Format:
VII, 287 S.
,
Ill., graph. Darst.
ISBN:
9780786466818
Content:
"This book investigates a group of noteworthy public garages featuring facade designs based on historical architectural styles. Considering the garages' function, the facades exhibit a surprising grace and nobility. The book--a fresh perspective on the value of older utilitarian buildings--concludes with a call to preserve these structures and adapt them to compatible new uses"--Provided by publisher
Content:
"This book investigates a group of noteworthy public garages featuring facade designs based on historical architectural styles. Considering the garages' function, the facades exhibit a surprising grace and nobility. The book--a fresh perspective on the value of older utilitarian buildings--concludes with a call to preserve these structures and adapt them to compatible new uses"--Provided by publisher
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Part One. The Buildings -- The Dichotomous Garage : Basics and the Shed -- The Dichotomous Garage : Facades -- A Typology of San Francisco Garages -- Part Two. The Significance of the Garage -- Eclecticism and the San Francisco Historicist Garage -- Dichotomous Architecture and the City Beautiful -- The Panama-Pacific International Exposition -- Parking, Congestion and the Garage -- Consumerism and the Limits of a Dichotomous Architecture -- What Is to Be Done?
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Kessler, Mark D. The early public garages of San Francisco Jefferson, N.C : McFarland & Co., Inc., Publishers, 2013 ISBN 9781476601564
Language:
English
Subjects:
Engineering
Keywords:
San Francisco, Calif.
;
Parkhaus
;
Geschichte
;
San Francisco, Calif.
;
Parkhaus
;
Motorisierung
;
Geschichte 1906-1929
;
Bibliografie
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