{"product_id":"making-modern-paris-victor-baltards-central-markets-and-the-urban-practice-of-architecture-buildings-landscapes-and-societies-7-9780271050874","title":"Making Modern Paris Victor Baltards Central","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eInvestigates how architecture, technology, politics, and urban planning came together in French architect Victor Baltard’s creation of the Central Markets of Paris. Presents a case study of the historical process that produced modern Paris between 1840 and 1870.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This book promises to make an important contribution to the literature on nineteenth-century French architecture.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Kevin Murphy,CUNY Graduate Center\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Finally we have a thorough and nuanced monograph on the architect Victor Baltard, his contribution to the design of the world's most renowned public market, and his rightful place—and that of his oeuvre, including the markets—in shaping the modern French capital.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Helen Tangires,Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, National Gallery of Art\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In this outstanding work of scholarship, Mead (Univ. of New Mexico) subjects the career of Victor Baltard, architect of Les Halles, the Central Markets of Paris, to an examination that commences with a discussion of the skepticism that has hovered over Baltard's reputation since the 1870s. . . . Highly recommended.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—J. Quinan \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Mead’s \u003ci\u003eMaking Modern Paris\u003c\/i\u003e effectively situates Baltard’s achievement fully within the currents of his period and demonstrates how the intellectual environment and administrative structures within which he worked contributed to shaping his approach to design.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Christopher Drew Armstrong \u003ci\u003ecaa.reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The great value of Mead’s meticulous study resides in his expert demonstrations of Baltard’s exceptional sensitivity to history and to historical context. These constitute a valuable contribution to our understanding of the architect’s approach, and help open our eyes to heretofore obscure aspects of midnineteenth-century French planning more broadly.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Richard Wittman \u003ci\u003eOxford Art Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1 Reconsidering Victor Baltard\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Classicism and the Architect’s Education\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3 Representing Paris\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4 Decorated Construction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5 An Urban History of the Central Markets\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 6 Housing the City\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEpilogue on Function and Typology in Baltard’s Urban Architecture\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix: Career Chronology of Victor Baltard \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pennsylvania State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400788058455,"sku":"9780271050874","price":84.11,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780271050874.jpg?v=1730471577","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/making-modern-paris-victor-baltards-central-markets-and-the-urban-practice-of-architecture-buildings-landscapes-and-societies-7-9780271050874","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}