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Author : Jonathan H. Poston
Release : 1997
Genre : Architecture
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Book Synopsis The Buildings of Charleston by : Jonathan H. Poston
Download or read book The Buildings of Charleston written by Jonathan H. Poston. This book was released on 1997. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Battery to Wragg mall, a comprehensive guide to the architectural treasures of one of America's best preserved cities.
Author : Gene Waddell
Release : 2003
Genre : Architecture
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Book Synopsis Charleston Architecture, 1670-1860: Text by : Gene Waddell
Download or read book Charleston Architecture, 1670-1860: Text written by Gene Waddell. This book was released on 2003. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about how a consistently high standard of excellence was achieved in Charleston architecture in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Regardless of what style Charleston's architects used—Greek or Roman, Gothic or Renaissance, Adamesque or Greek Revival—they were in agreement about what constituted excellence. Special emphasis is placed on the knowledge that was required to create Charleston's early architecture. An introduction discusses the writings and buildings of Andrea Palladio, Robert Adam, A. Welby Pugin, and other influential architects. Sources of inspiration for Charleston buildings have included specific buildings in Greece, Italy, England, France and Germany. Whenever possible, primary sources of information were used to determine how various types of Charleston buildings were designed and constructed. A dozen of the city's best-documented buildings are considered in detail as a basis for comparison:
Author : Witold Rybczynski
Release : 2020-10-13
Genre : Architecture
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Book Rating : 963/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Charleston Fancy by : Witold Rybczynski
Download or read book Charleston Fancy written by Witold Rybczynski. This book was released on 2020-10-13. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A captivating chronicle of building in modern-day Charleston, making a case for architecture based on historical precedent, local context, and the ability to delight Charleston, South Carolina, which boasts America's first historic district, is known for its palmetto-lined streets and picturesque houses. The Holy City, named for its profusion of churches, exudes an irresistible charm. Award-winning author and cultural critic Witold Rybczynski unfolds a series of stories about a group of youthful architects, builders, and developers based in Charleston: a self-taught home builder, an Air Force pilot, a fledgling architect, and a bluegrass mandolin player. Beginning in the 1980s, this cast of characters, exercising a kind of amateur mastery, produced an eclectic array of buildings inspired by the past--including a domed Byzantine drawing room, a fanciful medieval castle, a restored freedman's cottage, a miniature Palladian villa, and a contemporary Mediterranean street. In his careful profiles of these protagonists and the challenges they have overcome in realizing their dreams, Rybczynski compellingly emphasizes the importance of architecture and urban design on a local level, how an old city can remake itself by invention as well as replication, and the role that individuals still play in transforming the urban landscapes around them.
Author : Mary Preston Foster
Release : 2005
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 797/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Charleston by : Mary Preston Foster
Download or read book Charleston written by Mary Preston Foster. This book was released on 2005. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide book will help natives and visitors alike appreciate the history and residents of the beautiful city of Charleston, South Carolina, one of the South's great cultural destinations, which has endured periods of grandeur, occupation, a devastating earthquake, fires, hurricanes, and the challenges of Reconstruction. Original.
Author : Historic American Buildings Survey
Release : 1965
Genre : Architecture
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Book Synopsis Records of Buildings in Charleston and the South Carolina Low Country by : Historic American Buildings Survey
Download or read book Records of Buildings in Charleston and the South Carolina Low Country written by Historic American Buildings Survey. This book was released on 1965. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
