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1974 Kidney, Walter THE ARCHITECTURE OF CHOICE: ECLECTICISM IN AMERICA 1880-1930 NY: George Braziller, c1974 178pp, index, b/w photographs sm 4to Minor discoloration along edges of binding, else fine hardcover in near fine d/j with minor yellowing.
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Very Good+ in Very Good+ jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. 178pp w/ 152 illustrations. A very good copy or better in original gray cloth in a very good price clipped dust jacket. A history, analysis, and reappraisal of American architecture in the years between 1880-1930. Featuring the work of H. H. Richardson, Cram, Goodhue, John Russell Pope, McKim, Mead & White, others, Light wear to dj. Clean.
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Very good in Good jacket. The format is approximately 7.5 inches by 10.25 inches. viii, [2], 178, [2] pages. Illustrations. Notes. Index. Some DJ wear. Walter Curtis Kidney was born January 24, 1932, in Johnstown, Pa. Walter attended Haverford College and was graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy in 1954. In 1961 he joined the staff of Random House, Inc. where he was employed as an editor. In 1967-68 he worked as a researcher and writer for Progressive Architecture magazine. He moved to Cleveland in 1968 to accept an editorial position at The Press of Case Western Reserve University, which he held until 1973. Walter's first book, Historic Buildings of Ohio, appeared in 1972. Two years later The Architecture of Choice: Eclecticism in America 1880-1930 was published and is today recognized as a pioneering assessment and defense of an architectural language. Sixteen books on architectural history and historic places and structures followed. His later major works, all published by the Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation, would include A Past Still Alive (1989); Allegheny Cemetery: A Romantic Landscape in Pittsburgh (1991); Pittsburgh's Landmark Architecture: The Historic Buildings of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County (1997); Pittsburgh's Bridges: Architecture and Engineering (1999); and Henry Hornbostel: An Architect's Master Touch (2002). He wrote a volume in Arcadia's "Images of America Series" on Oakland in partnership with the Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation and the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, was published in 2005. Index has several Frank Lloyd Wright entries. Eclecticism is a 19th and 20th century architectural style in which a single piece of work incorporates a mixture of elements from previous historical styles to create something that is new and original. In architecture and interior design, these elements may include structural features, furniture, decorative motives, distinct historical ornament, traditional cultural motifs or styles from other countries, with the mixture usually chosen based on its suitability to the project and overall aesthetic value. The term is also used of the many architects of the 19th and early 20th centuries who designed buildings in a variety of styles according to the wishes of their clients, or their own. The styles were typically revivalist, and each building might be mostly or entirely consistent within the style selected, or itself an eclectic mixture. Gothic Revival architecture, especially in churches, was most likely to strive for a relatively "pure" revival style from a particular medieval period and region, while other revived styles such as Neoclassical, Baroque, Palazzo style, Jacobethan, Romanesque and many others were likely to be treated more freely. Eclecticism came into practice during the late 19th century, as architects sought a style that would allow them to retain previous historic precedent, but create unseen designs. From a complete catalogue of past styles, the ability to mix and combine styles allowed for more expressive freedom and provided an endless source of inspiration. Whilst other design professionals (referred to as 'revivalists') aimed to meticulously imitate past styles, Eclecticism differed, as the main driving force was creation, not nostalgia[2] and there was a desire for the designs to be original. The end of the 19th century saw a profound shift in American Architecture. Architects educated at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, such as Richard Morris Hunt and Charles Follen McKim were responsible for bringing the beaux-arts approach back from Europe, which was said to be the cornerstone of eclectic architecture in America. [3] At a time of increasing prosperity and commercial pride, many eclectic buildings were commissioned in large cities around the country. The style thrived, as it introduced historical features, previously only seen in the aristocratic architecture of European countries such as Britain and France,...
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