interiors, and the National Image: Electrification and Studio Space in 1920s Brazil Rielle Navitski 3. Ephemeral Studios: Exhibiting Televisual Spaces during the Interwar Years Anne-Katrin Weber PART TWO. FOUNDATIONS 4. Estudios Churubusco: A Transnational Studio for a National Industry Laura Isabel Serna 5. Pinewood Studios, the Independent Frame, and Innovation Sarah Street 6. Backlots of the World War: Cinecittà, 1942–1950 Noa Steimatsky PART THREE. ALTERNATIVE ROUTES 7. The Film Train Stops at Mosfilm: Aleksandr Medvedkin and the Operative Film Factory Robert Bird 8. Postindustrial Studio Lifestyle: The Eameses in the Environment of 901 Justus Nieland 9. The Last Qualitative Scientist: Hollis Frampton and the Digital Arts Lab Jeff Menne PART FOUR. STUDIO FUTURES 10. Made-for-Broadcast Cities Lynn Spigel 11. The Nature of the Firm and the Nature of the Farm: Lucasfilm, the Campus, and the Contract J. D. Connor 12. “Make It What You Want It to Be”: Logistics, Labor, and Land Financialization via the Globalized Free Zone Studio Kay Dickinson Selected Bibliography List of Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Examining the titles of Matta-Clark’s works, as well as private notebooks, aphoristic notecards, letters and loquacious statements he made to various interviewers, Richard—herself a poet—maps with obsessive precision the ways in which the artist’s language use frames and enlarges his artworks, many of which exist now only in the form of documentation. . . . Richard’s nimble exegesis of her subject and his language sets the stage for conjuring a vision of Matta-Clark working in the landscape." * Chicago Review of Books *"Richard conscientiously treats Matta-Clark's written word as another facet of his artistic production, which serves to contextualize and deepen an understanding of his short-lived career. Presenting these musings, complete with words crossed-out, spelling errors, arrows, and marginal notations from books, provides a conduit to Matta-Clark's archive and displays his playful use of language. This book is remarkable in its ability to systematically weave Matta-Clark's thought process with his artwork in a way that remains directly connected to the archives while still reading narratively. It would be an excellent resource for anyone interested in Matta-Clark and his milieu in the 1970s Soho art scene." * ARLIS/NA Reviews *"Richard's compelling and crystalline prose make it quite the page-turner. Reading it under lockdown during a pandemic has been a particularly thought-provoking experience. Physical Poetics exemplifies the kind of rigorous work that is difficult to achieve, so thorough is its analysis of the archival and the material evidence. It reads at once like a biography, an essay and an inventory; it is a Matta-Clark concordance, but much more thrilling than that sounds." * Burlington Magazine *"Richard authors an extensively researched and dense text that examines the archives of the artist, focussing predominantly on his prosaic texts and irreverent semantic aphorisms recorded on notecards. For any fan or interest in the artist, the book serves as part-analysis of the archive, with a nuanced insight into New York’s emerging contemporary art scene of the late 1960’s and early 70’s. However, the volume also works as semi-biographical, charting Matta-Clark’s tumultuous parentage and maturation, in a parallel to his works, interests, and backdrop of famous connections past, present, and future." * Visual Studies *Table of ContentsIntroduction. CONFUSION GUIDED BY A CLEAR SENSE OF PURPOSE; or, a comet, which would have its tail in front PART ONE. TOTAL (SEMIOTIC) SYSTEM: READING GORDON MATTA-CLARK “Total (Semiotic) System” Walking and Reading WORKING AT SEVERAL DIMENTIONS “A step taken in the fog” “Kool Killer, or the Insurrection of Signs” PART TWO. ANARCHITECTURE AS POETIC DEVICE: GORDON MATTA-CLARK AND THE SOHO CONVERSATION Anarchitecture as Poetic Device “The Poetics of Psycho-Locus” AVAILABLE “Metaphoric Void”Arche and the Alpha Privative "Ambiguity Is All” Art World Prince BEST LATED WISHES Of Trees, Burial, Cooking, and Cannibalism “Another name more or less the same” Venn Diagram To THE MEETING and THE MOB (AGAIN) MAKING NOT SOLVING PROBLEMS The Irrational Village and the Non-u-ment Un-monumentalizing Conversation Monument, Non-u-ment, and Site/Non-site Smithson Coda: The IslandsQuadrille, Walls paper, et