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The Architecture of Warren & Wetmore
by: Peter Pennoyer, Anne Walker

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Dewey Decimal Number: 720.92
EAN: 9780393731620
ISBN: 0393731626
Label: W. W. Norton
Manufacturer: W. W. Norton
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 224
Publication Date: March 20, 2006
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Studio: W. W. Norton
Sales Rank: 397012

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The first study of a bold, prolific, controversial, early twentieth-century architectural firm.

At the turn of the twentieth century, when American architecture blossomed in the spirit of the City Beautiful movement, Beaux-Arts-trained Whitney Warren and lawyer Charles D. Wetmore put their stamp on New York City with Grand Central Terminal. Their mansions, clubs, hotels, apartment houses, and office buildings were powerful emblems of the era. 32 pages of color, 240 duotone photographs.

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- A 'must' for any college-level architectural studies collection
Warren & Wetmore was one of the most successful, busy architectural practices in the U.S. for the first thirty years of the 20th century, producing over three hundred public projects from the Grand Central Terminal to the Hotel Vanderbilt. The firm's blend of classical and French styles into American practices comes alive in THE ARCHITECTURE OF WARREN & WETMORE, the first study to examine the firm's creations as a whole. New color photos blend with historic black and white shots, drawings, and plans and are enhanced by a foreword by Robert A.M. Stern. Commentary tells us the best designs produced by the firm were private commissions, and chapters reveal these highlights. A 'must' for any college-level architectural studies collection.

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- WARREN AND WETMORE
Wow, what a great book, the images are vivid and well done and the text is very scholarly, which is not surprising considering that Stern is the dean of the Yale School of Architecture. It is obvious that Stern has a great deal of respect for Warren and Wetmore. This book focuses on many of their great works, but the masterpiece is of course the singular Grand Central Station, this building is colossel and spectacular, just as the late, great Penn Station was Mckim, Mead, and Whites masterpeice so it is with Warren and Wetmore. I highly recommend this book to anyone with an appreciation for beautiful things.

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