Description: Golden City : An Argument for Classical Architecture, Hardcover by Reed, Henry Hope; Leigh, Catesby (CON); Holm, Alvin (CON), ISBN 1580935397, ISBN-13 9781580935395, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US A controversial manifesto on the role of classical principles in architecture critically examined for relevance today. First published in 1959, The Golden City is a seminal, critical document that developed one of the earliest and most compelling arguments against the then-dominant hegemony of modernism by reawakening interest in the value of our country's built patrimony, particularly with respect to its notable classical architecture, classical sculpture, and ornament in the built environment. Th's argument remains valuable today. The Golden City can be credited with building the constituency for the preservation movement in the United States in general, and in New York City in particular. That constituency coalesced around Reed's powerful polemic, eventually contributing to the formulation in 1965 of New York City's groundbreaking Landmark Law, one of the most important milestones in the preservation movement in the United States.
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Book Title: Golden City : an Argument for Classical Architecture
Number of Pages: 192 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Monacelli Press, Incorporated
Topic: History / Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945), Historic Preservation / General, Criticism
Item Height: 1.1 in
Publication Year: 2020
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Architecture
Item Weight: 36.9 Oz
Author: Henry Hope Reed
Item Length: 11.3 in
Item Width: 8.9 in
Format: Hardcover
