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Author
Publisher
Prestel
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
The first-ever walking tour guide of New York City's stunning contemporary architecture showcases the most intriguing new buildings in the city. It can be hard to keep up with New York City's surge of cutting-edge architecture since the turn of the millennium. This portable, easy-to-use guide directs readers to the city's newest architectural gems, all completed in the 21st century with some still under construction. Divided into ten 1- to 3-mile...
Author
Publisher
Spiegel & Grau
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"For nearly a decade, Pulitzer prize-winning critic Justin Davidson has explained New York, the city, to his readers at New York, the magazine. He has visited new and preserved buildings, explored neighborhoods in mid-transformation; interviewed architects, developers, and urban thinkers; and tracked the city's constant change. Now, he distills those experiences into Magnetic City, an ambler's guide to New York--the city around us, the one that's...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"From the seven hundred thousand or so buildings in New York, Roberts selects twenty-seven that, in the past four centuries, have been the most emblematic of the city's economic, social, and political evolution. He describes not only the buildings and how they came to be, but also their enduring impact on the city and its people and how the consequences of the construction often reverberated around the world"--
124) Castles of New York
Author
Publisher
State University of New York Press
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Running Press
Pub. Date
2020.]
Language
English
Description
"There's so much to love about New York, and so much to see. The city is full of art, and architecture, and history -- and not just in museums. Hidden in plain sight, in office building lobbies, on street corners, and tucked into Soho lofts, there's a treasure trove of art waiting to be discovered, and you don't need an art degree to fall in love with it."-- Amazon.com.
Publisher
In-D Media LLC
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
"To house Solomon Guggenheim's collection of modern art, Frank Lloyd Wright envisioned a powerful spatial experience, one that would revolutionize the relationship between people and art. The result, the iconic Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, utilized stunning innovation in form and Wright's concept of organic architecture to radically transform the museum experience. It has often been said that the greatest work in the collection of the Guggenheim...
Author
Series
Publisher
Purple Toad Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
One of the most famous buildings in New York City is the Flatiron Building. Why is it so famous? It is shaped like a piece of pie. It only took nine months to complete. What made the Flatiron Building really interesting, however, was the new technique that was used to put it together. A special steel skeleton wa sused to support the building, then decorative pieces of tile were hung to make the walls. Find out how hard it was to make a building this...
Author
Publisher
Universe
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
A charmingly illustrated journey through New York City, neighborhood by neighborhood. All the Buildings in New York is a love letter to New York City, told through James Gulliver Hancock's unique and charming drawings of the city's diverse architectural styles and cityscape. His buildings are colorful and chock full of fun and offbeat details, and this book is full of new discoveries as well as old chestnuts for anyone who loves the Big Apple. Organized...
Author
Publisher
Excelsior Editions, an imprint of the State University of New York Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Of all the world's great cities, perhaps none is so defined by its Art Deco architecture as New York. Lively and informative, New York Art Deco leads readers step-by-step past the monuments of the 1920s and 30s that recast New York as the world's modern metropolis. Anthony W. Robins, New York's best-known Art Deco guide, includes an introductory essay describing the Art Deco phenomenon, followed by eleven walking tour itineraries in Manhattan each...
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Built in 1853 in New York's Bryant Park and immediately pronounced the most beautiful structure in America, the Crystal Palace was intended not simply to emulate but rival the famous Victorian landmark in London's Hyde Park. As with its English counterpart, however, its beauty was ephemeral. It caught fire, and on October 5, 1858, "great waves of lurid light" overtook spectators and those rushing to save it. Within thirty minutes, the beloved dome...