Author: Susan Rademacher
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1616893958
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
The second volume in our Modern Landscapes series examines the evolution of Pittsburgh's first modern garden plaza. Completed in 1955 from a design by the acclaimed landscape design firm Simonds & Simonds and architects Mitchell & Ritchey, Mellon Square functioned as an urban oasis that provided downtown office workers a much-needed respite from the city's infamous smoke pollution. Now, more than six decades later, Mellon Square is undergoing a major restoration by Patricia O'Donnell of Heritage Landscapes that aims to restore this urban garden and help revitalize downtown Pittsburgh. Featuring new photography and archival material, Mellon Square is the only book to showcase the development of this iconic urban landscape.
Mellon Square
Author: Susan Rademacher
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1616893958
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
The second volume in our Modern Landscapes series examines the evolution of Pittsburgh's first modern garden plaza. Completed in 1955 from a design by the acclaimed landscape design firm Simonds & Simonds and architects Mitchell & Ritchey, Mellon Square functioned as an urban oasis that provided downtown office workers a much-needed respite from the city's infamous smoke pollution. Now, more than six decades later, Mellon Square is undergoing a major restoration by Patricia O'Donnell of Heritage Landscapes that aims to restore this urban garden and help revitalize downtown Pittsburgh. Featuring new photography and archival material, Mellon Square is the only book to showcase the development of this iconic urban landscape.
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1616893958
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
The second volume in our Modern Landscapes series examines the evolution of Pittsburgh's first modern garden plaza. Completed in 1955 from a design by the acclaimed landscape design firm Simonds & Simonds and architects Mitchell & Ritchey, Mellon Square functioned as an urban oasis that provided downtown office workers a much-needed respite from the city's infamous smoke pollution. Now, more than six decades later, Mellon Square is undergoing a major restoration by Patricia O'Donnell of Heritage Landscapes that aims to restore this urban garden and help revitalize downtown Pittsburgh. Featuring new photography and archival material, Mellon Square is the only book to showcase the development of this iconic urban landscape.
Imagining the Modern
Author: Rami el Samahy
Publisher: The Monacelli Press, LLC
ISBN: 1580935230
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Imagining the Modern explores Pittsburgh's ambitious modern architecture and urban renewal program that made it a gem of American postwar cities, and set the stage for its stature today. In the 1950s and '60s an ambitious program of urban revitalization transformed Pittsburgh and became a model for other American cities. Billed as the Pittsburgh Renaissance, this era of superlatives--the city claimed the tallest aluminum clad building, the world's largest retractable dome, the tallest steel structure--developed through visionary mayors and business leaders, powerful urban planning authorities, and architects and urban designers of international renown, including Frank Lloyd Wright, I.M. Pei, Mies van der Rohe, SOM, and Harrison & Abramovitz. These leaders, civic groups, and architects worked together to reconceive the city through local and federal initiatives that aimed to address the problems that confronted Pittsburgh's postwar development. Initiated as an award-winning exhibition at the Carnegie Museum of Art in 2014, Imagining the Modern untangles this complicated relationship with modern architecture and planning through a history of Pittsburgh's major sites, protagonists, and voices of intervention. Through original documentation, photographs and drawings, as well as essays, analytical drawings, and interviews with participants, this book provides a nuanced view of this crucial moment in Pittsburgh's evolution. Addressing both positive and negative impacts of the era, Imagining the Modern examines what took place during the city's urban renewal era, what was gained and lost, and what these histories might suggest for the city's future.
Publisher: The Monacelli Press, LLC
ISBN: 1580935230
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Imagining the Modern explores Pittsburgh's ambitious modern architecture and urban renewal program that made it a gem of American postwar cities, and set the stage for its stature today. In the 1950s and '60s an ambitious program of urban revitalization transformed Pittsburgh and became a model for other American cities. Billed as the Pittsburgh Renaissance, this era of superlatives--the city claimed the tallest aluminum clad building, the world's largest retractable dome, the tallest steel structure--developed through visionary mayors and business leaders, powerful urban planning authorities, and architects and urban designers of international renown, including Frank Lloyd Wright, I.M. Pei, Mies van der Rohe, SOM, and Harrison & Abramovitz. These leaders, civic groups, and architects worked together to reconceive the city through local and federal initiatives that aimed to address the problems that confronted Pittsburgh's postwar development. Initiated as an award-winning exhibition at the Carnegie Museum of Art in 2014, Imagining the Modern untangles this complicated relationship with modern architecture and planning through a history of Pittsburgh's major sites, protagonists, and voices of intervention. Through original documentation, photographs and drawings, as well as essays, analytical drawings, and interviews with participants, this book provides a nuanced view of this crucial moment in Pittsburgh's evolution. Addressing both positive and negative impacts of the era, Imagining the Modern examines what took place during the city's urban renewal era, what was gained and lost, and what these histories might suggest for the city's future.
Roof Gardens
Author: Theodore Osmundson
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393730128
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
An illustrated study of gardens built on the roofs of buildings traces the history of roof gardens, from the Hanging Gardens of Babylon to the present; explains how to construct safe, durable gardens; and offers tips on selecting plants, garden maintenance, and planting techniques.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393730128
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
An illustrated study of gardens built on the roofs of buildings traces the history of roof gardens, from the Hanging Gardens of Babylon to the present; explains how to construct safe, durable gardens; and offers tips on selecting plants, garden maintenance, and planting techniques.
Parking
Author: Joint Committee on Urban Traffic Congestion and Parking
Publisher:
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Category : Automobile parking
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Automobile parking
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
Tax-exempt Foundations
Author: United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Small Business. Subcommittee No. 1
Publisher:
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Category : Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations
Languages : en
Pages : 830
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations
Languages : en
Pages : 830
Book Description
Problems of Small Business in Gasoline Marketing
Author: United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Small Business. Subcommittee on Activities of Regulatory Agencies
Publisher:
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Category : Petroleum industry and trade
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Petroleum industry and trade
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
Report
Author:
Publisher:
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Category : Inflation (Finance)
Languages : en
Pages : 820
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Inflation (Finance)
Languages : en
Pages : 820
Book Description
The Business and Industry Conference on Inflation
Author:
Publisher:
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Category : Inflation (Finance)
Languages : en
Pages : 880
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Inflation (Finance)
Languages : en
Pages : 880
Book Description
Tax Reform, 1969
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Urban Renewal in Selected Cities
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking and Currency
Publisher:
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Category : City planning
Languages : en
Pages : 1520
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : City planning
Languages : en
Pages : 1520
Book Description