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The Architectural Legacy of Alfred Giles. Selected Restorations.
Mary Carolyn Hollers George
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Hardback. Num Pages: 176 pages, Color and B&W photos. BIC Classification: AMB; TNKX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 280 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1385.
From the 1870s to the 1920s, British-born architect Alfred Giles designed everything from simple domestic residences and showy mansions to county courthouses and commercial structures throughout Texas and northern Mexico. He was highly regarded at the time for adapting and combining stylistic elements with sobriety and simplicity. This book highlights his restored buildings, with an appendix devoted to his work in Mexico. Included are color photographs of these restorations taken by architect Eugene George, along with illuminating black-and-white historical images.
From the 1870s to the 1920s, British-born architect Alfred Giles designed everything from simple domestic residences and showy mansions to county courthouses and commercial structures throughout Texas and northern Mexico. He was highly regarded at the time for adapting and combining stylistic elements with sobriety and simplicity. This book highlights his restored buildings, with an appendix devoted to his work in Mexico. Included are color photographs of these restorations taken by architect Eugene George, along with illuminating black-and-white historical images.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Trinity University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
San Antonio, United States
ISBN
9781595340191
SKU
V9781595340191
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99-15
About Mary Carolyn Hollers George
Mary Carolyn Hollers George is the author of Alfred Giles: An English Architect in Texas and Mexico, Mary Bonner: Impressions of a Printmaker, and O'Neil Ford, Architect. She lives in Austin, Texas.
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