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OverviewThis is a guided tour through the past, present, and future of great civic architecture in New York City. It tells the story of Pennsylvania Station: the original building, its tragic demolition in the 1960s, and the new station designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and now under construction. In stunning photographs by Norman McGrath the hidden structure of Penn Station is revealed along with the burial of the station beneath Madison Square Garden. Richly illustrated essays by Hilary Ballon and Marilyn Taylor, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill celebrated new chair, on the old and new stations illuminate their connections and indicate how public architecture and transportation planning can enhance the way millions of people experience New York City. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Hilary Ballon (Columbia University) , Norman McGrathPublisher: WW Norton & Co Imprint: WW Norton & Co Dimensions: Width: 21.30cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 27.70cm Weight: 1.091kg ISBN: 9780393730784ISBN 10: 0393730786 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 17 July 2002 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviews[A] treat for Penn Station aficionados and those interested in the preservation of historic landmarks, architecture, urban planning and transportation. -- Design Issues [R]emarkable, informative...a valuable preservation of history and perspective that most commuters, rushing from one level or train to another, never think about. -- Examiner.com [R]emarkable, informative....a valuable preservation of history and perspective that most commuters, rushing from one level or train to another, never think about. -- Examiner.com [A] treat for Penn Station aficionados and those interested in the preservation of historic landmarks, architecture, urban planning and transportation. -- Design Issues [R]emarkable, informative .a valuable preservation of history and perspective that most commuters, rushing from one level or train to another, never think about. Author InformationHilary Ballon is an architectural historian and professor at Columbia University. She is the curator of “Robert Moses and the Modern City,” the 2007 exhibition concurrently at the Queens Museum of Art, the Museum of the City of New York, and the Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Art Gallery of Columbia University. She is the editor of the Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians. Her previous books include New York’s Pennsylvania Stations; The Paris of Henri IV: Architecture and Urbanism, which won the Alice Davis Hitchcock Award for the Most Distinguished Scholarship in the History of Architecture; and Louis Le Vau: Mazarin’s College, Colbert’s Revenge, which received a medal from the Académie Française. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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