Washington's Audacious State Capitol and Its Builders

The format is approximately 9.375 inches by 11.25 inches. 144 pages. Illustrations. Notes. Bibliography. Index. The dust jacket has slight wear and soiling and is illustrated. This book was published as part of the celebration of the Washington Centennial. This book brings together plentiful information from government records, architects' files, and personal correspondence to follow the development of the capitol from concept to completion. Norman J. Johnston (1918-2015) was a dedicated and community-minded architect, city planner, teacher and critic. Johnston earned a bachelor?s degree from the University of Washington in 1942. He returned to the campus in 1960 as a faculty member in architecture and urban planning, and taught until the early 1990s. During that lengthy tenure, he served 16 years as associate dean of what was then the College of Architecture and Urban Planning, and spent a year as chair of the Department of Architecture. Explore the stunning design and construction of Washington's State Capitol; this book details the audacious project to build the Capitol and its impact on the state. The book features illustrations and photographs. Washington's Audacious State Capitol and Its Builders is a detailed historical account praised for documenting the development of the Olympia capitol campus from concept to completion. It utilizes government records and architects' files to chronicle the project, with readers generally describing it as a well-documented, positive, and informative read. The book covers the construction history, focusing on the architects and the ambitious nature of the project. It is well-regarded by reviewers, often described as a thorough, high-quality, and enjoyable history of the building process. It offers a deep dive into the specific records surrounding the creation of the Washington State Capitol.…