Caltech's Architectural Heritage from Spanish Tile to Modern Stone (signed)

Wyllie, Romy (signed); from the library of Charles H. Cahill

ISBN 10: 1890449059 / ISBN 13: 9781890449056

Published by Balcony Press, Los Angeles, California, 2000

About this Item

Los Angeles, California: Balcony Press, 2000. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the AUTHOR directly on the front free endpaper. The inscription is to Charles Cahill [patron of the Charles H. Cahill Caltech Charitable Trust, a philanthropic organization]. Laid in is a typed letter to him on CalTech letterhead concerning this book and also updating him on the progress of the Cahill Laboratory for Astronomy and Astrophysics. Fine condition in a bright and shiny Near Fine dust jacket. The jacket is protected by a removable Brodart clear-plastic sleeve. NOT price clipped ($39.95). Sharp corners. Square and tight. NOT a remainder. NOT a library discard. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Profusely illustrated with portraits and photos -- many in beautiful full color. Bound in the original blind-stamped rust color cloth. Complete with dust jacket. From the publisher: "The campus of the California Institute of Technology was destined for architectural greatness when, in 1915, the university's visionary founder, astronomer George Ellery Hale, retained one of New York's preeminent architects, Bertram Goodhue, to devise a master plan for 22 acres of orange groves in what was then rural Pasadena. Goodhue's eclectic 'planted patios and shaded portales, sheltering walls, and Persian pools' set the tone for the campus's illustrious architectural future. Throughout the first half of the century, Caltech's nearly continuous expansion would spawn such architectural jewels as the Athenaeum, a combination Italian villa and Spanish hacienda; Greene and Greene's bungalow-style student union; and the gardens of landscape architects Beatrix Ferrand and Florence Yoch, who thoughtfully mixed the campus's Mediterranean themes with its natural California setting. Well-researched and informative, this book details the organizational and architectural elements that have made Caltech a model for scientific institutions the world over. Rare photographs of lost and altered buildings portray an early Pasadena with ambitious plans to become a cultural mecca, while contemporary images reflect the Institute's continued dedication to a rich architectural future." Oversize Hardcover. 9.25" wide by 11.25" tall. This large, heavy book will require SUBSTANTIAL extra postage for International shipments, but only the standard charge for priority or media mail. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the AUTHOR. First Printing of the First Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. 287pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Caltech's Architectural Heritage from Spanish Tile to Modern Stone (signed)
• Publisher: Balcony Press, Los Angeles, California
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1890449059
• ISBN 13: 9781890449056
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Printing of the First Edition.
• Condition: Fine condition
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine dust jacket
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Education / Teaching / Academic Institutions
  • Architecture

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Synopsis

The campus of the California Institute of Technology was destined for architectural greatness when, in 1915, the university's visionary founder, astronomer George Ellery Hale, retained one of New York's preeminent architects, Bertram Goodhue, to devise a master plan for 22 acres of orange groves in what was then rural Pasadena. Goodhue's eclectic planted patios and shaded portales, sheltering walls, and Persian pools set the tone for the campus's illustrious architectural future. Throughout the first half of the century, Caltech's nearly continuous expansion would spawn such architectural jewels as the Athenaeum, a combination Italian villa and Spanish hacienda; Greene and Greene's bungalow-style student union; and the gardens of landscape architects Beatrix Ferrand and Florence Yoch, who thoughtfully mixed the campus's Mediterranean themes with its natural California setting. Well-researched and informative, this book details the organizational and architectural elements that have made Caltech a model for scientific institutions the world over. Rare photographs of lost and altered buildings portray an early Pasadena with ambitious plans to become a cultural mecca, while contemporary images reflect the Institute's continued dedication to a rich architectural future.

Review

A work of immaculate scholarship that is highly readable, this book tells for the first time the fascinating story of the architectural development of Caltech, one of America's greatest academic institutions. -- Robert W. Winter, Professor Emeritus of the History of Ideas, Occidental College