New Classicism: The Rebirth of Traditional Architecture, (Signed)

Dowling, Elizabeth M.

ISBN 10: 0847826600 / ISBN 13: 9780847826605

Published by Rizzoli, (2004), New York, 2004

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240 pages. Large 4to, (12 1/4" tall). Illustrated with interior and exterior photos, plans, and details. Signed by the author on the title page. Signed only, not inscribed to anyone. Dust jacket protected in a mylar sleeve. Book is square, tight, and very clean. No previous owner's names or marks except the author's signature. An in-depth study of the new rise of the classic tradition in architecture. An excellent, gift quality copy. Seller Inventory # 002505

Bibliographic Details

Title: New Classicism: The Rebirth of Traditional ...

Publisher: Rizzoli, (2004), New York

Publication Date: 2004

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

New Classicism provides an in-depth look at a form of design that appeared lost forever with the rise of modernism in architecture. But now, with an intense revival of interest in classical design, and with the demise in popularity of the subsequent postmodernism, new vigor has infused traditional forms and motifs. Focusing on approximately thirty projects by the best classically oriented firms in the United States and Britain, New Classicism examines this burgeoning new vogue for the many varieties of traditional classical design.
The result is a dazzling array of highly disciplined and high-profile classical designs, ranging from the exquisite work of John Blateau and Alan Greenberg's eighteenth-century-inspired reconfiguration of the interiors of the U.S. State Department to the Nashville public library designed by Robert A. M. Stern and projects from the classical-design program at the University of Notre Dame.

New Classicism provides an in-depth look at a form of design that appeared lost forever with the rise of modernism in architecture. But now, with an intense revival of interest in classical design, and with the demise in popularity of the subsequent postmodernism, new vigor has infused traditional forms and motifs. Focusing on approximately thirty projects by the best classically oriented firms in the United States and Britain, New Classicism examines this burgeoning new vogue for the many varieties of traditional classical design.
The result is a dazzling array of highly disciplined and high-profile classical designs, ranging from the exquisite work of John Blateau and Alan Greenberg's eighteenth-century-inspired reconfiguration of the interiors of the U.S. State Department to the Nashville public library designed by Robert A. M. Stern and projects from the classical-design program at the University of Notre Dame.

About the Authors:

Elizabeth Meredith Dowling is a registered architect and associate professor of architecture at Georgia Institute of Technology, and author of American Classicist: The Architecture of Philip Trammell Shutze, published by Rizzoli.

Elizabeth M. Dowling is a registered architect and associate professor of architecture at Georgia Institute of Technology.