Cass Gilbert Architect: Modern Traditionalist (Sources of American Architecture) by Irish, Sharon - 1999

Monacelli Press, Incorporated. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Monacelli Press, Incorporated. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

The Monacelli Press, 1999-04-01. Paperback. Good.

New York: The Monacelli Press, 1999. Softcover. VG remainder marks & shelf-wear/scuffing to bottom text block. bumped corners. tight binding.. illustrated glued wraps w/ green spine & french flaps. 194 pgs w/ bw & colored illustrations. content as follows: "American architect Cass Gilbert built many of the major monuinents of his generation. Inspired by design throughout the ages - ancient Greece and Rome, medieval and Renaissance Europe, and contemporary traditions such as the Richandsonian Romanesque - he created buildings for the sites, clients, and programs of his own time."--BOOK JACKET. "Gilbert's career reached its peak in the 1910s and 1920s with civic and commercial buildings of great significance; the Woolworth Company Building (at its 1913 completion the tallest building in the world) and the New York Life Insurance Company Building, both in New York City, the United States Military Oceans Terminal in Brooklyn, and the United States Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C. These… Read More

Monacelli Press, Incorporated. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

American architect Cass Gilbert built many of the major monuments of his generation. Inspired by design throughout the ages -- ancient Greece and Rome, medieval and Renaissance Europe, and contemporary traditions such as the Richardsonian Romanesque -- he created buildings for the sites, clients, and programs of his own time. Gilbert began his architectural career in St. Paul, Minnesota (his childhood home), in 1885. In 1895, Gilbert won the competition for the Minnesota State Capitol, which would be completed ten years later.In 1899, Gilbert won another important competition, this one for the United States Custom House in New York City, where he soon moved his practice. Gilbert's career reached its peak in the 1910s and 1920s with civic and commercial buildings of great significance: the Woolworth Company Building (at its 1913 completion the tallest building in the world) and the New York Life Insurance Company Building, both in New York City, the United States Military Ocean Terminal in Brooklyn,… Read More

The Monacelli Press, 1999-04-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!