al.Fake Estates LAYERED REALITY, Thin Edge, and Space Between “Been Gone”: Notes on the Index Cut/Draw/WriteImmune versus Cancer Cells PART THREE. A SILENT FORCE: THE LEGACIES OF MATTA AND DUCHAMP DEMENTIONS “A Silent Force” Matta and Pajarito: “Psychological Morphology” and Réalité parallèle Noguchi “Jestures”Étant . . . Anartist and AnarchitectureInframince and Thin Edge Bullet Holes Phenomena of Infra- Readymade and Ready-to-be-unmade The Alchemical Pun PART FOUR. SPACISM: GORDON MATTA-CLARK AND THE POLITICAL “We chose to build a world of our own” “My understanding of art . . .” and THE JOY OF GETTING AWAY WITH IT SPACISM “I woundered who it is for . . .” Chile and the Bienal de São PauloWindow Blow-OutArc de Triomphe for WorkersA Resource Center and Environmental Youth Program for Loisaida THE VOYEURIST'S SPACE Violent Space, SECURITY MEASURES, and THE SIGN POST ANARCHIE The Money Photographs Cornell ’69 “Gordon Matta-Clark and Individualism” “A fine-tuned language and logic of the body” Conclusion. “WITHIN ABSURDITY THERE IS A FANTASTIC FREEDOM” Acknowledgments Abbreviations Notes List of Illustrations Index

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Book SynopsisBridging histories of technology, media studies, and aesthetics, Electrographic Architecture forges a critical narrative of the ways in which illuminated light and color have played key roles in the formation of America's white imaginary. Carolyn L. Kane charts the rise of the country's urban advertisements, light empires, and neoclassical buildings in the early twentieth century; the midcentury construction of polychromatic electrographic spectacles; and their eclipse by informatically intense, invisible algorithms at the dawn of the new millennium. Drawing on archival research, interviews, and visual analysis, Electrographic Architecture shows how the development of America's electrographic surround runs parallel to a new paradigm of power, property, and possession.Table of ContentsContents List of Illustrations Introduction: White like No Other 1. Synthetic White, 10,000 BC–1700 AD 2. Edison’s White Light Empire, 1750–1881 3. The “Great White Way,” 1880s–1910 4. Douglas Leigh’s Times Square Spectaculars, 1930–1960 5. The Young Electric Sign Company and Las Vegas Neon, 1920–1970 6. Jenny Holzer’s Light Art as Urban Critique, 1970–1990 Conclusion: Chromophobia in the Smart City, 1992–2022 Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisRevered as the birthplace of democracy, Athens is much more than an open-air museum filled with crumbling monuments to ancient glory. Athens takes readers on a journey from the classical city-state to today’s contemporary capital, revealing a world-famous metropolis that has been resurrected and redefined time and again.Trade ReviewMcGregor uses a chronological approach to paint a vivid and engaging portrait of the city and its inhabitants from the preclassical period to the development of Athens as a modern metropolis. McGregor pays the necessary tribute to the classical heritage, but he also sheds light on aspects of the Byzantine, Ottoman, and modern periods, and he deftly shows both the elements of continuity and the breaks with the past. The result is a well-deserved tribute to a great city. -- Jay Freeman * Booklist *McGregor describes the great city of Athens in solid detail as it spirals out from its core on the Acropolis. * Kirkus Reviews *McGregor…takes readers through centuries of Greek history, art, and architecture to provide both ‘a coherent narrative’ and a travel guide. * Publishers Weekly *What is remarkable about McGregor’s Athens is its uncanny clarity: not only the author’s eloquence in exploring an archaic, classical, Hellenistic, and modern Greek world but the wisdom that has gone into reconstructing that world from its first settlers to the vast and sprawling metropolis that is now contemporary Athens. McGregor has truly captured the pulse of the city. -- John Chioles, New York University and the University of Athens

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Book SynopsisFlorence’s iconic foundling home of the Innocenti is often taken as a symbol of Renaissance creativity, innovation, and humanity. The essays in Lost and Found explore new dimensions and contexts for foundling care at the Innocenti and use archival documents and digital tools to locate it architecturally, geographically, and socially.

