Download or read book A Design for a City Municipal Building Classic Reprint written by Charles Henry Schnetzler and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-04-29 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Design for a City Municipal Building The second consideration that influences the nature of this building is the character of the surrounding buildings. Being built in the business center, there can be no question but that practically all the other buildings will be high and appreaching the skyescraper construction. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book A Public Building Group Plan for St Louis The City Plan Commission St Louis Missouri Classic Reprint written by Harland Bartholomew and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-18 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Public Building Group Plan for St. Louis: The City Plan Commission, St. Louis, Missouri The character of our cities is becoming increasingly an index of the state of our national civilization. In the matter of public buildings, therefore, as well as in other forms Of municipal work, it behooves the city to so plan and design its public structures that these may faithfully and fittingly depict the civic spirit. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book The Building Code of the City of New York as Constituted by the Greater New York Charter written by New York and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-05 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Building Code of the City of New York as Constituted by the Greater New York Charter: Enacted in 1899 by the Municipal Assembly and Approved by the Mayor of the City Pursuant to Section 647 of the Character The "Building Code" contained in this volume having been enacted by the Municipal Assembly, was approved by the Mayor on October 24, 1899, and by virtue of its concluding section, will be in force December 23, 1899, which date is sixty days after its approval by the Mayor. The authority to pass the code, is conferred upon the municipal authorities by sec. 647 of the Greater New York Charter (L. 1897, ch. 378) as follows: "Sec. 647. The several acts in effect at the time of the passage of this act concerning, affecting, or relating to the construction, alteration or removal of buildings or other structures in any of the municipal and public corporations included within the city of New York as constituted by this act, are hereby continued in full force and effect in such municipal and public corporations respectively, except in so far as the same are inconsistent with or are modified by this act; provided, however, that the municipal assembly shall have power to establish and from time to time to amend a code of ordinances, to be known as the "building code," providing for all matters concerning, affecting, or relating to the construction, alteration, or removal of buildings or structures erected or to be erected in the city of New York, as constituted by this act, and for the purpose of preparing such code to appoint and employ a commission of experts; and provided further that upon the establishment of such code the several acts first above mentioned shall cease to have any force or effect, and are hereby repealed, but such repeal shall not take effect until such "building code" shall be established by the municipal assembly as herein provided. The provisions of such "building code" shall be in conformity with and be subject to all general laws of the state concerning, affecting, or relating to buildings, or classes of buildings, or other structures." According to the section quoted, the effect of the enactment of the ordinance is to repeal all previous statutes of the State concerning, affecting or relating to the construction, alteration or removal of buildings or other structures included in the various municipalities consolidated by the charter into the greater New York. The construction placed upon this section by the municipal assembly in enacting the code, deserves special mention. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Shaping the City written by Gregory Gilmartin and published by Clarkson Potter Publishers. This book was released on 1995 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anyone interested in art and architecture, or in the best and worst aspects of the modern city, will relish this compelling and eminently readable history of New York's Municipal Art Society, the citizen-based group that has been instrumental in shaping the city's public spaces for the past ten years. 100 photos.

Download or read book The Woolworth Building by Day Vol 12 Classic Reprint written by Edwin A. Cochran and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Woolworth Building by Day, Vol. 12 Its location, too, is of supreme importance. It is in the very heart of things - the civic center of the world's great metropolis, in the midst of all transportation lines. It faces upon three streets and has nine entrances, including two direct communications with the subway system. It is within a stone's throw of City Hall, the Municipal Building, Brooklyn Bridge, the Post Office and Courts, as well as close by the great financial and banking center. No building could command a better location or one more advantageous to its tenants. From the Observation Gallery, fifty-eight stories above the street, the view is marvelous, and the thrilling sensation which comes over the sightseer is never to be forgotten. It is indeed the most remarkable if not the most wonderful view in all the world. The scenic and color effects, with the sun shining on the multi-colored buildings around it, but far below, and on the water and land for twenty-five miles in every direction, make a landscape impossible of adequate description. The vast area spread out before the visitor's eye is inhabited by more than 8,000,000 souls. To the north lies the great City, with the Hudson River and the lordly Highlands beyond. To the east are Long Island and the mighty Atlantic Ocean, with its ships passing to and fro far distant on the horizon where sky and water seem to meet. To the south are the great Harbor of New York, the Narrows through which pass all ships entering and leaving the Port of New York, Governor's Island, the Statue of Liberty, and Staten Island in the distance. To the west again is seen the Hudson River and the great expanses of meadow-land and mountainous country embracing Eastern New Jersey. Looking downward, the multitudes of people scurrying about the busy streets in close proximity to the Woolworth Building resemble an aggregation of pygmies - a crowd seen through the large end of a telescope. The view is bewildering. Every year upwards of 100,000 visitors from all parts of the world come here and the Register shows that these good people represent more than sixty different countries and thousands of cities. Another marvel of this Building is the exterior illumination of its Tower by night, extending from the thirty-first to the sixtieth story, a distance of nearly 400 feet. The Tower is illuminated by a gigantic flood of light directed upon it from specially designed nitrogen lamps of great candle-power set in mirrored glass reflectors to give maximum reflective value. Nearly 20,000,000 candlepower of light is thus transmitted to the ornamental terra-cotta of the whole Tower, making it stand out boldly and majestically like a shaft of glistening alabaster against the blackness of the night. The color effects are brilliantly wonderful. The light, soft and mellow at its base, gradually increases in intensity as it reaches upward and, at the very top, the pinnacle, an immense ball of fire appears, giving the effect of a gorgeous jewel resplendent in its setting of rich gold. This light may be seen by mariners forty miles at sea. