2014 Reprint of 1947 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Louis Henry Sullivan was one of the foremost American architects, and has been called the "father of skyscrapers" and "father of modernism." He is considered by many as the creator of the modern skyscraper, was an influential architect and critic of the Chicago School, was a mentor to Frank Lloyd Wright, and an inspiration to the Chicago group of architects who have come to be known as the Prairie School. Along with Henry Hobson Richardson and Wright, Sullivan is one of "the recognized trinity of American architecture." This collection of his writings includes other essays in additional to the book length "Kindergarten Chats." The are: Characteristics and Tendencies of American Architecture What is the Just Subordination, in Architectural Design, of Details to Mass? Ornament in Architecture Emotional Architecture as Compared to Intellectual The Tall Office Building Artistically Considered The Young Man in Architecture Education What is Architecture: A Study in the American People of Today

The Historic Resource Study (HRS) for Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site addresses the architecture of the mansion, its furnished interiors, the mechanical systems of the mansion and transportation systems of the estate, the cultural landscape, and occupancy of the estate from the Vanderbilt period to the present.

This Abbreviated Fort Point Historic Structure Report, produced by the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, National Park Service, provides new information regarding the building's military and physical history. The document contains a comprehensive collection of historic photographs, contemporary images and floor plans that can be used as tools for future interpretation and building rehabilitation.

This publication is the third in a series providing architectural design guidance for theatres and concert halls. This volume discusses access, environment and performance support spaces.

The Long-Range Interpretive Plan assesses where we are and where we hope to be in the near future. It describes new park themes, desired visitor experience, issues and challenges and lists action items for the park to take for the future.

The Comprehensive Design Plan: The White House and President's Park provides a framework for future management of the area that will respect past traditions and meet the needs of tomorrow. This is the first comprehensive plan for the property since 1791, when George Washington designated the site for the residence of the president.

Report reviews architectural details of the Life-Saving Station as one of the best preserved stations of this type remaining on the East Coast and recommendations for keeping it as it was during World War II.

This investigation of the sites of presidios of the Big Bend area was to determine the archeological research potential of the sites and to evaluate the potential interpretive features of international interest.

These pages are a feast for the eyes. Peruse them quickly or slowly. Either way, you will marvel at the beauty, the creative genius, and the legacies of peace which the constructors of peace monuments and museums have bestowed on us, their heirs. Peace monuments and museums celebrate the end of war and the expectation of peace and prosperity. They express peaceful human aspirations such as justice, tolerance, and reconciliation. They celebrate such achievements as the abolition of slavery, women's suffrage, defeat of tyrannical and murderous regimes, declaration of human rights, respect for conscientious objectors, end of apartheid, non-use of nuclear weapons, racial integration, recognition of international interdependence, reconciliation of divided nations, and struggle for gender equality. Unfortunately, peace monuments and museums are largely underappreciated because they are overwhelmed by the vastly superior number of war monuments and museums everywhere in the world. This is the first book to reveal the beauty, the variety, and the meanings of peace monuments and museums. Arranged chronologically, it shows a selection of 416 peace monuments and museums from 70 countries and from all eras as far back as the Greeks and Romans. Fortunately, more peace monuments and museums are being constructed today than ever before. This creates yet another reason to study the past -- so we can know better how to build our own peace monuments and museums. What peace achievements and events do we want to memorialize? What legacies of peace do we want to bestow on future generations?

The scope of this HSR was to perform a "thorough" investigation of the farm buildings at Sagamore Hill NHS as defined by the Director's Order 28. The report, which deals primarily with the subject buildings, incorporates context and background information about Sagamore Hill. The HSR contains "Chronology of Development and Use," "Current Physical Description," and "Character-Defining Features and Recommendations" for the historic farm buildings at Sagamore Hill, in accordance with National Park Service (NPS) standards. Paint analysis and color matching of the exterior finishes of each building is included as an appendix to this report. The report does not include a condition assessment, nor does it include "Part 2. Treatment and Use" or "Part 3. Record of Treatment," which should be accomplished by the contractor after the treatment is completed.

This report will focus on Aspet, the home of Augustus Saint- Gaudens, and on his studio, known as the Little Studio. The scope of this project as stated in its Project Agreement is limited to providing an update to four previously compiled historic structure reports for the main house (Aspet) and the Little Studio. The current project had two primary purposes. The first was to update the buildings' developmental and architectural history - i.e., to document changes to Aspet and the Little Studio from 1977 to the present, according to the Cultural Resource Management Guideline (NPS- 28),1 while organizing the data in a chronology format. This report includes a brief review of the architectural development of the structures prior to 1977, as provided in the previous reports. It will not restate physical descriptions as found in those reports. However, if a feature has been added, changed, or removed, such changes were documented. The second primary component of this report was the determination and evaluation of the structures' character- defining features (CDFs). Identifying the CDFs of each building will help guide the park's decisions when future projects that may impact the architectural appearance and integrity of Aspet and the Little Studio are planned and implemented.

