The Guardian Building: Cathedral of Finance (A Painted Turtle Book) (Painted Turtle Books)
A work of exacting scholarship, James Tottis' treatise on Detroit's Guardian Building is likely to be the final word on one of the greatest Art Deco skyscrapers in the United States. He also begins the process of excavating the life and career of Wirt C. Rowland, the Guardian's great, illusive architect --Robert Sharoff, co-author of American City: Detroit Architecture, 1845 2005 (Wayne State Unversity Press, 2005)At last Detroit's magnificent Guardian Building has gotten the book it deserves. Author Jim Tottis illustrates the genius of architect Wirt Rowland and his most important creation in splendid detail. --John Gallagher, architecture critic, Detroit Free Press, and co-author of AIA Detroit: The American Institute of Architects Guide to Detroit Architecture (Wayne State University Press, 2002)At last Detroit's magnificent Guardian Building has gotten the book it deserves. Author Jim Tottis illustrates the genius of architect Wirt Rowland and his most important creation in splendid detail. --John Gallagher, architecture critic, Detroit Free Press, and co-author of AIA Detroit: The American Institute of Architects Guide to Detroit Architecture (Wayne State University Press, 2002)