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Author : Lewis Mumford
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Sticks and Stones written by Lewis Mumford and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Lewis Mumford
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 125 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)
Download or read book Sticks and Stones: A Study of American Architecture and Civilization written by Lewis Mumford and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2023-11-20 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A classic of American cultural history, Sticks and Stones is a discussion of early New England towns, Colonial and Federal architectural periods, and various important 19th-century architects like Henry Hobson Richardson. You will enjoy learning about the architecture making up some of the most beautiful towns in the United States.
Author : L. Mumford
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Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (841 download)
Download or read book Sticks and Stones written by L. Mumford and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Lewis Mumford
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 238 pages
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Download or read book Sticks and Stones written by Lewis Mumford and published by . This book was released on 1933 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mumford Lewis
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (46 download)
Download or read book Sticks and Stones written by Mumford Lewis and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-04-29 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For a hundred years or so after its settlement, there lived and flourished in America a type of community which was rapidly disappearing in Europe. This community was embodied in villages and towns whose mummified remains even today have a rooted dignity that the most gigantic metropolises do not often possess. If we would understand the architecture of America in a period when good building was almost universal, we must understand something of the kind of life that this community fostered.The capital example of the medieval tradition lies in the New England village.There are two or three things that stand in the way of our seeing the life of a New England village; and one of them is the myth of the pioneer, the conception of the first settlers as a free band of "Americans" throwing off the bedraggled garments of Europe and starting life afresh in the wilderness. So far from giving birth to a new life, the settlement[14] of the northern American seaboard prolonged for a little while the social habits and economic institutions which were fast crumbling away in Europe, particularly in England. In the villages of the New World there flickered up the last dying embers of the medieval order.Whereas in England the common lands were being confiscated for the benefit of an aristocracy, and the arable turned into sheep-runs for the profit of the great proprietors, in New England the common lands were re-established with the founding of a new settlement. In England the depauperate peasants and yeomen were driven into the large towns to become the casual workers, menials, and soldiers; in New England, on the other hand, it was at first only with threats of punishment and conscription that the town workers were kept from going out into the countryside to seek a more independent living from the soil. Just as the archaic speech of the Elizabethans has lingered in the Kentucky Mountains, so the Middle Ages at their best lingered along the coast of Appalachia; and in the organization of our New England villages one sees a greater resemblance to the medieval Utopia of Sir Thomas More than to the classic republic in the style of Montesquieu, [15] which was actually founded in the eighteenth century.
Author : Lewis Mumford
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ISBN 13 : 9780781253017
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (53 download)
Download or read book Sticks and Stones written by Lewis Mumford and published by . This book was released on 2013-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bonded Leather binding
Author : Donald L. Miller
Publisher : Grove Press
ISBN 13 : 9780802139344
Total Pages : 676 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (393 download)
Download or read book Lewis Mumford, a Life written by Donald L. Miller and published by Grove Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 676 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Malcolm Cowley called Lewis Mumford the last of the great humanists, and indeed, in more than six decades of writing, Mumford made contributions to history, philosophy, literature, art, architectural criticism, and urban planning. The author of some thirty books, Mumford produced a body of work almost unequaled in the twentieth century for its range and richness. A New York Times Notable Book, Donald Miller's engagingly written biography reveals Mumford's full and fascinating life. Based on ten years of research and unprecedented access to original and private papers, Miller penetrates Mumford's reserved public persona and takes in the complete man, his works as well as his days, as he struggles to transform the world -- and his own life -- in decades marked by unparalleled change. Miller is an excellent critical guide to Mumford's voluminous writing. -- The New Yorker A gracefully written biography. -- Francesca McKeon, San Francisco Chronicle With this large, large-spirited life of Lewis Mumford ... Miller takes his place in the first rank of contemporary American biographers. -- David McCullough
Author : Josep Muntañola Thonberg
Publisher : Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Iniciativa Digital Politècnica
ISBN 13 : 8476539266
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (765 download)
