AIA Guide to the Architecture of Washington, D.C.
AIA Guide to the Architecture of Washington, D.C.

Author: Gerard Martin Moeller

Publisher: JHU Press

Published: 2006-10-24

Total Pages: 404

ISBN-13: 9780801884689

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This lively and informative guide offers tourists, residents, and architecture aficionados alike insights into more than 400 of Washington, D.C.’s most important landmarks. Organized into 19 discrete tours, this thoroughly redesigned and updated edition includes 45 new entries, encompassing the House of Sweden, the U.S. Institute of Peace, classic buildings that epitomize the city—the White House, the Capitol, Union Station—and a number of private buildings off the beaten path. G. Martin Moeller, Jr., blends informed, concise descriptions with engaging commentary on each landmark, revealing often-surprising details of the buildings' history and design. Every entry is accompanied by a photograph and includes the structure's location, its architects and designers, and the corresponding dates of completion. Each entry is keyed to an easy-to-read map at the beginning of the tour. From the imposing monuments of Capitol Hill and the Mall to the pastoral suburban enclaves of Foxhall and Cleveland Park, from small memorials to vast commercial and institutional complexes, this guide shows us a Washington that is at once excitingly fresh and comfortably familiar.

AIA Guide to the Architecture of Washington, DC
AIA Guide to the Architecture of Washington, DC

Author: G. Martin Moeller Jr.

Publisher: JHU Press

Published: 2022-09-13

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13: 1421443864

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"The model of what a concise, attractive guidebook should be."—Mid-Atlantic Country This lively and informative guide offers tourists, residents, and architecture aficionados insights into nearly 450 of Washington, DC's, most noteworthy buildings and monuments. Organized into 19 discrete walking tours, plus one general tour of peripheral sites, this thoroughly revised sixth edition features projects ranging from early federal landmarks to twenty-first-century commercial, institutional, and residential buildings. It includes some 80 new entries covering dozens of recently completed buildings, along with some historic structures that may have been overlooked in the past. The guide also has updated maps, and many existing entries have been rewritten to reflect recent renovations, changes to the buildings' contexts, or additional scholarship. G. Martin Moeller, Jr., blends informed, concise descriptions with engaging commentary on each landmark, revealing surprising details of the buildings' history and design. Every entry is accompanied by a photograph and includes the structure's location, its architects and designers, and the corresponding dates of completion. Each entry is keyed to an easy-to-read map at the beginning of the tour. From the imposing monuments of Capitol Hill and the Mall to the pastoral suburban enclaves of Foxhall and Cleveland Park, from small memorials to vast commercial and institutional complexes, this guide shows us a Washington that is at once excitingly fresh and comfortably familiar. The additions and revisions incorporated into the latest edition illuminate broader demographic and physical changes in the city, including the emergence of new neighborhoods and the redevelopment of once-neglected areas.

A World Made for Money
A World Made for Money

Author: Bret Wallach

Publisher: U of Nebraska Press

Published: 2015-05

Total Pages: 382

ISBN-13: 0803298943

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A ;spirited and incisive survey of economic geography, A World Made for Money begins with the author stopped at a red light in Norman, Oklahoma. Observing the landscape of drugstores and banks, and for that matter the stoplight and roads themselves, Bret Wallach observes, "Everything I see has been built to make money" or, at the very least, to facilitate making money. This, he argues, is a global phenomenon that nonetheless has occurred only within the past hundred years or so. Although guidebooks and culture brokers often disparage these landscapes of commerce, Wallach--recipient of a MacArthur "genius grant"--argues that we would do well to pay them close attention. A World Made for Money provides a compelling, condensed tour of our world. From Silicon Valley to Sri Lanka, from post-Soviet Russia to post-apartheid South Africa, Wallach looks at how human beings are buying, manufacturing, working, growing and shipping food, and accessing the natural resources to fuel it all. These essential facets of daily life, propelled by the profit motive, represent a transnational force shaping our surroundings and environment in ways that may not always be beautiful (or even healthy) but that are fundamental to understanding how the world works in the twenty-first century. Wallach examines the relationship between acquisitiveness and landscape, reveals surprising contradictions and nuances, and provides fresh perspective on politically charged topics such as sprawl, deindustrialization, and agribusiness.

Worthy of the Nation
Worthy of the Nation

Author: United States. National Capital Planning Commission

Publisher: JHU Press

Published: 2006-11-19

Total Pages: 456

ISBN-13: 9780801883286

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Illustrated with plans, maps, and new and historic photographs, the second edition of Worthy of the Nation provides researchers and general readers with an appealing and authoritative view of the planning and evolution of the federal district.

Urban Spaces
Urban Spaces

Author: John Morris Dixon

Publisher: Visual Reference Publications

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 9781584711056

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'Urban Spaces 5' offers an illustrated tour of a diversity of projects. John Morris Dixon explains the chief design challenges and the solutions developed by the outstanding firms profiled in this volume.

Washington D.C.
Washington D.C.

Author: John Thompson

Publisher: Edizioni WhiteStar

Published: 2022-09-13T00:00:00+02:00

Total Pages: 393

ISBN-13: 8854419265

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Discover the best of the nation's capital in this trusty travel guide to Washington, D.C. treasures including itineraries for visiting hidden gems, iconic monuments, and world-renowned museums. National Geographic Traveler Washington, D.C. is a window onto the innumerable treasures of the United States capital and a must-use guide for every visitor. With an introduction on the lifestyle and history of the institutions of the United States, as well as its modern culture, this is an all-you-need-to-know resource about one of the most iconic cities in the world. Throughout, find detailed information about the city's main attractions, including the Capitol, the White House, and the National Mall with its wealth of monuments and museums. Packed with ideas for well-known and beloved destinations as well as hidden gems and locals-only hot spots, this guide provides everything you need to create an itinerary that includes: A legendary walking tour of Georgetown, President's Park and the White House area, Dumbarton Oaks and its splendid gardens, The best times to visit the popular selection of 17 Smithsonian museums, Bustling Eastern Market with new top-tier restaurants, Popular weekend brunch spots, Cedar Hill, the former residence of Frederick Douglass, And so much more! In this fully updated edition, you'll also find walks that will help you learn about each area of D.C., and a myriad of cultural wealth including museums, galleries, theaters, and even the famous Library of Congress, home to the largest international collection of books and documents in the world. Based on personal and professional experience, the photographers and travel experts at National Geographic provide in-depth descriptions of the city's best attractions, as well as all the information you need to get the most out of your visit to each of them.