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CARRÈRE AND HASTINGS, ARCHITECTS
Non- Member Price : $200.00
Member Price : $180.00
by Kate Lemos, William Morrison, Charles D. Warren and Mark Alan Hewitt

Carrère and Hastings, Architects, is the first thorough examination, analysis and visual record of the firm's many exceptional achievements. Volume I features a detailed biography of each of the principals, a history of the firm, and a thorough record of their urban design creations: grand hotels, theaters, civic and municipal structures, including our own, The New York Public Library, parks, monuments, and wide range of commercial buildings for corporations, retailers, and financial institutions.

Volume II features Carrère and Hastings' country house work, a field in which they were among the most influential designers of the era. Additional chapters focus on the firm's achievements as creators of churches, academic and institutional buildings, and exhibition pavilions for famed world's fairs.

The set includes a catalog of Carrère and Hastings' projects, a roster of the firm's members, and a comprehensive bibliography.

2 volumes, hardback, slipcase, 800 pages with 800 b/w illustrations



Item Number: 9780926494428

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