Download or read book Architecture and virtuality written by Josep Muntañola Thonberg and published by Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Iniciativa Digital Politècnica. This book was released on 2010-12-15 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Es bien sabido que la arquitectura es un tipo muy especifico de arte, de ciencia o de acto etico,porque los edificios, las ciudades y los territorios son artefactos fisicos y sociales, no representaciones «virtuales», como sucede en el cine, en la literatura, etc. Mijail Bajtin era consciente de esta especificidad cuando afirmaba que la arquitectura, «toda la arquitectura», solamente tiene «sujetos esteticos potenciales», no «heroes esteticos reales».1 Sin embargo, estas cualidades especificas de la arquitectura no significan que «el proyecto arquitectonico virtual», es decir, un proyecto aun no construido, aun no usado, sea real. - See more at: http://ebooks.upc.edu/product/arquitectura-y-virtualidad-architecture-virtuality#sthash.qKiK1LUK.dpuf
Author : Harry Francis Mallgrave
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1405102594
Total Pages : 660 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (51 download)
Download or read book Architectural Theory, Volume 2 written by Harry Francis Mallgrave and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-08-11 with total page 660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second volume of the landmark Architectural Theory anthology surveys the development of architectural theory from the Franco-Prussian war of 1871 until the end of the twentieth century. The entire two volume anthology follows the full range of architectural literature from classical times to present transformations. An ambitious anthology bringing together over 300 classic and contemporary essays that survey the key developments and trends in architecture Spans the period from 1871 to 2005, from John Ruskin and the arts and crafts movement in Great Britain through to the development of Lingang New City, and the creation of a metropolis in the East China sea Organized thematically, featuring general and section introductions and headnotes to each essay written by a renowned expert on architectural theory Places the work of "starchitects" like Koolhaas, Eisenman, and Lyn alongside the work of prominent architectural critics, offering a balanced perspective on current debates Includes many hard-to-find texts and works never previously translated into English Alongside Volume I: An Anthology from Vitruvius to 1870, creates a stunning overview of architectural theory from early antiquity to the twenty-first century
Author : Fiske Kimball
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Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 ( download)
Download or read book American Architecture written by Fiske Kimball and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Historic American Buildings Survey
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 70 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book A List of Published Writings of Special Interest in the Study of Historic Architecture of the Mississippi Valley written by Historic American Buildings Survey and published by . This book was released on 1940 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mark Luccarelli
Publisher : Guilford Press
ISBN 13 : 9781572302280
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (22 download)
Download or read book Lewis Mumford and the Ecological Region written by Mark Luccarelli and published by Guilford Press. This book was released on 1997-03-01 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Well known for his column in The New Yorker, Lewis Mumford is widely regarded as the foremost urban critic of this century. Through historical and theoretical perspectives, author Mark Luccarelli traces the development of Mumford's thought on regional planning focusing on his pioneering concept of an ecologically-based region and shows how he attempted to turn his ideas into reality through the Regional Planning Association of America (RPAA). This informative book also demonstrates how Mumford's ideas remain extraordinarily relevant and valuable to today's urban problems.
Author : Elizabeth Macaulay-Lewis
Publisher : Fordham Univ Press
ISBN 13 : 0823281043
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (232 download)
Download or read book Classical New York written by Elizabeth Macaulay-Lewis and published by Fordham Univ Press. This book was released on 2018-09-04 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the rise of New York from the capital of an upstart nation to a global metropolis, the visual language of Greek and Roman antiquity played a formative role in the development of the city’s art and architecture. This compilation of essays offers a survey of diverse reinterpretations of classical forms in some of New York’s most iconic buildings, public monuments, and civic spaces. Classical New York examines the influence of Greco-Roman thought and design from the Greek Revival of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries through the late-nineteenth-century American Renaissance and Beaux Arts period and into the twentieth century’s Art Deco. At every juncture, New Yorkers looked to the classical past for knowledge and inspiration in seeking out new ways to cultivate a civic identity, to design their buildings and monuments, and to structure their public and private spaces. Specialists from a range of disciplines—archaeology, architectural history, art history, classics, and history— focus on how classical art and architecture are repurposed to help shape many of New York City’s most evocative buildings and works of art. Federal Hall evoked the Parthenon as an architectural and democratic model; the Pantheon served as a model for the creation of Libraries at New York University and Columbia University; Pennsylvania Station derived its form from the Baths of Caracalla; and Atlas and Prometheus of Rockefeller Center recast ancient myths in a new light during the Great Depression. Designed to add breadth and depth to the exchange of ideas about the place and meaning of ancient Greece and Rome in our experience of New York City today, this examination of post-Revolutionary art, politics, and philosophy enriches the conversation about how we shape space—be it civic, religious, academic, theatrical, or domestic—and how we make use of that space and the objects in it.
