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Book Synopsis Designing the Nation's Capital: The 1901 Plan for Washington, DC by : Sue A. Kohler
Download or read book Designing the Nation's Capital: The 1901 Plan for Washington, DC written by Sue A. Kohler and published by Univ of Massachusetts Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seven essays on various aspects of the Park Commission Plan (popularly known as the McMillan Plan), by authors well-known in their fields. Many illustrations, some taken from the Park Commission’s Report (1902) and color illustrations of the remaining water color renderings owned by the Commission. With this current volume, the Commission has chosen to explore its origins with a look into the events and people leading up to the creation of the Senate Park (McMillan) Commission in 1901 and the resulting plan for the redevelopment of the city. It commemorates the recent centennial of the Park Commission Plan as well as bringing to light aspects of and insights into the plan not generally or clearly understood by the public. The plan was and still is a work in progress. Its creation was a lofty endeavor born of the spirit of the times in a political and social climate that seemed to frown on any enterprise that required the spending of public funds or called for a change in the accepted appearance of the Capital. The participants faced formidable obstacles not unlike those that reverberate today whenever a change to the familiar is contemplated. These essays have been compiled to serve the people of Washington and all who find the creation of cities a subject of fascination.
Author :United States. National Capital Planning Commission Publisher :JHU Press ISBN 13 :9780801883286 Total Pages :456 pages Book Rating :4.8/5 (832 download)
Book Synopsis Worthy of the Nation by : United States. National Capital Planning Commission
Download or read book Worthy of the Nation written by United States. National Capital Planning Commission and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2006-11-19 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illustrated with plans, maps, and new and historic photographs, the second edition of Worthy of the Nation provides researchers and general readers with an appealing and authoritative view of the planning and evolution of the federal district.
Book Synopsis Washington Schlepped Here by : Christopher Buckley
Download or read book Washington Schlepped Here written by Christopher Buckley and published by Crown. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The father of our country slept with Martha, but schlepped in the District. Now in the great man’s footsteps comes humorist and twenty-year Washington resident Christopher Buckley with the real story of the city’s founding. Well, not really. We’re just trying to get you to buy the book. But we can say with justification that there’s never been a more enjoyable, funny, and informative tour guide to the city than Buckley. His delight as he points out things of interest is con-tagious, and his frequent digressions about his own adventures as a White House staffer are often hilarious. In Washington Schlepped Here, Buckley takes us along for several walks around the town and shares with us a bit of his “other” Washington. They include “Dante’s Paradiso” (Union Station); the “Zero Milestone of American democracy” (the U.S. Capitol); the “Almost Pink House” (the White House); and many other historical (and often hysterical) journeys. Buckley is the sort of wonderful guide who pries loose the abalone-like clichés that cling to a place as mythic as D.C. Wonderfully insightful and eminently practical, Washington Schlepped Here shows us that even a city whose chief industry is government bureaucracy is a lot funnier and more surprising than its media-ready image might let on. From the Hardcover edition.
Book Synopsis Designing the Nation's Capital: The 1901 Plan for Washington, DC by : Sue A. Kohler
Download or read book Designing the Nation's Capital: The 1901 Plan for Washington, DC written by Sue A. Kohler and published by Us Commission of Fine Arts. This book was released on 2006 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seven essays on various aspects of the Park Commission Plan (popularly known as the McMillan Plan), by authors well-known in their fields. Many illustrations, some taken from the Park Commission’s Report (1902) and color illustrations of the remaining water color renderings owned by the Commission. With this current volume, the Commission has chosen to explore its origins with a look into the events and people leading up to the creation of the Senate Park (McMillan) Commission in 1901 and the resulting plan for the redevelopment of the city. It commemorates the recent centennial of the Park Commission Plan as well as bringing to light aspects of and insights into the plan not generally or clearly understood by the public. The plan was and still is a work in progress. Its creation was a lofty endeavor born of the spirit of the times in a political and social climate that seemed to frown on any enterprise that required the spending of public funds or called for a change in the accepted appearance of the Capital. The participants faced formidable obstacles not unlike those that reverberate today whenever a change to the familiar is contemplated. These essays have been compiled to serve the people of Washington and all who find the creation of cities a subject of fascination.