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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive, interdisciplinary collection illuminates many previously unexplored aspects of the Basilica of San Lorenzo’s history, extending from its Early Christian foundation to the modern era. San Lorenzo depicts this church as a living Florentine institution, continually reshaped by complex historical forces.Trade ReviewThe scholars go inside and out and from bottom to top, and they deal with the entire complex—the basilica’s architecture, paintings, and sculpture along with that in the sacristies, cloisters, library, Medici Chapel, and piazza—and they present its role in Florentine urbanism, culture, politics, and patronage; address liturgy, preaching, music, and its personnel and operations, even a kitchen sink, neglecting almost nothing. -- C. W. Westfall * Choice *

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Book SynopsisThis volume examines the Italian Renaissance revival as a Pan-European critique: a reshaping of a nineteenth-century present that is perceived as deeply problematic. These essays recover the multidimensionality of the reaction to, transformation of, and commentary on the connections between the Italian Renaissance and nineteenth-century modernity.Trade ReviewThe collaborative, interdisciplinary, and international approach to the analysis of the Renaissance adopted by this study has produced an excellent volume. -- Fernanda Gallo * Journal of Modern History *

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Book SynopsisMagnificent Buildings, Splendid Gardens returns to print some of the most important works of David Coffin, a leading authority on Renaissance architecture who, as one of the first scholars to apply the tools of art history to the study of gardens, became a founder of the discipline of garden and landscape studies. These essays span the wide range of Coffin''s work, from Italian Renaissance architecture, garden design, sculpture, and drawings to English gardens and landscape designers of the seventeenth to early nineteenth centuries. Coffin''s approaches are as varied as his subject matter. Some of these essays present the results of his archival research, including his discovery of crucial documents on the Emilian architect Giovan Battista Aleotti and the only documentary evidence identifying Vignola as the architect of the Villa Lante at Bagnaia. Other essays take a much broader cultural view, investigating, for example, the phenomenon of public access to privatTrade Review"This compendium of scholarly essays charts admirably David Coffin's remarkable and enviable ability to express simply, clearly and authoritatively the results of a lifetime's scrupulous and disciplined research."--Todd Longstaffe-Gowan, Burlington Magazine "Each essay, almost every paragraph, had the effect of inspiring the reader to follow it up with more research of their own."--Gillian Mawrey, Historic Gardens Review "The volume stands as witness to the accomplishments of this prolific scholar and reflects his many interests."--Claudia Lazzaro, Sitelines: A Journal of Place "We ... may ... praise the work of David Robbins Coffin in bringing aspects of Italian architecture and gardens, and instances of English gardens to wider attention. All scholars may wholeheartedly welcome this most useful volume, whose index is exemplary."--David H. Kennett, Sixteenth Century Journal

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Book SynopsisBy way of more than 2,000 years of architectural history, this illustrated book defines and shows the major components of the art - from theory, plans, and models to structural elements such as columns, arches, and domes, to materials and decorative elements.Trade Review"There's no shortage of architectural primers, but this one stands out for two reasons. First, the eye-popping clarity of the 325 photographs. Second, its refreshing breadth: There's a section on murals as well as metallic alloys, and the section on staircases includes a 1932 stadium ramp as well as the entrance to a 1528 chateau. More than a cheat sheet, it's a guide to be enjoyed."