Seaside Picket Fences [Paperback]

Steven Brooke (Author, Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 30, 2003

Stunning photos accentuate the charm of this Panhandle town. Seaside, the most successfully planned city of recent years, requires picket fences. Each must be of a different design.

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From the Back Cover

"Seaside teaches us that there is another kind of growth--growth that occurs in concentrated, walkable settlements instead of an endlessly dispersed sprawl." --The Boston Globe Seaside is a world-famous Florida Panhandle town created by renowned planning pioneers and architects. This fascinating, beautiful example of urban design has been praised by everyone from expert journalists to England's Prince of Wales. Developed around the fundamental idea that a community is forged by social, pleasant design, the Seaside code decrees that all structures have a picket fence. The fences that range so dazzlingly in form and style are required for their aesthetic appeal and their unique ability to define communal space. Steven Brooke captures them in stunning detail in the photographic journey Seaside Picket Fences.

About the Author

Steven Brooke is an internationally acclaimed architectural photographer. He is the recipient of the Rome Prize from the American Academy in Rome and three Graham Foundation grants, in addition to having received the National Honor Award for Photography from the American Institute of Architects, the highest award in the field of architectural photography. A fellow with the American Academy in Rome and Albright Institute in Jerusalem, he is an adjunct professor in the department of architecture at the University of Miami in Florida. Brooke is the author of Views of Rome and Views of Jerusalem and the Holy Land. His beautiful, detailed photographs also grace the pages of The Majesty of St. Augustine, The Majesty of Natchez, Seaside Picket Fences, The Gardens of Florida, Louisiana Gardens, and Historic Washington, Arkansas, all published by Pelican. He lives in Miami with his wife, architect Suzanne Martinson, and their son, Miles.

Steven Brooke, an internationally acclaimed architectural photographer, was awarded the Rome Prize in 1991 and is a Fellow of the American Academy in Rome. He received the National Honor Award for Photography from the American Institute of Architects, the highest award in the field of architectural photography. A graduate of the University of Michigan, Brooke is an adjunct professor in the University of Miamiís department of architecture. He lives in Miami with his wife, architect Suzanne Martinson, and his son, Miles Samuel Brooke.

Product Details

• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Pelican Publishing (June 30, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1589801261
• ISBN-13: 978-1589801264
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 8.9 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,684,732 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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