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Cast Iron Architecture in America
Gayle, Margaret; Gayle, Margot; Gayle, Carol
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Description for Cast Iron Architecture in America
The first book on the life and work of the pioneer of American cast-iron architecture. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMC; BG; TNC; TNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 264 x 211 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1060.
Nineteenth-century American inventor and entrepreneur James Bogardus was known for his unique grinding mill and other patented devices, but his enduring claim to fame is his cast-iron structures, forerunners of the modern skyscraper. A passionate advocate for iron's strength, economy, suitability for ornamentation, and fire resistance, he invented several new methods of construction; his buildings rose from New York to San Francisco and Havana. Modern interest in Bogardus stems from the historic preservation movement; his four surviving buildings, in New York, are recognized landmarks.
Nineteenth-century American inventor and entrepreneur James Bogardus was known for his unique grinding mill and other patented devices, but his enduring claim to fame is his cast-iron structures, forerunners of the modern skyscraper. A passionate advocate for iron's strength, economy, suitability for ornamentation, and fire resistance, he invented several new methods of construction; his buildings rose from New York to San Francisco and Havana. Modern interest in Bogardus stems from the historic preservation movement; his four surviving buildings, in New York, are recognized landmarks.
Product Details
Publication date
1998
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393730159
SKU
V9780393730159
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About Gayle, Margaret; Gayle, Margot; Gayle, Carol
Carol Gayle teaches history at Lake Forest College, Illinois. Margot Gayle, a nationally known authority on cast-iron architecture, lives in New York City.
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