Nineteen essays, by a diverse group of historians and others who experience and study Gilbert's buildings in their professional lives, detail the intricate relationship between Gilbert's work and the longstanding tradition of public architecture in America.
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“This fine volume is a worthy addition…providing a richly detailed picture of a too long neglected American architect.” (Elizabeth Meredith Dowling, Georgia Institute of Technology - JSAH )
“A considerable feat of scholarship…what makes this book special are a number of unusual perspectives it offers…an extremely important book on a leading American architect that has contemporary relevance as well.” (Richard Guy Wilson - APT Bulletin )
“A considerable feat of scholarship…what makes this book special are a number of unusual perspectives it offers…an extremely important book on a leading American architect that has contemporary relevance as well.” (Richard Guy Wilson - APT Bulletin )
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Barbara S. Christen is an independent architectural historian in Baltimore, Maryland. She has published and lectured widely about topics in campus heritage preservation as well as many aspects of Cass Gilbert's work. She received her PhD from the City University of New York Graduate Center and has taught at several institutions in the New York metropolitan area.
Steven Flanders, a consultant in court administration, lives in Pelham, New York.
Steven Flanders, a consultant in court administration, lives in Pelham, New York.
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This review is from: Cass Gilbert, Life and Work: Architect of the Public Domain (Hardcover)
"Cass Gilbert, Life and Work: Architect of the Public Domain" had the potential to be the definitive book on an architect whose work is only recently come back into favor. For decades, his buildings have been derided; this book places Gilbert back where he belongs as an important figure in American architecture. "Cass Gilbert" backs this up with numerous photographs and architectural renderings of his structures in their prime, before the neglect many of them were subjected too. I did not find "Cass Gilbert" an enjoyable read, however. This has to do with the numerous authors. I believe that there was little communication between them as several chapters cover the same buildings and timeperiods. While architectural writing has never been the most enthralling type of writing, some of the authors are dry, bland, and unreadable even by architectural writing standards.I would still recommend this book as it is the only complete look at Cass Gilbert's entire work widely available, and it is filled with many great photographs and renderings.
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Cass Gilbert spent much of his early life and began his architectural career in his adopted hometown of St. Paul, Minnesota. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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New York, United States, Woolworth Building, Cass Gilbert, New Haven, Supreme Court, Library of Congress, City Beautiful, Custom House, University of Texas, Minnesota Historical Society, Festival Hall, World's Columbian Exposition, Oberlin College, Army Supply Base, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, Queen Anne, World War, Collection of the New-York Historical Society, East Coast, University Hall, Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Louis Public Library, Education Building, Governor's Reception Room New!
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Cass Gilbert spent much of his early life and began his architectural career in his adopted hometown of St. Paul, Minnesota. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
capitol commissioners, skyscraper problem, court courthouse, new state capitol, civic architecture, new capitol, fellow architects, western architect, mural decoration Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, United States, Woolworth Building, Cass Gilbert, New Haven, Supreme Court, Library of Congress, City Beautiful, Custom House, University of Texas, Minnesota Historical Society, Festival Hall, World's Columbian Exposition, Oberlin College, Army Supply Base, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, Queen Anne, World War, Collection of the New-York Historical Society, East Coast, University Hall, Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Louis Public Library, Education Building, Governor's Reception Room New!
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