Construction Notes: Transforming a Campus in Washington D.C. (Georgetown University) - Hardcover

Wallace Mlyniec

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0965099814 ISBN 13: 9780965099813

Publisher: On This Spot Productions, 2006

Synopsis

Construction Notes is an engaging primer on architectural design, modern construction and its materials. It is also a short and lively history of an academic institution (Georgetown University), its immediate neighborhood and its place in a city (Washington D.C.). A wonderfully-written, entertaining and fascinating account of what came to be known as the Georgetown Campus Completion Project. From ground-breaking to completion, the author was the Law Center’s liaison to the construction team and provides a first-hand view on how, in the words of Buzz Yudell, FAIA, “by building a campus, we can build community, honor our history and project the values of our institutions into the future.”

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About the Author

Wallace Mlyniec is the former Associate Dean for Clinical Education and Professor of Law at Georgetown University and was chair of the Law Center's Campus Completion Committee. That committee chose the architects for the Hotung International Law Building and the Georgetown Sport and Fitness Center and worked with them to design the building. Once construction began, he became the Law Center's liaison to the construction team. Professor Mylniec has been a member of the faculty since 1973 and is also the Director of the Juvenile Justice Clinic. He is the author of several books and many articles on children's rights, family law, and criminal justice, including Juvenile Law and Practice in the District of Columbia. He has been a consultant to schools for social work, to law schools, and to the National College of Juvenile and Family Court Judges. He has spoken on the topics of juvenile and criminal law throughout the nation. He is also a consultant to Shepley Bulfinch Richardson and Abbott Architects.

Review

Mlyniec narrates an eloquent odyssey, guiding us through the mysteries and rewards of building. --Buzz Yudell, FAIA, Moore Ruble Yudell Architects and Planners

Mlyniec is an urbane, entertaining guide. The prose is clear and concise. This is local history at its very best. --John M. Bryan, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Art and Architectural History, University of Southern California

The book Einstein would have written with John Wesley Powell and Frederick Law Olmstead if consigned to a joint construction superintendency --Roger G. Kennedy, Director Emeritus, National Museum of American History; Former Director, National Park Service

Edition details

• Publisher: On This Spot Productions
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0965099814
• ISBN 13: 9780965099813
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 150