Download or read book Monument Wars written by Kirk Savage and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2011-07-11 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the history of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., discussing its plan and structures, and considering how the concept of memorials and memorial space has changed since the nineteenth century.
Book Synopsis Fortress of Finance by : Pamela Scott
Download or read book Fortress of Finance written by Pamela Scott and published by . This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A captivating account of the construction of our National Historic Landmark and its unique architectural features that have made it one of Washington, DC's most magnificent structures. The book includes an appendix with a summary of histories of the Treasury's current bureaus and those now in other departments and agencies"--publisher's website.
Book Synopsis The Geography and Map Division by : Library of Congress. Geography and Map Division
Download or read book The Geography and Map Division written by Library of Congress. Geography and Map Division and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The 1901 McMillan Commission by : Thomas Walton
Download or read book The 1901 McMillan Commission written by Thomas Walton and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Sacred Geometry of Washington, D.C. by : Nicholas R. Mann
Download or read book The Sacred Geometry of Washington, D.C. written by Nicholas R. Mann and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of "Reclaiming the Gods" and "The Isle of Avalon" now details the fascinating significance of the design of the U.S. Capital. Maps & illustrations.
Book Synopsis A Design and Prospectus for a National Gallery of History and Art at Washington by : Franklin Webster Smith
Download or read book A Design and Prospectus for a National Gallery of History and Art at Washington written by Franklin Webster Smith and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author :Library of Congress. Prints and Photographs Division Publisher :JHU Press ISBN 13 :0801872324 Total Pages :276 pages Book Rating :4.8/5 (18 download)
Book Synopsis Capital Drawings by : Library of Congress. Prints and Photographs Division
Download or read book Capital Drawings written by Library of Congress. Prints and Photographs Division and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2005-12-09 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This elegant volume, a guide to the Library of Congress's massive collection of architectural drawings, offers a celebration of the ambitious project of designing the nation's capital. Each of its "capital drawings" reflects some aspect of the lives, history, and values of the building's creators and sponsors. 55 color illustrations. 123 halftones.
Book Synopsis The Birth of City Planning in the United States, 1840–1917 by : Jon A. Peterson
Download or read book The Birth of City Planning in the United States, 1840–1917 written by Jon A. Peterson and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2003-09-10 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher Description
Book Synopsis Pioneers of American Landscape Design by : Charles A. Birnbaum
Download or read book Pioneers of American Landscape Design written by Charles A. Birnbaum and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Capital Culture written by Neil Harris and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2013-09-30 with total page 649 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American art museums flourished in the late twentieth century, and the impresario leading much of this growth was J. Carter Brown, director of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, from 1969 to 1992. Along with S. Dillon Ripley, who served as Smithsonian secretary for much of this time, Brown reinvented the museum experience in ways that had important consequences for the cultural life of Washington and its visitors as well as for American museums in general. In Capital Culture, distinguished historian Neil Harris provides a wide-ranging look at Brown’s achievement and the growth of museum culture during this crucial period. Harris combines his in-depth knowledge of American history and culture with extensive archival research, and he has interviewed dozens of key players to reveal how Brown’s showmanship transformed the National Gallery. At the time of the Cold War, Washington itself was growing into a global destination, with Brown as its devoted booster. Harris describes Brown’s major role in the birth of blockbuster exhibitions, such as the King Tut show of the late 1970s and the National Gallery’s immensely successful Treasure Houses of Britain, which helped inspire similarly popular exhibitions around the country. He recounts Brown’s role in creating the award-winning East Building by architect I. M. Pei and the subsequent renovation of the West building. Harris also explores the politics of exhibition planning, describing Brown's courtship of corporate leaders, politicians, and international dignitaries. In this monumental book Harris brings to life this dynamic era and exposes the creation of Brown's impressive but costly legacy, one that changed the face of American museums forever.
Book Synopsis Washington, the Nation's Capital by : William Howard Taft
Download or read book Washington, the Nation's Capital written by William Howard Taft and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Peter Charles L'Enfant by : Kenneth R. Bowling
Download or read book Peter Charles L'Enfant written by Kenneth R. Bowling and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Urban River by : United States. National Capital Planning Commission
Download or read book The Urban River written by United States. National Capital Planning Commission and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
