Dublin: An urban history - Hardcover
Although one of Europe's largest cites in the 18th century, Dublin has never been harvested for its potential contribution to the history of European urbanism. This book is about its physical structure - an analysis of the underlying skeleton that may release an understanding of its urban and architectural tradition. It is an exploration of the city plan over time, how early delineations and marks of movement of ownership become layered tissues of meaning, part geography, part intent, a constant struggle for rational expression against conflicting aspirations that can be clearly read. The greatest expression of this palimpsest remains the Georgian city plan, which can be understood as a series of semi-autonomous classical fragments adjusted to an underlying medieval and geographical structure. This lavishly illustrated book by one of Ireland's leading architects, is a much expanded version of a book with a similar title published in c. 1989. This new edition will appeal to all those interested in the architecture and history of the city.
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Niall McCullough is a partner in McCullough Mulvin, a leading firm of architects.
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- PublisherAnne Street Press
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 0951536400
- ISBN 13 9780951536407
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages144
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Book Description First edition. Large vo. pp 144. Copiously Illustrated with maps, plans and photographs. Fine in fine dustwrapper. "Niall McCullough, an architect working in the city, examines that tradition fromits origins in the Viking sea-kingdom, through the long years of the Midle Ages to the towering of wealth and talent in the Georgian Ages. It re-establishes the identity of the city's own building a solid foundation for planning and development in the modern Dublin.". Seller Inventory # 17696
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DUBLIN: An Urban History
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Anne Street Press, Dublin, Ireland
(1989)
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing. 144 pp. Illustrated. This is a true first edition, first printing (first impression) in a near fine to fine jacket. Internally clean unmarked pages, unread. a excellent example of a book that is usually found in poor condition. Seller Inventory # 013644
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