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The important work of the Commission of Fine Arts touches on questions of politics, design, urban planning, environmental planning, architectural history, and cultural history. While its work primarily concerns Washington, D.C., the capital often has served as a laboratory for what happens in the rest of the country, and this volume should appeal to both professional and lay readers interested in these varied fields.--Susan L. Klaus, author of A Modern Arcadia: Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. and the Plan for Forest Hills Gardens This richly illustrated history will reconnect you with the city, make you look at the built environment with new eyes, and let you wander the streets, parks and ceremonial byways of the nation's capital alert to what might have been, what might be much worse, and the convoluted process that led to the city we know today. Luebke's book immediately joins the shortlist of essential texts about Washington design and architecture.--The Washington Post Particularly valuable are the narrative histories for hundreds of individual buildings, parks, and monuments, often quite detailed and illustrated with multiple images. Beyond its grand scope, Civic Art is notable for its thoughtful treatment of Washington's transformations in recent decades, reacting to needs for historic preservation alongside security and sustainability. This comprehensive publication encompasses American art, architecture, urban planning, history, politics, memory, and national identity--superlatively delivering on its stated purpose of providing a foundation for future research.--Art Libraries Society of North America This highly detailed, monumental work is an important resource covering Washington's history and the processes that have created the capital's built culture since 1910. Highly recommended.--Choice

The important work of the Commission of Fine Arts touches on questions of politics, design, urban planning, environmental planning, architectural history, and cultural history. While its work primarily concerns Washington, D.C., the capital often has served as a laboratory for what happens in the rest of the country, and this volume should appeal to both professional and lay readers interested in these varied fields.--Susan L. Klaus, author of A Modern Arcadia: Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. and the Plan for Forest Hills GardensThis richly illustrated history will reconnect you with the city, make you look at the built environment with new eyes, and let you wander the streets, parks and ceremonial byways of the nation's capital alert to what might have been, what might be much worse, and the convoluted process that led to the city we know today. Luebke's book immediately joins the shortlist of essential texts about Washington design and architecture.--The Washington PostParticularly valuable are the narrative histories for hundreds of individual buildings, parks, and monuments, often quite detailed and illustrated with multiple images. Beyond its grand scope, Civic Art is notable for its thoughtful treatment of Washington's transformations in recent decades, reacting to needs for historic preservation alongside security and sustainability. This comprehensive publication encompasses American art, architecture, urban planning, history, politics, memory, and national identity--superlatively delivering on its stated purpose of providing a foundation for future research.--Art Libraries Society of North AmericaThis highly detailed, monumental work is an important resource covering Washington's history and the processes that have created the capital's built culture since 1910. Highly recommended.--Choice

The important work of the Commission of Fine Arts touches on questions of politics, design, urban planning, environmental planning, architectural history, and cultural history. While its work primarily concerns Washington, D.C., the capital often has served as a laboratory for what happens in the rest of the country, and this volume should appeal to both professional and lay readers interested in these varied fields.--Susan L. Klaus, author of A Modern Arcadia: Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. and the Plan for Forest Hills Gardens This richly illustrated history will reconnect you with the city, make you look at the built environment with new eyes, and let you wander the streets, parks and ceremonial byways of the nation's capital alert to what might have been, what might be much worse, and the convoluted process that led to the city we know today. Luebke's book immediately joins the shortlist of essential texts about Washington design and architecture.--The Washington Post Particularly valuable are the narrative histories for hundreds of individual buildings, parks, and monuments, often quite detailed and illustrated with multiple images. Beyond its grand scope, Civic Art is notable for its thoughtful treatment of Washington's transformations in recent decades, reacting to needs for historic preservation alongside security and sustainability. This comprehensive publication encompasses American art, architecture, urban planning, history, politics, memory, and national identity--superlatively delivering on its stated purpose of providing a foundation for future research.--Art Libraries Society of North America This highly detailed, monumental work is an important resource covering Washington's history and the processes that have created the capital's built culture since 1910. Highly recommended.--Choice

The important work of the Commission of Fine Arts touches on questions of politics, design, urban planning, environmental planning, architectural history, and cultural history. While its work primarily concerns Washington, D.C., the capital often has served as a laboratory for what happens in the rest of the country, and this volume should appeal to both professional and lay readers interested in these varied fields.--Susan L. Klaus, author of A Modern Arcadia: Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. and the Plan for Forest Hills Gardens This richly illustrated history will reconnect you with the city, make you look at the built environment with new eyes, and let you wander the streets, parks and ceremonial byways of the nation's capital alert to what might have been, what might be much worse, and the convoluted process that led to the city we know today. Luebke's book immediately joins the shortlist of essential texts about Washington design and architecture.--The Washington Post Particularly valuable are the narrative histories for hundreds of individual buildings, parks, and monuments, often quite detailed and illustrated with multiple images. Beyond its grand scope, Civic Art is notable for its thoughtful treatment of Washington's transformations in recent decades, reacting to needs for historic preservation alongside security and sustainability. This comprehensive publication encompasses American art, architecture, urban planning, history, politics, memory, and national identity--superlatively delivering on its stated purpose of providing a foundation for future research.--Art Libraries Society of North America This highly detailed, monumental work is an important resource covering Washington's history and the processes that have created the capital's built culture since 1910. Highly recommended.--Choice

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Thomas Luebke has served as Secretary of the U. S. Commission of Fine Arts since 2005. He is an architect with over twenty years' experience in design, planning, and historic preservation in both public and private sectors and was the design leader in the development of the 2009 Monumental Core Framework Plan for Washington, D.C. He served previously as the executive director of the Mayors' Institute on City Design; as City Architect for Alexandria, Virginia; and as a designer for numerous award-winning projects in architectural practice. Mr. Luebke received a master in architecture degree from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design and was a visiting scholar at the American Academy in Rome in 2010. He was named a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects in 2011 and has served as president of the Washington Architectural Foundation Board, a non-profit organization of architects serving the Washington, D.C., community.

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