--John King, San Francisco Chronicle "This title combines the best of two art-book formats: it is filled with excellent color photographs that illustrate architectural forms, yet it is also the size of a field guide and can be held comfortably in the hand... Although this is not a standard reference book, it delights the eye with its juxtapositions, and could be the inspiration for a field trip to see these wonderful buildings."--V.E. Young, Choice "This is not merely a guidebook to the world of architecture... No reader can deny the densely illustrated nature of this book... The author has done her best to compile texts and images that are educational for undergraduate students. The book also presents an informative companion for readers who to visit buildings located in various regions and built in different historical periods."--Gevork Hartoonian, Architectural Science ReviewTable of ContentsIntroduction 6 The Tools of the Architect 9 Stability and Form 55 Materials and Techniques 211 Architecture and Decoration 295 Masterpieces Compared 337 Glossary of Terms 374 Photographic Sources 378 Index of Topics 379 Index of Names and Places 380

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Book SynopsisTaking an approach to medieval art, this title reveals the importance of movement in the physical, emotional, and intellectual experience of art and architecture in the Middle Ages. It offers a collection of interdisciplinary essays that explores a range of rituals, performances, works of art, and texts in which movement is crucial to meaning.Trade Review"Brilliantly produced and abundantly illustrated... [This book is] invested in art's material, corporeal, spatial, and specifically kinetic dimensions."--David S. Areford, Oxford Art Journal

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Book SynopsisThis lavishly illustrated volume is the first major global history of ornament from the Middle Ages to today. Crossing historical and geographical boundaries in unprecedented ways and considering the role of ornament in both art and architecture, Histories of Ornament offers a nuanced examination that integrates medieval, Renaissance, baroque, andTrade Review"After its famous denunciation by Adolf Loos, ornament seemed a wasteful frivolity to most architects and designers. But that attitude has lost steam in recent years, as firms derive much of their revenue by building in places with a healthier regard for pattern and decoration. Right at the outset, this scholarly tome firmly establishes the vitality of architectural ornament today, leaving readers to peruse premodern histories after having shed their Loosian prejudice."--Metropolis "[A] handsome book."--Peter Parker, A Magazine for RIBA Friends of Architecture "[An] important volume ... seamlessly edited by Necipo?lu and Payne, [the book] covers an unprecedented and stringent collection of scholarly research and reflection. It is not a history of ornament per se, but rather a rigorous and sometimes cautionary record of the history of ornament's shifting meaning and theoretical basis. This volume assesses ornament as a legitimate aspect of designing the future built environment. It is neither elegy nor encyclopedia; the purpose instead is summed up simply in the editors' introduction as 'to address what ornament does [and did].' The result is a summons to surrender preconceived notions about ornament as somehow apart from or inferior to architecture in its full range of possible expression."--Paul Gunther, Architect's Newspaper "An exceptionally stimulating ... collection of essays on a topic that is certain to be of increasing importance to our discipline."--Kathleen James-Chakraborty, Journal of the Society of Architectural HistoriansTable of ContentsIntroduction 1 Gulru Necipoglu and Alina Payne Part I Contemporaneity of Ornament in Architecture Chapter 1 Ornament and Its Users: From the Vitruvian Tradition to the Digital Age 10 Antoine Picon Chapter 2 A Natural History of Ornament 20 Vittoria Di Palma Chapter 3 Inscription: On the Surface of Exchange between Writing, Ornament, and Tectonic in Contemporary Architecture 34 Hashim Sarkis Part II Ornament between Historiography and Theory Chapter 4 Ornament as Weapon: Ballistics, Politics, and Architectural Adornment in Semper's Treatise on Ancient Projectiles 46 Spyros Papapetros Chapter 5 The Passage of the Other: Elements for a Redefinition of Ornament 62 Jonathan Hay Chapter 6 The Invention of Mudejar Art and the Viceregal Aesthetic Paradox: Notes on the Reception of Iberian