Philadelphia Architecture

Author : John Andrew Gallery
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Travel
ISBN : STANFORD:36105021535393

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Philadelphia Architecture by John Andrew Gallery Pdf

PHILADELPHIA ARCHITECTURE; a comprehensive guide to 300 years of architectural history describes 253 BUILDINGS with 174 corresponding PHOTOGRAPHS including each building's location, date(s), architect, client, use & its fit into the social & economic history of Philadelphia & its relationship to the evolution of architectural styles. This book is for layperson or architect, resident or visitor. 'A museum of architecture', Philadelphia, more than any American city, represents the history of architecture in the U. S. with its outstanding examples of every important architectural style & period in the country's history. Contains NINE WALKING & DRIVING TOURS, an illustrated GLOSSARY of architectural terms & BIOGRAPHIES of important Philadelphia architects. The companion volume to PHILADELPHIA ARCHITECTURE: PHILADELPHIA'S BEST BUILDINGS: IN (OR NEAR) CENTER CITY. 39-PAGES ($7.95) ISBN (0-9622908-2-3) published by Foundation for Architecture, editor: John Gallery. Highlights 48 significant buildings; colorful MAPS for WALKING TOURS of four areas representing different architectural periods, & PHOTOGRAPHS of each building. Special feature--a list of outstanding buildings of interest to CHILDREN. Guidebook is perfect for the visitor restricted by time who wishes to view a select group of buildings. Call: FFA 215-569-3187; One Penn Center at Suburban Station, Suite 1165, Philadelphia, PA 19103, or Koen Book Distributors.

Author : Thom Nickels
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780738537986

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Philadelphia Architecture by Thom Nickels Pdf

Philadelphia is a city of Colonial and ghostly architecture with narrow historic streets that open up onto vistas of bold, towering skyscrapers. It is a city of Greek Revival banks, Italian Renaissance, and Second Empire buildings, a city of Beaux-Arts hotels, Byzantine and Gothic churches, and International-style high-rises. A hybrid of gritty Chicago and pristine Boston, Philadelphia stands alone, an aristocrat in bib overalls, as a livable, intimate city of neighborhoods and luxurious townhouses, of hidden treasures and spectacular surprises. Philadelphia Architecture, a walk through Philadelphia streets past and present, highlights the richness and diversity of the city's architectural history.

Author : John Andrew Gallery
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1589881109

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Philadelphia Architecture by John Andrew Gallery Pdf

This updated, comprehensive guide to Philadelphia's architecture will appeal to visitors, residents, and architecture enthusiasts.

Author : Frank Cousins,Phil M. Riley
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2022-07-20
Category : Architecture
ISBN : EAN:8596547099970

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The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia by Frank Cousins,Phil M. Riley Pdf

You will love reading this fun and interesting textbook about colonial architecture in Philadelphia. Contents: Philadelphia Architecture, Georgian Country Houses of Brick, City Residences of Brick, Ledge-Stone Country Houses, Plastered Stone Country Houses, cont.

Author : John Lobell
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2022-08-05
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781000626933

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The Philadelphia School and the Future of Architecture by John Lobell Pdf

Flourishing from 1951 to 1965, the Philadelphia School was an architectural golden age that saw a unique convergence of city, practice, and education, all in renewal. And it was a bringing together of architecture, city and regional planning, and landscape architecture education under the leadership of Dean G. Holmes Perkins. During that time at the architecture school at the University of Pennsylvania (known as the Graduate School of Fine Arts or GSFA), Louis Kahn and Robert Venturi were transforming modern architecture; Romaldo Giurgola was applying continental philosophy to architectural theory; Robert Le Ricolais was building experimental structures; Ian McHarg was questioning Western civilization and advancing urban and regional ecology; Herbert Gans was moving into Levittown; and Denise Scott Brown was forging a syncretism of European and American planning theory and discovering popular culture. And in the city, Edmund Bacon was directing the most active city planning commission in the country. This book describes the history of the school, the transformation of the city of Philadelphia, and the philosophy of the Philadelphia School in the context of other movements of the time, and looks at what the Philadelphia School has to offer to architecture today and in the future, all from the point of view of a student who was there.