Author : Eugene McCarraher
Publisher : Belknap Press
ISBN 13 : 0674984617
Total Pages : 817 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (749 download)
Download or read book The Enchantments of Mammon written by Eugene McCarraher and published by Belknap Press. This book was released on 2019 with total page 817 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eugene McCarraher challenges the conventional view of capitalism as a force for disenchantment. From Puritan and evangelical valorizations of profit to the heavenly Fordist city, the mystically animated corporation, and the deification of the market, capitalism has hijacked our intrinsic longing for divinity, laying hold to our souls.
Author : Hyungmin Pai
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 9780262162067
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (62 download)
Download or read book The Portfolio and the Diagram written by Hyungmin Pai and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of modern architecture as a discursive practice.
Author : Simon J. Bronner
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190840641
Total Pages : 856 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (98 download)
Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of American Folklore and Folklife Studies written by Simon J. Bronner and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2019-08-06 with total page 856 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Oxford Handbook of American Folklore and Folklife Studies surveys the materials, approaches, concepts, and applications of the field to provide a sweeping guide to American folklore and folklife, culture, history, and society. Forty-three comprehensive and diverse chapters delve into significant themes and methods of folklore and folklife study; established expressions and activities; spheres and locations of folkloric action; and shared cultures and common identities. Beyond the longstanding arenas of academic focus developed throughout the 350-year legacy of folklore and folklife study, contributors at the forefront of the field also explore exciting new areas of attention that have emerged in the twenty-first century such as the Internet, bodylore, folklore of organizations and networks, sexual orientation, neurodiverse identities, and disability groups. Encompassing a wide range of cultural traditions in the United States, from bits of slang in private conversations to massive public demonstrations, ancient beliefs to contemporary viral memes, and a simple handshake greeting to group festivals, these chapters consider the meanings in oral, social, and material genres of dance, ritual, drama, play, speech, song, and story while drawing attention to tradition-centered communities such as the Amish and Hasidim, occupational groups and their workaday worlds, and children and other age groups. Weaving together such varied and manifest traditions, this handbook pays significant attention to the cultural diversity and changing national boundaries that have always been distinctive in the American experience, reflecting on the relative youth of the nation; global connections of customs brought by immigrants; mobility of residents and their relation to an indigenous, urbanized, and racialized population; and a varied landscape and settlement pattern. Edited by leading folklore scholar Simon J. Bronner, this handbook celebrates the extraordinary richness of the American social and cultural fabric, offering a valuable resource not only for scholars and students of American studies, but also for the global study of tradition, folk arts, and cultural practice.
Author : Roxanne Kuter Williamson
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 0292762909
Total Pages : 299 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (927 download)
Download or read book American Architects and the Mechanics of Fame written by Roxanne Kuter Williamson and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2014-03-07 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why does one talented individual win lasting recognition in a particular field, while another equally talented person does not? While there are many possible reasons, one obvious answer is that something more than talent is requisite to produce fame. The "something more" in the field of architecture, asserts Roxanne Williamson, is the association with a "famous" architect at the moment he or she first receives major publicity or designs the building for which he or she will eventually be celebrated. In this study of more than six hundred American architects who have achieved a place in architectural histories, Williamson finds that only a small minority do not fit the "right person–right time" pattern. She traces the apprenticeship connection in case studies of Louis Sullivan, Frank Lloyd Wright, Henry Hobson Richardson, the firm of McKim, Mead & White, Latrobe and his descendants, the Bulfinch and Renwick Lines, the European immigrant masters, and Louis Kahn. Although she acknowledges and discusses the importance of family connections, the right schools, self-promotion, scholarships, design competition awards, and promotion by important journals, Williamson maintains that the apprenticeship connection is the single most important predictor of architectural fame. She offers the intriguing hypothesis that what is transferred in the relationship is not a particular style or approach but rather the courage and self-confidence to be true to one's own vision. Perhaps, she says, this is the case in all the arts. American Architects and the Mechanics of Fame is sure to provoke thought and comment in architecture and other creative fields.
