Richard Longstreth provides a detailed picture of the early careers of four architects--Bernard Maybeck, Willis Polk, Ernest Coxhead, and A.C. Schweinfurth--who had a decisive impact on the course of design in the San Francisco Bay Area and who stand as significant contributors to American architecture.
Richard Longstreth provides a detailed picture of the early careers of four architects--Bernard Maybeck, Willis Polk, Ernest Coxhead, and A.C. Schwein...
Preservation has traditionally focused on saving prominent buildings of historical or architectural significance. Preserving cultural landscapes-the combined fabric of the natural and man-made environments-is a relatively new and often misunderstood idea among preservationists, but it is of increasing importance. The essays collected in this volume-case studies that include the Little Tokyo neighborhood in Los Angeles, the Cross Bronx Expressway, and a rural island in Puget Sound-underscore how this approach can be fruitfully applied. Together, they make clear that a cultural landscape...
Preservation has traditionally focused on saving prominent buildings of historical or architectural significance. Preserving cultural landscapes-th...