Washington DC: Department of Housing and Urban Development. Very Good. 1971. First Edition. Paperback. 68 pages; Oblong, illustrated wrappers. Double page centerfold with multiple colour images of the winning Design Projects; plus b&w illustrations throughout. Introduction about the awards process and members of the jury. Winning Urban Design Concepts are described and pictured in detail (models and architectural diagrams)including: Detroit 1990, Jonathan New Town, Metro Center 1985, Reading Downtown East, Skyline Urban Renewal, and Yerba Buena Center. Winning Project Designs also are described and pictured in detail: Acorn Housing, Banneker Homes, Christopher Columbus School, Crown College Residence Halls, Diamond Heights Housing, Dwight Cooperative Townhouses, Medgar Evers Memorial Pool, Homestead Valley, Housing for the Elderly, Lower Grassy-Trace Branch Community Center, Marinview, Nine-G Cooperative, Northridge House, Dan Ryan Rapid Transit Station, Santa Venetia Oaks, 727 Front Avenue, Society Hill Historic Preservation, Sursum Corda, Two Charles Center, University of Vermont Married Student Housing, and Westbeth Artists Housing. Three special mention designs are included: Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan, Prototype Pedestrian Information Center, and Trunk Sewer. .

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Bookseller: Antiquarian Book Shop (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 41972
Title: 4th Biennial HUD Awards for Design Excellence
Author: Warburton, Ralph ; (Editor)
Format/Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Department of Housing and Urban Development
Place of Publication: Washington DC
Date Published: 1971
Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall.
Keywords: Architectural Design Awards, 1970s Architecture, Public Building Projects
Bookseller catalogs: Art and Art History; Architecture;

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At The Antiquarian Book Shop, located in Georgetown - an historic neighborhood of Washington, D.C. we have been buying, selling & appraising rare, interesting and scholarly books in Georgetown for more than 30 years. Over those many years we have taken great pleasure from satisfying our customers' eclectic literary requirements in the shop and hope to continue in that tradition now that we have moved our operation on-line.Currently, our catalogued inventory includes about 4,000 books from the sixteenth century through the twentieth century in a variety of subject areas. Our stock comprises antiquarian books, collectible books and scholarly books, as well as a selection of antique prints and ephemera.The books listed here represent only a small portion of our total inventory. We are in the process of cataloguing the extensive holdings in our warehouse (15,000+ books) and hope to flesh out these pages over the months to come. Our new format allows us to expand & update our listings frequently. We have included images of many items listed to better convey their quality and condition.

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