The architecture of Warren & Wetmore
By: Peter Pennoyer and Anne Walker ; foreword by Robert A.M. Stern.
Contributors: Walker, Anne.
Publisher: W.W. Norton
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
Subjects: Warren & Wetmore; Ecole nationale supérieure des beaux-arts (France) -- Influence; Architecture -- United States -- 20th century
Other titles: Architecture of Warren and Wetmore
Description: "Illustrated with Jonathan Wallen's color photographs and with historic photographs, drawings, and plans, The Architecture of Warren & Wetmore is the first book to examine exclusively the scope of the firm's rich and varied body of work. In addition to Grand Central Terminal, Warren & Wetmore was responsible for some of New York's most memorable buildings, including the New York Yacht Club, grand mansions for such prominent clients as the Vanderbilts, and a number of luxurious early apartment buildings and hotels. During a period of rampant building activity, the firm was instrumental in shaping New York's expanding cityscape with its office buildings in Terminal City and setback towers. Its hotels and resorts nationwide set an unprecedented level of comfort and luxury for America's leisure class, guiding the direction of the modern-day hotel. The reconstruction of the university library in Louvain, Belgium - Warren's most prized commission - held the international spotlight after World War I. The Architecture of Warren & Wetmore includes a catalogue raisonné and an employee roster, and is the definitive source about a practice that made an indelible imprint on the American landscape."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.