Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Works. Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Grounds
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Category : Electronic books
Languages : en
Pages : 104

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Considers (84) S. 1290.

Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Works
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 110

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Category : Construction industry
Languages : en
Pages : 16

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Has cummulative supplement: Calandar years 1960-1970, issued Apr. 1971.

Author: Robert J. Kapsch
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 1421424886
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 384

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A richly illustrated behind-the-scenes tour of how the nation’s capital was built. In 1790, George Washington and Thomas Jefferson set out to build a new capital for the United States of America in just ten years. The area they selected on the banks of the Potomac River, a spot halfway between the northern and southern states, had few resources or inhabitants. Almost everything needed to build the federal city would have to be brought in, including materials, skilled workers, architects, and engineers. It was a daunting task, and these American Founding Fathers intended to do it without congressional appropriation. Robert J. Kapsch’s beautifully illustrated book chronicles the early planning and construction of our nation’s capital. It shows how Washington, DC, was meant to be not only a government center but a great commercial hub for the receipt and transshipment of goods arriving through the Potomac Canal, then under construction. Picturesque plans would not be enough; the endeavor would require extensive engineering and the work of skilled builders. By studying an extensive library of original documents—from cost estimates to worker time logs to layout plans—Kapsch has assembled a detailed account of the hurdles that complicated this massive project. While there have been many books on the architecture and planning of this iconic city, Building Washington explains the engineering and construction behind it.

Author: District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency
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Category : Office buildings
Languages : en
Pages : 11

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Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds
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Languages : en
Pages : 28

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Author: John Dixon
Publisher: Images Publishing
ISBN: 9781875498901
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 156

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Rarely does an organisation of worldwide importance acquire a home that matches its aspirations. This book explores the design and engineering ideas, large and small, that make the World Bank headquarters in Washington DC outstanding. For owners and archi

Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the District of Columbia
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Category : Building laws
Languages : en
Pages : 56

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Author: Library of Congress. Prints and Photographs Division
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 0801872324
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 276

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This elegant volume, a guide to the Library of Congress's massive collection of architectural drawings, offers a celebration of the ambitious project of designing the nation's capital. Each of its "capital drawings" reflects some aspect of the lives, history, and values of the building's creators and sponsors. 55 color illustrations. 123 halftones.

Author: Washington (D.C.). Building and Construction Trades Council
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Languages : en
Pages : 80

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