Plazas Of New Mexico
Wilson, Chris; Polyzoides, Stefanos
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Description for Plazas Of New Mexico
Hardback. Num Pages: 342 pages, Color photos throughout, Maps. BIC Classification: AMG; AMVD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 254 x 34. Weight in Grams: 2371.
The Plazas of New Mexico documents the rich heritage of New Mexico's plazas and the everyday life and community celebrations that help sustain them. It traces three distinct design traditions -- the Native American center place with kiva and terraced residential blocks, the Hispanic plaza with church and courtyard houses, and the Anglo square with courthouse and business blocks. This landmark volume has resulted from a multi-year research project involving 50 students, a half dozen faculty members, and outside experts working through the Historic Preservation and Regionalism program at the University of New Mexico School of Architecture and Planning. New ... Read more
The Plazas of New Mexico documents the rich heritage of New Mexico's plazas and the everyday life and community celebrations that help sustain them. It traces three distinct design traditions -- the Native American center place with kiva and terraced residential blocks, the Hispanic plaza with church and courtyard houses, and the Anglo square with courthouse and business blocks. This landmark volume has resulted from a multi-year research project involving 50 students, a half dozen faculty members, and outside experts working through the Historic Preservation and Regionalism program at the University of New Mexico School of Architecture and Planning. New ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Trinity University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
342
Condition
New
Number of Pages
342
Place of Publication
San Antonio, United States
ISBN
9781595340832
SKU
V9781595340832
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99-15
About Wilson, Chris; Polyzoides, Stefanos
Chris Wilson is a leading cultural, architectural, and landscape historian whose award-winning books include The Myth of Santa Fe: Creating a Modern Regional Tradition and Facing Southwest: The Life and Houses of John Gaw Meem. He is coeditor, with Paul Groth, of Everyday America: Cultural Landscape Studies after J. B. Jackson. He is the J. B. Jackson Chair of Cultural ... Read more
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