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San Francisco's Ferry Building and the Reinvention of American Cities
Buch von John King
Sprache: Englisch

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Conceived in the Gilded Age, the Ferry Building opened in 1898 as San Francisco's portal to the world-the terminus of the transcontinental railway and a showcase of civic ambition. In silent films and World's Fair postcards, nothing said "San Francisco" more than its soaring clocktower. But as acclaimed architectural critic John King recounts, the rise of cars and double-deck roads severed the city from its beloved structure. King's narrative spans the rise and fall and rebirth of the Ferry Building, introducing colourful figures who fought to preserve its character (and the city's soul)-from architect Arthur Page Brown and legendary columnist Herb Caen to poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Senator Dianne Feinstein. A microcosm of the changing American waterfront, the saga of the Ferry Building explores the tensions of tourism and development-and the threat that sea level rise poses to a landmark that in the twenty-first century remains as vital as ever.
Conceived in the Gilded Age, the Ferry Building opened in 1898 as San Francisco's portal to the world-the terminus of the transcontinental railway and a showcase of civic ambition. In silent films and World's Fair postcards, nothing said "San Francisco" more than its soaring clocktower. But as acclaimed architectural critic John King recounts, the rise of cars and double-deck roads severed the city from its beloved structure. King's narrative spans the rise and fall and rebirth of the Ferry Building, introducing colourful figures who fought to preserve its character (and the city's soul)-from architect Arthur Page Brown and legendary columnist Herb Caen to poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Senator Dianne Feinstein. A microcosm of the changing American waterfront, the saga of the Ferry Building explores the tensions of tourism and development-and the threat that sea level rise poses to a landmark that in the twenty-first century remains as vital as ever.
Über den Autor
John King is San Francisco Chronicle's former architecture and urban design critic and a two-time Pulitzer finalist. An honorary member of the American Society of Landscape Architects, he lives in Berkeley, California.
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Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Genre: Kunst
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Thema: Architektur
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9781324020325
ISBN-10: 1324020326
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: King, John
Hersteller: Liveright Publishing Corporation
Maße: 236 x 161 x 23 mm
Von/Mit: John King
Erscheinungsdatum: 07.11.2023
Gewicht: 0,612 kg
Artikel-ID: 126510993
Über den Autor
John King is San Francisco Chronicle's former architecture and urban design critic and a two-time Pulitzer finalist. An honorary member of the American Society of Landscape Architects, he lives in Berkeley, California.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Genre: Kunst
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Thema: Architektur
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9781324020325
ISBN-10: 1324020326
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: King, John
Hersteller: Liveright Publishing Corporation
Maße: 236 x 161 x 23 mm
Von/Mit: John King
Erscheinungsdatum: 07.11.2023
Gewicht: 0,612 kg
Artikel-ID: 126510993
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