Author : Thomas H. Keels
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1592135064

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Forgotten Philadelphia by Thomas H. Keels Pdf

How does a landmark become, after just a few generations, a landfill? In Forgotten Philadelphia, Thomas Keels takes the reader through a lavishly illustrated journey through three centuries of Philadelphia's architecture: what was built, how the public perceived the value of certain buildings, and why those buildings were eventually demolished. Keels does not simply lament the loss of buildings. Instead, he argues that in some cases there were good reasons to demolish places like the Broad Street Station; while some people today see this as a loss on par with the destruction of New York's Penn Station, at the time its demolition was to many a symbolic liberation from political corruption. In writing that celebrates Philadelphia past without ever being sentimental, Keels describes a city that was always reinventing itself, filled with people who always had a very measured view of the worth and beauty of its public architecture

Author : Mark E. Reinberger,Elizabeth McLean
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2015-10-21
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781421411637

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The Philadelphia Country House by Mark E. Reinberger,Elizabeth McLean Pdf

Cedar Grove, The Cliffs, Grumblethorpe, Mount Airy, Bartram's House and Garden: Accommodation of the Vernacular

Author : Joseph Minardi
Publisher : Schiffer Pub Limited
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0764341987

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Historic Architecture in Northwest Philadelphia by Joseph Minardi Pdf

Historic Architecture in Northwest Philadelphia is a colorful and comprehensive look at the rich architectural history of the Wissahickon Valley, and the people who made it possible with a locally sourced building stone, the Wissahickon schist. The simple stone structures of Germantown's origins as a village of German immigrants laid the groundwork for the more elaborate buildings for Philadelphia's rising mercantile class that followed. From the colonial period to the 1930s, this architectural tour explores 450 structures, many still standing and well preserved, in the area from Wayne Junction in Germantown to Northwest Avenue in Chestnut Hill. A wide variety of architectural styles and influences are captured in nearly 750 modern day and archival images, including the Georgian, Colonial, and Federal styles of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries; the Revival of those styles and others; Italianate; Second Empire; and Romantic Eclecticism. This extensive architectural review is ideal for architects, historians, and residents of Northwest Philadelphia.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1892
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UVA:X001788869

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American Architect and the Architectural Review by Anonim Pdf

Author : Joseph Minardi
Publisher : Schiffer Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0764337718

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Historic Architecture in West Philadelphia, 1789-1930s by Joseph Minardi Pdf

West of the Schuylkill River, what was once Blockley and Kingsessing Townships is now West Philadelphia. Here is a comprehensive look at the rich architectural history of neighborhoods in and around University City and biographies of the architects who made it possible. In more than 500 images, see this area of the "City of Brotherly Love" transition from humble beginnings as a collection of sprawling farms and dusty hamlets to a streetcar suburb for upwardly mobile types looking to escape the old city and a haven for esteemed educational institutions. Packed with archival images, maps, and color photos, the book covers Cedar Park to Powelton Village, chronicling the charm and elegance found in West Philadelphia's architecture, much of which is still on public display. Examples include Second Empire, Victorian, Queen Anne, Collegiate Gothic, and Italianate styles. This is a global and historic review ideal for architects, urban planners, historians, and of course residents of Blockley and Kingsessing.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 800 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : Architecture
ISBN : CUB:U183044349666

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The American Architect and Building News by Anonim Pdf

Author : Arthur Holland Forbes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1926
Category : Architecture
ISBN : PSU:000065812365

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The Architect by Arthur Holland Forbes Pdf

Author : Natalie Pompilio
Publisher : Wilderness Press
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2022-09-13
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781643590905

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Walking Philadelphia by Natalie Pompilio Pdf

Explore the most interesting, scenic, and historic places in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, via 30 self-guided walking tours. From Broad Street to Independence National Park, from Manayunk to the Delaware River, the City of Brotherly Love is one of the world’s most fascinating places to explore. Grab your walking shoes, and become an urban adventurer. Local author Natalie Pompilio guides you through 30 unique walking tours in this comprehensive book. Walking Philadelphia makes you feel like you’re being led by your closest friend as you soak up the architecture, trivia, and more. The tours include important historic facts, as well as Natalie’s behind-the-scenes stories and tidbits. Plus, Tricia Pompilio’s photography brings these walking tours to life. Find vintage boutiques and high-end shopping destinations. Try restaurants that showcase famed fare (like cheesesteaks, soft pretzels, and beer that make Philadelphia a foodies’ paradise). Discover Philadelphia’s many firsts: the first zoo, first library system, and first hospital—plus dozens of historic sites that you learned about in school. Explore a Museum District that’s second to none, an all-encompassing park system, and much more. Book Features 30 self-guided tours through the City of Brotherly Love America’s Most Historic Square Mile, one of the country’s liveliest and most lived-in urban centers Unique and surprising stories about people, places, and things Whether you’re looking for the Mural Mile in Center City or the historically modern charm of Society Hill, Walking Philadelphia will get you there. Find a route that appeals to you, and walk Philly!

Author : David Bruce Brownlee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015047522324

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Making a Modern Classic by David Bruce Brownlee Pdf

Architecture, art, art history and city politics come together in this lively account of the evolution of the building that houses the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Archival photographs and excellent new color photos are coupled with the text to document this historic structure.The story starts with the decades of planning and construction preceding the its 1928 opening. Closure is reached with renovations and reinstallation projects of the 1990s.

Author : William F. Gray
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1915
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UVA:X000215128

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Philadelphia's Architecture by William F. Gray Pdf