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AIA Guide to New York City
Norval White
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Description for AIA Guide to New York City
Paperback. Num Pages: 1088 pages, Heavily illustrated throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AM; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 129 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1188.
Hailed as "extraordinarily learned" (New York Times), "blithe in spirit and unerring in vision," (New York Magazine), and the "definitive record of New York's architectural heritage" (Municipal Art Society), Norval White and Elliot Willensky's book is an essential reference for everyone with an interest in architecture and those who simply want to know more about New York City. First published in 1968, the AIA Guide to New York City has long been the definitive guide to the city's architecture. Moving through all five boroughs, neighborhood by neighborhood, it offers the most complete overview of New York's significant places, past ... Read more
Hailed as "extraordinarily learned" (New York Times), "blithe in spirit and unerring in vision," (New York Magazine), and the "definitive record of New York's architectural heritage" (Municipal Art Society), Norval White and Elliot Willensky's book is an essential reference for everyone with an interest in architecture and those who simply want to know more about New York City. First published in 1968, the AIA Guide to New York City has long been the definitive guide to the city's architecture. Moving through all five boroughs, neighborhood by neighborhood, it offers the most complete overview of New York's significant places, past ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
1080
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
1088
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195383867
SKU
V9780195383867
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99-1
About Norval White
Norval White is Professor Emeritus, School of Architecture, City College of New York. His architectural designs include the New York City Police Headquarters, among many other buildings. He is the author of The Architecture Book and New York: A Physical History. Elliot Willensky (d. 1990) was Vice Chairman of New York City's Landmarks Preservation Commission and the author of When ... Read more
Reviews for AIA Guide to New York City
Huge and gloriously entertaining book...This book has the edge on Pevsner in scope, humour and approachability.
The Independent
Gloriously entertaining... exuberant and scrupulous.
Chris Hirst, The Independent
The Independent
Gloriously entertaining... exuberant and scrupulous.
Chris Hirst, The Independent