The Making of Virginia Architecture
Title | The Making of Virginia Architecture PDF eBook |
Author | Charles E. Brownell |
Publisher | |
Pages | 480 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN |
The long tradition of architecture in Virginia begins with the earliest structures at the Jamestown settlement in 1607, and continues today with some of the most advanced buildings yet completed anywhere. In its legendary landmarks -- Mount Vernon, Monticello, the Virginia Capitol building in Richmond, the James River plantation mansions, the Reynolds Metals headquarters building in Richmond, Washington National Airport, and Dulles International Airport -- as well as in homes, churches, stores, and office buildings across the state, Virginia's architecture is a mirror of the many expressions of America's built environments. This book invites the readers on a journey through the eye and mind of the architect, from the very drawings that give shape and form to the idea, through the tracks and traces found in long lost letters, office records, and other primary sources. You will never see the buildings around you, anywhere, in the same way again. -- From publisher's description.
The Law School at the University of Virginia
Title | The Law School at the University of Virginia PDF eBook |
Author | Philip Mills Herrington |
Publisher | University of Virginia Press |
Pages | 398 |
Release | 2017-04-21 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 0813939461 |
As a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a masterwork of Thomas Jefferson, the "Academical Village" at the heart of the University of Virginia has long attracted the attention of visitors and scholars alike. Yet today Jefferson’s original structures make up only a small fraction of a campus comprising over 1,600 acres. The Law School at the University of Virginia traces the history of one of the eight original schools of the University to study the development of the University Grounds over nearly two hundred years. In this book, Philip Mills Herrington relates the remarkable story of how the Law School and the University have used architecture to reconcile a desire for progress with a veneration for the past. In addition to providing a fascinating history of one of the oldest and most influential law schools in the United States, Herrington offers a valuable case study of the ways in which American universities have constructed, altered, and enhanced the built environment in response to the ever-changing demands of higher education and campus life.
Detail in Contemporary Landscape Architecture
Title | Detail in Contemporary Landscape Architecture PDF eBook |
Author | Virginia McLeod |
Publisher | Laurence King Publishing |
Pages | 192 |
Release | 2012-09-19 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 9781780670232 |
Featuring many of the world's most highly acclaimed landscape architects, this book presents 40 of the most recently completed and influential landscape designs. Each project is presented with color photographs, site plans and sections as well as numerous consistently styled construction details. Intended for architects, engineers and landscape architects, the book will also be invaluable for architecture, garden and landscape design students, for whom it will be a resource not only for understanding the work of the best contemporary landscape architects, but also as a tool for their own design work.
Virginia Architecture in the Seventeenth Century
Title | Virginia Architecture in the Seventeenth Century PDF eBook |
Author | Henry C. Forman |
Publisher | Library of Alexandria |
Pages | 160 |
Release | 2011-01-01 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1465547517 |
Virginia Architecture in the Seventeenth Century
Title | Virginia Architecture in the Seventeenth Century PDF eBook |
Author | Forman Henry Chandlee |
Publisher | Hardpress Publishing |
Pages | 114 |
Release | 2016-06-23 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781318010851 |
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Detail in Contemporary Residential Architecture
Title | Detail in Contemporary Residential Architecture PDF eBook |
Author | Virginia McLeod |
Publisher | Laurence King Publishing |
Pages | 240 |
Release | 2012-09-19 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 9781780670249 |
Detail in Contemporary Residential Architecture provides analysis of both the technical and the aesthetic importance of details in the development of contemporary residential architecture. Featuring many of the world's most highly acclaimed architects, the book presents more than 50 of the most recently completed and influential house designs. For each house there are color photographs, plans of every floor, sections and elevations as well as numerous consistently styled construction details. The book also features in-depth information for each project.
The Architecture of Jefferson Country
Title | The Architecture of Jefferson Country PDF eBook |
Author | K. Edward Lay |
Publisher | University of Virginia Press |
Pages | 410 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Albemarle County (Va.) |
ISBN | 0813918855 |
"But what is less well known are the many important examples of other architectural idioms built in this Piedmont Virginia county, many by nationally renowned architects.".