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Designing the Nation's Capital
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Paperback. Presents the story of the 1901 plan for Washington, DC. This work discusses the events leading up to the formation of the Senate Park Commission, the political setting in which it embarked on its work, the decision-making process that led to its final recommendations, and the early years of its implementation. Editor(s): Kohler, Sue; Scott, Pamela. Num Pages: 374 pages, 140 black-&-white illustrations, 16 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; 3JJC; AMC; AMG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 254 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1510.
In 1901, the United States Senate, inspired by the City Beautiful movement of the late nineteenth century, appointed a commission to formulate a new architectural plan for the development of the nation's capital. Under the leadership of Senator James McMillan of Michigan, the Senate Park Commission brought together three of the country's leading architects and urban planners - Daniel H. Burnham, the former director of the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago; landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted Jr.; and architect Charles F. McKim - as well as sculptor Augustus St.-Gaudens. During a ten-month period that included a six-week tour of European ... Read more
In 1901, the United States Senate, inspired by the City Beautiful movement of the late nineteenth century, appointed a commission to formulate a new architectural plan for the development of the nation's capital. Under the leadership of Senator James McMillan of Michigan, the Senate Park Commission brought together three of the country's leading architects and urban planners - Daniel H. Burnham, the former director of the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago; landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted Jr.; and architect Charles F. McKim - as well as sculptor Augustus St.-Gaudens. During a ten-month period that included a six-week tour of European ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
U.S. Commission of Fine Arts
Condition
New
Number of Pages
374
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780160752230
SKU
V9780160752230
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99-15
About
SUE KOHLER, for many years the historian at the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, is the author of The Commission of Fine Arts: A Brief History. PAMELA SCOTT, an independent scholar and author, teaches the history of Washington architecture for Cornell University in Washington, D.C. Her latest book is Capital Engineers, a history of the Army Corps of Engineers in ... Read more
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