Charles Platt The Artist as Architect |
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| Author:
| Morgan, Keith |
| Foreword by:
| Jencks, Charles A. |
| Series title: | American Monographs |
| ISBN: | 978-0-262-13188-9 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 1985 |
| Publisher: | MIT Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $55.00 |
Book Description:
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This long-overdue reevaluation of Platt's career shows that in the first decade of this century, Platt's office was one of the New York firms that dominated the general development of American architecture, and his country houses and Georgian style mansions were regarded as the best American examples of their genre.
This long-overdue reevaluation of Platt's career shows that in the first decade of this century, Platt's office was one of the New York firms that dominated the general development of American architecture, and his country houses and Georgian style mansions were regarded as the best American examples of their genre.