The report is a compilation of historic data to support the rehabilitation and stabilization of the Hot Springs Complex.

A Poet, On Park Hill? Outside the Box. A second edition of the popular auto biographical book about the life and experiences of a real resident on the infamous flats including a brand new section starting from after the original publication until leaving the estate to better things. What's it like to be one of the people who live on those grim looking concrete creations from the mid 20th century? Ever wondered what sort of person may be up there, looking from their window wondering what sort of person you are? Well, this is a unique insight into the mind of a long term resident of the Sheffield Park Hill estate in the last stages of its original life before the grand regeneration. Stories, facts and photographs alongside varied poetry inspired by Park Hill, this tells a story of one of the many who called these flats home, and proud to do so.

The ultimate treatment of the visitor center that is recommended in this HSR can be described as a rehabilitation project that includes four primary components: 1. preservation and repair of the building's existing historically significant features and material, especially on the exterior and in the Lobby, Museum, and Flight Room, which are the building's principal character- defining spaces; 2. rehabilitation of the building's mechanical and electrical systems to comply with modern building, life safety, and accessibility codes, and to meet current and future programmatic demands; 3. design and construction of a new addition that will add a greatly expanded museum component to the site and accommodate new offices and other service areas; and 4. restoration of the building's most- significant features that have been lost to unsympathetic modern alterations.

The purpose of this special resource study is to evaluate the potential of adding Moton Field in Tuskegee, Alabama, to the National Park System to commemorate the role of the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II. The study applies national significance, suitability, and feasibility criteria and presents feasible management and development alternatives. This study does not include a preferred alternative.

This historic structure report (HSR) is intended to serve a planning document for the Ellis Island Historic Seawall Rehabilitation, and as a resource for the long-term maintenance of the structure. The seawall rehabilitation is a collaborative effort between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District (COE); the Denver Service Center (DSC) of the National Park Service (NPS); and the Statue of Liberty National Monument/Ellis Island National Historic Site (STLI/ELIS). This HSR will provide the Corps of Engineers (which has submitted the schematic design for the rehabilitation) and the park with a developmental history and comprehensive description of the structure. Its objective is to aid in design, rehabilitation, and maintenance decisions, so that the seawall's unique structural problems can be addressed while minimizing loss of historic material and alteration of the historic structure.

The Museum Management Plan for the consolidated operation of the 3 National Parks, Eugene O'Neill, John Muir, Rosie the Riveter and the affiliated area of Port Chicago. And issues facing the parks with recommendations to address them.

An overview of historic furnishings at Mount Washington Tavern.

This Management Plan identifies a series of collections management issues facing the park and presents actions to address them.

This report is Volume II- B of a three- volume historic structures report (HSR) for Weir Farm National Historic Site (NHS). Volumes I and IA address the Weir house, Weir studio, and Young studio, and include the historical background and context for the entire Weir Farm National Historic Site. Volume II- A addresses the Weir barn and the remaining outbuildings on the Weir complex site. Volume II- B describes the two buildings of the caretaker's complex, which was also part of the original Weir farm. While this report is intended to stand on its own, reference should be made to Volume I for more detail on the relationship of the caretaker's buildings to the site as a whole.

2013 Reprint of 1945 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Camillo Sitte (1843-1903) was a noted Austrian architect, painter and theoretician who exercised great influence on the development of urban planning in Europe and the United States. The publication at Vienna in May 1889 of "Der Stadtebau nach seinen kunstlerischen Grundsatzen" ("The Art of Building Cities") began a new era in Germanic city planning. Sitte strongly criticized the current emphasis on broad, straight boulevards, public squares arranged primarily for the convenience of traffic, and efforts to strip major public or religious landmarks of adjoining smaller structures regarded as encumbering such monuments of the past. Sitte proposed instead to follow what he believed to be the design objectives of those whose streets and buildings shaped medieval cities. He advocated curving or irregular street alignments to provide ever-changing vistas. He called for T-intersections to reduce the number of possible conflicts among streams of moving traffic. He pointed out the advantages of what came to be know as "turbine squares"--civic spaces served by streets entering in such a way as to resemble a pin-wheel in plan. His teachings became widely accepted in Austria, Germany, and Scandinavia, and in less than a decade his style of urban design came to be accepted as the norm in those countries.

This report documents the evolution of the Gatehouse using both primary and secondary sources, including public and private records and collections, historic photographs, historic maps, personal interviews, and an investigation of the building's existing architectural fabric.