New York 1960: Architecture and Urbanism Between the Second World War and the Bicentennial - Couverture rigide

Stern, Robert A.M.; Fishman, David; Mellins, Thomas

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1885254857 ISBN 13 : 9781885254856

Editeur : The Monacelli Press, 1997

Synopsis

New York 1960 This is the third volume (and the fourth chronologically) in architect and historian Robert A. M. Stern's monumental series of documentary studies of New York City architecture and urbanism. "New York 1880, New York 1900," and "New York 1930" have comprehensively covered the architects and urban planners who defined New York from the end of the nineteenth century to the middle of the twentieth century. The post-World War II era witnessed New York's reign as the unofficial but undisputed economic and artistic capital of the world. By the mid-1970s, the city had experienced a profound reversal, and both its economy and its reputation were at a historic nadir...

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur :

Robert A. M. Stern, principal partner of Robert A. M. Stern Architects, founded in 1969, is also dean of the Yale School of Architecture. In addition to the series on New York, which includes New York 1880: Architecture and Urbanism in the Gilded Age, New York 1900: Metropolitan Architecture and Urbanism, 1890-1915, and New York 1930: Architecture and Urbanism Between the Two World Wars, Stern has published numerous books, including monographs on his firm's work, such as Robert A. M. Stern: Houses and Robert A. M. Stern: Buildings and Projects, 1999 -- 2003.

Thomas Mellins is an architectural historian and writer educated at Columbia University and the City University of New York. He is a coauthor of New York 1880, New York 1930, and a script collaborator on Pride of Place, the PBS documentary series on American architecture hosted by Stern.

David Fishman, a graduate of Columbia College, collaborated with Stern on New York 1880, New York 1930, Pride of Place, and the exhibition "42nd Street Theaters."

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: The Monacelli Press
• Date d'édition: 1997
• ISBN 10: 1885254857
• ISBN 13: 9781885254856
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 1376