This facsimile edition of a classic architecture manual from the 1920s includes reproductions of the original drawings and commentary by Hugh Ferriss, a master architectural artist who rendered now-legendary charcoal drawings of skyscrapers and other urban structures. With a biographical essay.
Architect Ferriss influenced generations of builders with his moody, distinctive draftsmanship. His peerless style is highlighted in this illustrated journey through three decades of American architecture. Informative text accompanies 60 extraordinary drawings of such landmarks as the Johnson Wax Building, Taliesin West, Lever House, Rockefeller ...
A welcome republication of a scarce title from America's greatest architectural draftsman. First published in 1953 and long out of print, the sixty bold drawings and informed text trace Ferriss's personal odyssey through the modern architecture of America from 1929 to 1953. Dams, bridge anchorages, grain elevators, skyscraper projects, and ...
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