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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Overlooked No More
An absolutely brilliant book about a phenomenal, vicacious architect, by a phenomenal, vivacious author. This work captures and depth and breadth of one of America's great architects and is the seminal work on a truly remarkable man. An absolute must for anymore interested in Victorian architecture and the evolution of taste and culture in America's past.
Published on March 16, 2005 by B. Bradley
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7 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Quantity over Quality
I picked up this book on a recent visit to Philadelphia. After seeing Furness' magnificent Academy of Fine Arts and U of Penn Library, I felt the need to get to know the architect and his seminal works better. Although there are some scholarly essays in this book and it may be the best source available on this master architect, I must say I am disappointed that the...
Published on October 24, 2003 by Edward J. Shannon, AIA
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Overlooked No More,
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This review is from: Frank Furness: The Complete Works, Revised Edition (Paperback)
An absolutely brilliant book about a phenomenal, vicacious architect, by a phenomenal, vivacious author. This work captures and depth and breadth of one of America's great architects and is the seminal work on a truly remarkable man. An absolute must for anymore interested in Victorian architecture and the evolution of taste and culture in America's past.
7 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Quantity over Quality,
By Edward J. Shannon, AIA (Elgin, IL United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Frank Furness: The Complete Works, Revised Edition (Paperback)
I picked up this book on a recent visit to Philadelphia. After seeing Furness' magnificent Academy of Fine Arts and U of Penn Library, I felt the need to get to know the architect and his seminal works better.Although there are some scholarly essays in this book and it may be the best source available on this master architect, I must say I am disappointed that the authors chose to feature "more than 670 projects through 700 drawings and photographs". Does the student of Furness really need to know every single building the architect completed regardless of its design merit? Or would others and I be better served seeing his more seminal, and perhaps lesser-known quality buildings in a more in-depth manner? The book tantalizes the reader with 14 color plates, and then presents ALL of the architects work with old, grainy photographs in an often times confusing catalogue. Even the seminal works don't have the depth (plans, sections, details, recent photos) that would benefit the reader. This book is a missed opportunity.
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
THE Architect for Victorians,
By Marci Brooke (Lancaster, PA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Frank Furness: The Complete Works, Revised Edition (Paperback)
Obviously you enjoy architecture or you wouldn't be thinking of reading a review of this book. Think no further, buy the book. Frank Furness has been overlooked way too long and this book shows why in pictures and a nice overview of text why this mans work, and what is left of it, should be escalated to the heights of the finest.
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Frank Furness: The Complete Works, Revised Edition by George E. Thomas (Paperback - December 1, 1996)
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