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Vizcaya : An American Villa & Its Makers by Rybczynski hc/dj ~ Miamio FL estate
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Like New
- Seller Notes
- ISBN
- 9780812239515
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN-10
0812239512
ISBN-13
9780812239515
eBay Product ID (ePID)
54238535
Product Key Features
Book Title
Vizcaya : an American Villa and Its Makers
Number of Pages
296 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2006
Topic
Landscape, Buildings / Residential, Europe / Spain & Portugal
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Travel, Architecture
Book Series
Penn Studies in Landscape Architecture Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
38 Oz
Item Length
10.6 in
Item Width
8.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2006-041847
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"Vizcaya. . . retells and interprets the fascinating story of the great American dream made real."--Miami Herald, Vizcaya, long thought of as a wealthy man's folly, has finally gotten the critical consideration it has so richly deserved in this eminently readable book., " Vizcaya . . . retells and interprets the fascinating story of the great American dream made real."-- Miami Herald, "Mr. Rybczynski and Mr. Olin judge the villa as they find it today and in the context of the historical process that produced it, rather than through a filter of modernist criteria. . . . An admirable job of conveying the history of Vizcaya."--Wall Street Journal, " Vizcaya . . . retells and interprets the fascinating story of the great American dream made real."- Miami Herald, On every page the authors breathe life into the plastered stone walls of the estate, and photographer Brooks captures the sunny, light-filled ambiance of the locale in splendid photographs, many in color. Altogether the very model of a major monograph on an important great estate. Essential., "Vizcaya, long thought of as a wealthy man's folly, has finally gotten the critical consideration it has so richly deserved in this eminently readable book."-- Architecture in Print, "Vizcaya, long thought of as a wealthy man's folly, has finally gotten the critical consideration it has so richly deserved in this eminently readable book."- Architecture in Print, "On every page the authors breathe life into the plastered stone walls of the estate, and photographer Brooks captures the sunny, light-filled ambiance of the locale in splendid photographs, many in color. Altogether the very model of a major monograph on an important great estate. Essential."--Choice, "On every page the authors breathe life into the plastered stone walls of the estate, and photographer Brooks captures the sunny, light-filled ambiance of the locale in splendid photographs, many in color. Altogether the very model of a major monograph on an important great estate. Essential."- Choice, "Mr. Rybczynski and Mr. Olin judge the villa as they find it today and in the context of the historical process that produced it, rather than through a filter of modernist criteria. . . . An admirable job of conveying the history of Vizcaya."-- Wall Street Journal, "On every page the authors breathe life into the plastered stone walls of the estate, and photographer Brooks captures the sunny, light-filled ambiance of the locale in splendid photographs, many in color. Altogether the very model of a major monograph on an important great estate. Essential."-- Choice, "Vizcaya, long thought of as a wealthy man's folly, has finally gotten the critical consideration it has so richly deserved in this eminently readable book."--Architecture in Print, Mr. Rybczynski and Mr. Olin judge the villa as they find it today and in the context of the historical process that produced it, rather than through a filter of modernist criteria. . . . An admirable job of conveying the history of Vizcaya., "Mr. Rybczynski and Mr. Olin judge the villa as they find it today and in the context of the historical process that produced it, rather than through a filter of modernist criteria. . . . An admirable job of conveying the history of Vizcaya."- Wall Street Journal
Photographed by
Brooke, Steven
Dewey Decimal
712.609759381
Synopsis
Like its palatial contemporaries Biltmore and San Simeon, Vizcaya represents an achievement of the Gilded Age, when country houses and their gardens were a conspicuous measure of personal wealth and power. In Vizcaya , the authors use illustrations, historic photographs, and narrative to document this extraordinary house and landscape., The Miami estate of Vizcaya, like its palatial contemporaries Biltmore and San Simeon, represents an achievement of the Gilded Age, when country houses and their gardens were a conspicuous measure of personal wealth and power. In Vizcaya: An American Villa and Its Makers , a celebrated architecture critic and writer and an award-winning landscape architect explore the little-known story of Vizcaya, an extraordinary national treasure. Witold Rybczynski and Laurie Olin use a rich collection of illustrations, historic photographs, and narrative to document the creation of this stunning house and landscape. Vizcaya was completed in 1916 as the winter retreat of Chicago industrialist James Deering. The cosmopolitan bachelor, who chose Miami for its warm climate, enlisted the guidance of artist Paul Chalfin, with whom he traveled throughout Italy to survey houses and gardens. With the assistance of architect F. Burrall Hoffman, Jr., and garden designer Diego Suarez, the 180-acre site on Biscayne Bay was transformed into a grand estate, complete with lagoons, canals, citrus groves, a farm village, a yacht harbor, and a 40-room Baroque mansion. The lure of this architectural and landscape masterpiece, named for a Spanish Basque province, is undeniable. John Singer Sargent planned a short visit in 1917 but stayed for several months, producing an inspired series of watercolors, many of which are reproduced here for the first time. The book is further enriched by archival material and by the color images of noted photographer Steven Brooke, paying homage to Vizcaya as a lens through which readers learn about architecture, landscape and garden design, interior decoration, and art.
LC Classification Number
SB466.U7V53 2006
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