CARRÈRE & HASTINGS ARCHITECTS

[Carrère, John Mervin]; [Hastings, Thomas]; Hewitt, Mark Alan; Lemos, Kate; Morrison, William; Warren, Charles D.; LeClerc, Paul; Greenberg, Alan

ISBN 10: 0926494422 / ISBN 13: 9780926494428

Published by Acanthus Press, New York, 2006

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Signed first edition of this lavish two-volume set tracing the work of the influential Beaux-Arts architectural firm responsible for such landmarks as the New York Public Library and the Manhattan Bridge. From their first commission of the Ponce de León Hotel to their late 1920s New York skyscrapers, Carrère & Hastings perfectly married classical inspirations with modern elegance. They were "at the nexus of a generation of architects who solidified the ideals of the American Renaissance" (introduction), and helped establish the refined vernacular of monumental buildings in this country. This copy of the comprehensive and attractive two-volume work is signed by all four contributing authors. 12'' x 9''. Original navy blue cloth boards. Original unclipped (no prices) color pictorial dust jackets. Illustrated in black and white with four fold-outs to vol. 1 and three fold-outs to vol. 2. 420; 336 pages, including indexes. Signed by Hewitt, Lemos, Morrison, and Warren to half-title pages of both volumes. In original navy blue cloth slipcase with black-and-white pictorial paste-ons and ribbon pull. Slipcase with a touch of sunning to spine. Tiny bump to rear of vol. 1 jacket. Else clean and tight. Near in near fine dust jackets. Seller Inventory # 46999

Bibliographic Details

Title: CARRÈRE & HASTINGS ARCHITECTS

Publisher: Acanthus Press, New York

Publication Date: 2006

Binding: Hardcover

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: First edition.

About this title

Synopsis:

CARRERE & HASTINGS, ARCHITECTS is the first complete examination and visual record of the firm s exceptional achievements. Written by four eminent architectural historians and praised by the Journal SAH as 'substantive,' 'authoritative,' and 'elegant,' this lavish slipcased set is a definitive work on the two master architects.
Volume I features detailed biographies and a history of the firm, along with a thorough record of their urban designs: commercial and civic structures, urbane parks, and distinguished town houses. Volume II concentrates on their country house and landscape work, a field in which they had no peer, as well as their achievements as designers of churches, academic, and institutional buildings, and festive exhibition pavilions for world s fairs. Illustrated with more than 800 duotone photographs, including 7 gatefolds plates, the set includes a catalog of Carrere & Hastings projects, a roster of the firm s members, and a comprehensive bibliography.

About the Author:

MARK ALAN HEWITT is an architect, teacher, and writer with special interests in American architecture, historic preservation, and the classical tradition in art. He has taught at Rice and Columbia universities and at the University of Pennsylvania, and he is currently an adjunct faculty member at Rutgers. His numerous publications on architecture include The Architect and the American Country House (Yale, 1990) and Gustav Stickley s Craftsman Farms (Syracuse, 2001). KATE LEMOS is an architectural historian and preservationist. A native of Newcastle, Maine, she studied architectural history at Brown University. Graduate studies at Columbia University brought her to New York City, where she has resided since 1998. As a preservation consultant and architectural historian, she has worked on a wide range of preservation projects in New York, New Jersey, Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Washington, D.C., involving historical research and interpretation, restoration, and innovative modern interventions. WILLIAM MORRISON is a historian and editor of Acanthus Press forthcoming series Elements of Architecture. He is the author of a book on the history and architecture of Broadways theaters, as well as Acanthus Press 2002 release The Main Line: Country Houses of Philadelphia s Storied Suburb. He lives in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. CHARLES D. WARREN is a professional architect and architectural historian. Since 1987, Warren has led his own architectural firm, Charles Warren, Architect, which designs projects in diverse locations from New England to Florida, as well as in metropolitan New York, where the practice is based. In addition, Charles Warren has published numerous essays on architecture.