287 Pp. Rust Cloth Stamped In Blind, Pictorial Endpapers. Stated First Printing. Fine, Signed By The Author, Additional Gift Inscription. Dust Jacket Priced $39.95, Lightly Used, Traces Of Rubbing, 1" Closed Tear At Top Of Rear Panel.

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Title

Caltech's Architectural Heritage, From Spanish Tile to Modern Stone

Publisher

Balcony Press, Glendale

Publication Date

2000

Language

English

ISBN 10

1890449059

ISBN 13

9781890449056

Binding

Hardcover

Illustrator

Photographs And Plans

Edition

1st Edition

Condition

Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Near Fine

Signed

Signed by Author(s)

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In 1915 the founder of the California Institute of Technology, George Ellery Hale retained one of New York's pre-eminent architects, Bertram Goodhue, to devise a master plan for 22 acres of orange groves in what was then rural Pasadena. Goodhue's eclectic plan set the tone for the campus' future. Throughout the first half of the 20th century, Caltech's nearly continuous expansion spawned the Athenaeum, a combination Italian villa and Spanish hacienda; Greene and Greene's bungalow-style student union; and the gardens of landscape architects Beatrix Ferrand and Florence Yoch. This book details the organizational and architectural elements of the campus. Photographs of lost and altered buildings portray the early site and contemporary images reflect the continuing architectural development.

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