Ornament in New Spain 70 Maria Judith Feliciano Chapter 7 The Flaw in the Carpet: Disjunctive Continuities and Riegl's Arabesque 82 Finbarr Barry Flood Part III Medieval Mediations Chapter 8 Vesting Walls, Displaying Structure, Crossing Cultures: Transmedial and Transmaterial Dynamics of Ornament 96 Gerhard Wolf Chapter 9 Gothic-Framed Byzantine Icons: Italianate Ornament in the Levant during the Late Middle Ages 106 Michele Bacci Chapter 10 Timurid Architectural Revetment in Central Asia, 1370-1430: The Mimeticism of Mosaic Faience 116 David J. Roxburgh Part IV Early Modern Crosscurrents Chapter 11 Early Modern Floral: The Agency of Ornament in Ottoman and Safavid Visual Cultures 132 Gulru Necipoglu Chapter 12 Ornamental Defacement and Protestant Iconoclasm 156 Christopher P. Heuer Chapter 13 Migration of Techniques: Inlaid Marble Floral Decoration in Baroque Naples 166 Daniela del Pesco Chapter 14 Innovation, Appropriation, and Representation: Mughal Architectural Ornament in the Eighteenth Century 178 Chanchal Dadlani Part V Ornament between Figuration and Abstraction Chapter 15 Ornament, Form, and Vision in Ceramics from Medieval Iran: Reflections of the Human Image 192 Oya Pancaroglu Chapter 16 Variety and Metamorphosis: Form and Meaning in the Ornament of Amico Aspertini 204 Marzia Faietti Chapter 17 Images as Objects: The Problem of Figural Ornament in Eighteenth-Century France 216 David Pullins Chapter 18 Ornament and Vice: The Foreign, the Mobile, and the Cocharelli Fragments 228 Anne Dunlop Chapter 19 Gilded Bodies and Brilliant Walls: Ornament in America before and after the European Conquest 238 Thomas B. F. Cummins Part VI Circulations and Translations of Ornament Chapter 20 The Poetics of Portability 250 Avinoam Shalem Chapter 21 "This Is Babel": Sicily, the Mediterranean Islands, and Southern Italy (1450-1550) 262 Marco Rosario Nobile Chapter 22 Wrapped in Fabric: Florentine Facades, Mediterranean Textiles, and A-TectonicOrnament in the Renaissance 274 Alina Payne Chapter 23 Threads of Ornament in the Style World of the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries 290 Anna Contadini Part VII Internationalism of Ornament and Modernist Abstraction Chapter 24 The Currency of Ornament: Machine-Lathed Anticounterfeiting Patterns and the Portability of Value 308 Jennifer L. Roberts Chapter 25 Grammars of Ornament: Dematerialization and Embodiment from Owen Jones to Paul Klee 320 Remi Labrusse Chapter 26 Sober Ornament: Materiality and Luxury in German Modern Architecture and Design 334 Robin Schuldenfrei Acknowledgments 349 Notes 351 Bibliography 411 Contributors 443 Index 445 Photo Credits 453

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Book SynopsisThis is the first book devoted to Frank Lloyd Wright's designs for remaking the modern city. Stunningly comprehensive, The Urbanism of Frank Lloyd Wright presents a radically new interpretation of the architect's work and offers new and important perspectives on the history of modernism. Neil Levine places Wright's projects, produced over more thanTrade ReviewWinner of the 2017 PROSE Award in Architecture & Urban Planning, Association of American Publishers "In his bracing new book, The Urbanism of Frank Lloyd Wright, Neil Levine affirms the genius appellation, but challenges the anti-urbanist label, examining seven sites of Wright's urban interventions... Some readers of Neil Levine's impressive book may conclude that since only a small portion of Wright's urban designing was actually realized, his work in this realm must be judged a failure. That is not the case; even when Wright's work survives only in words and drawings, they make significant contributions to our understanding of his achievement. This book, moreover, has another important dimension beyond Frank Lloyd Wright's own colossal career. It explores the history of cities and the urban situations that foster--and impede--the progress of architecture and its role in creating a better, healthier and more felicitous environment."-Thomas S. Hines, Times Literary Supplement "Levine ... strives valiantly to break Wright's partly vanguard, partly bonkers urban vision free from the tyranny of categorical misreading. This means contextualizing the nadir of Broadacre City within Wright's own musings on city planning, which nearly span the length of his career, beginning with his designs for a suburban compound at Oak Park, Chicago in the 1890s."