Americans in Paris: Foundations of America's Arc
- 作者
- 出版社 Rizzoli International Publications
- 出版时间 2014年9月
- ISBN 9780847843404
- 定价 782.00
内容简介
AlavishlyproducedvolumedocumentingtheworkandhistoryofAmericanarchitecturestudentsattheinfluentialEcoledesBeaux-Arts,Paris.TheEcoledesBeaux-ArtsinParis,renownedasoneofthegreatartandarchitectureschools,isthenamesakeandfoundinglocationoftheBeaux-Artsarchitecturalmovement.Knownfordemandingclassworkandsettingthehigheststandards,theEcoleattractedstudentsfromaroundtheworld,includingtheUnitedStates,wherestudentsreturnedtodesignbuildingsthatwouldinfluencethehistoryofarchitectureinAmerica,includingtheBostonPublicLibraryof1888-95(CharlesMcKimofMcKim,MeadandWhite)andtheNewYorkPublicLibraryof1897-1911(JohnCarrereofCarrereandHastings).ThisbookpresentsacomprehensiveoverviewoftheseminalearlyworkofacenturyofAmericanarchitectswhostudiedatthefamousschoolbeforegoingontodesignandbuildmanyofthenation'smostimportantbuildingsandmonuments.
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