--Samuel Medina, Metropolis "An authoritative study... The Urbanism of Frank Lloyd Wright challenges the long-held assumption that Wright was an anti-urbanist, and Levine conveys a clear view of Wright seeking to improve the urban experience."--Gwyn Lloyd Jones, Architecture Today "Copiously illustrated with plans, maps, and photographs, this book sets forth a monument to one of the most prominent architects of the 20th century... A feast for the eyes and a font of information, this title belongs in all institutions that teach architecture."--Library Journal "This is a beautifully crafted study of Wright's place in the history of urbanism in the first half of the 20th century. Levine, professor of art and architecture history at Harvard, uses 'urbanism' to refer not just to cities but to projects for multiple owners, multiple architects, and built over time. He examines Wright's provocative ideas, ranging from a project in downtown Pittsburgh to the semi-rural plan of Broadacre City to a mixed-use scheme for Baghdad. The book, replete with sketches, drawings, plans, maps, and photographs from the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, offers encyclopedic detail and density. Levine's exhaustive scholarship should make it required reading for practitioners and urban design students alike."--Craig Whittaker, Architectural Record "Frank Lloyd Wright made an indelible impression on 20th-century architecture with buildings such a Taliesin, Fallingwater, and New York's Guggenheim Museum... But what about his unrealized plans? Neil Levin's The Urbanism of Frank Lloyd Wright ... explores some of the architect's most notable designs for cities--all but one of which was never erected... The full color drawings in Levine's book are intriguing renderings of what could have been."--Alina Cohen, Surface "Neil Levine's latest book offers a new, refreshing perspective on Wright... Levine resolutely maintains the reader's focus on Wright's work and genius by offering detailed and vivid descriptions of the journey underlying each of Wright's projects... The book is a treasure trove for every architect and aspiring architect, urbanist, engineer, infrastructure practitioner and inquisitive mind intrigued by the development of the relatively young field of city planning... This book will serve as essential reading for those seeking to carry forward that mission--improving urban planning through effective design."--Noor Bell, CityCity Magazine "The Urbanism of Frank Lloyd Wright is a companion to Levine's landmark study The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright, published in 1997, and it is as monumental as might be inferred from the 20-year wait."--Will Wiles, Apollo MagazineTable of ContentsPREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS X LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS XII INTRODUCTION XIV I: SUBURBS IN THE GRID: THE NEW STREETCAR CITY 1 WRIGHT'S FIRST URBAN DESIGN INITIATIVE: THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE ROBERTS BLOCK, 1896 3 2 THE QUADRUPLE BLOCK PLAN AS THE FRAMEWORK FOR THE LADIES' HOME JOURNAL "HOME IN A PRAIRIE TOWN," 1900-1901 29 3 THE ROBERTS BLOCK REVISITED, 1903-4, THE CITY BEAUTIFUL, AND THE GARDEN CITY 48 4 THE QUADRUPLE BLOCK PLAN EXPANDED INTO AN ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD SCHEME FOR THE CHICAGO CITY CLUB COMPETITION OF 1912-13 77 II: THE CITY IN QUESTION AT THE DAWN OF THE AUTOMOBILE AGE 5 CONGESTION AND ITS REMEDIES IN THE SKYSCRAPER CITY OF THE 1920s 119 6 DECENTRALIZATION VERSUS CENTRALIZATION: BROADACRE CITY'S RURALIST ALTERNATIVE TO LE CORBUSIER'S URBANISM, 1929-35 157 III: NEW VISIONS FOR THE CITY CENTER: URBANISM UNDER THE HEGEMONY OF THE AUTOMOBILE 7 A CIVIC CENTER MEGASTRUCTURE FOR THE LAKEFRONT OF MADISON, WISCONSIN, 1938 183 8 CRYSTAL CITY: A HIGHRISE, MIXED-USE, SUPERBLOCK DEVELOPMENT FOR WASHINGTON, D.C., 1940 222 9: THE POINT PARK CIVIC CENTER AND TRAFFIC INTERCHANGE FOR THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN PITTSBURGH, 1947 261 10 PLAN FOR THE EXPANSION OF BAGHDAD ANCHORED BY A CULTURAL CENTER, 1957 334 CONCLUSION 385 NOTES 390 SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY 429 INDEX 436 CREDITS 446

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