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Building Code written by F. W. Fitzpatrick and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-13 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Building Code: A Compilation of Building Regulations Covering Every Phase of Municipal Building Activity With Special Emphasis on Fire Preventive Features Protection and a rapidly increasing number of people are beginning to realize it. Town and city councils find that it is better to have buildings in their midst which will not readily catch fire rather than to maintain an expensive fire department to protect fire traps and allow new fire traps to be built in congested localities. 'jl Strange as it may seem, it took years of strenuous effort on the part of the believers in this principle of fire prevention before the movement could gain sufficient headway to become a' potential force in the constructive activity of this country. In the end the owner, the architect, and the contractor have had to be compelled by proper municipal legislation to build'according to fire prevention specifications before much progress could be made. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Building Code of the City of Richmond Classic Reprint written by Richmond Virginia and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-08-21 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Building Code of the City of Richmond To provide rules and regulations concerning the construction, equipment, alteration and repair of build ings, and concerning their removal or demolition when unsafe or dangerous, and defining the duties of the Building Inspector and of the Board of Public Safety. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Outline of a New City Hall Requiring No Tax Or Expenditure by the City Classic Reprint written by David Hough Jr. and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-06 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Outline of a New City Hall, Requiring No Tax or Expenditure by the City As a'new City Hall can be built unequaled in utility and architectural attractions, giving the City Authorities, Without cost, all the rooms and offices they want, giving to the public Opportunities for recreation at all sea sons, greatly superior to those which the present Park affords, and putting thousands of dollars into the City Treasury instead of taking millions out, the undersigned respectfully presents for consideration the following outline of bis plan for said City Hall, answering, he believes, the purposes aforesaid. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book A City Hall written by John Baldwin Hawley and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-05-02 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A City Hall: Thesis Gothicist fresh scope for his fancy. In several casesthe effect was undoubtedly successful, but in the small towns where the funds were strictly limited some of the most atrocious town halls were perpetrated by dull arch - itaete with the Gothic fever upon them, ill proportioned medleys spread over with lumpy carvings. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Download or read book Laws Relating to Art Commissions written by New York Art Commission and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-19 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Laws Relating to Art Commissions: May, 1914 Sec. 3. When so requested by the mayor or the city council, said commission may in its discretion act in a similar capacity with similar powers, in respect to the design of any municipal building, bridge, approach, lamp, ornamental gate or fence, or other structure erected, or to be erected, upon land belonging to the city, and in respect to any arch, bridge, structure or ap proach which is the property of any corporation or in dividual, and extends in, over or upon any street, ave nue, highway, park or public place; but this section shall not apply to structures authorized to be erected under the provisions of chapter five hundred of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and ninety-seven and shall not be construed as intended to impair the power of the board of park commissioners of said city to refuse its consent to the erection or acceptance of any public monument or memorial, or other work of art of any sort, within any park or public place in said city under the jurisdiction of said board. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Download or read book Public Spaces and Urbanity Construction and Design Manual written by Karsten Pålsson and published by Dom Publishers. This book was released on 2017 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taking examples from major European cities, 'Public Spaces and Urbanity' is a practical guide demonstrating what urban development with a human face might look like. This involves renewing and enhancing humane cities using architecture on a human scale while taking their history into account. Thus the book follows the tradition established by Jan Gehl that regards urban space as a framework for people to live in and socialise. The European tradition of the dense classical city marks the point of departure for this book. Special emphasis is placed on physical and spatial parameters, on development patterns and building types, on the guiding principles governing access, and on interconnections with public roads and pathways --all of which form the foundations of urban life as well as cities that provide safety and security. The book is divided into ten thematic chapters, each providing a definition and general outline of core challenges together with proposals for meeting them. An historical outline of urban development and the practically organised thematic structure underlying concepts discussed allow the examples given to greatly broaden the field of understanding around this topic.

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Download or read book The Urban Design Reader written by Michael Larice and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-05-07 with total page 681 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second edition of The Urban Design Reader draws together the very best of classic and contemporary writings to illuminate and expand the theory and practice of urban design. Nearly 50 generous selections include seminal contributions from Howard, Le Corbusier, Lynch, and Jacobs to more recent writings by Waldheim, Koolhaas, and Sorkin. Following the widespread success of the first edition of The Urban Design Reader, this updated edition continues to provide the most important historical material of the urban design field, but also introduces new topics and selections that address the myriad challenges facing designers today. The six part structure of the second edition guides the reader through the history, theory and practice of urban design. The reader is initially introduced to those classic writings that provide the historical precedents for city-making into the twentieth century. Part Two introduces the voices and ideas that were instrumental in establishing the foundations of the urban design field from the late 1950s up to the mid-1990s. These authors present a critical reading of the design professions and offer an alternative urban design agenda focused on vital and lively places. The authors in Part Three provide a range of urban design rationales and strategies for reinforcing local physical identity and the creation of memorable places. These selections are largely describing the outcomes of mid-century urban design and voicing concerns over the placeless quality of contemporary urbanism. The fourth part of the Reader explores key issues in urban design and development. Ideas about sprawl, density, community health, public space and everyday life are the primary focus here. Several new selections in this part of the book also highlight important international development trends in the Middle East and China. Part Five presents environmental challenges faced by the built environment professions today, including recent material on landscape urbanism, sustainability, and urban resiliency. The final part examines professional practice and current debates in the field: where urban designers work, what they do, their roles, their fields of knowledge and their educational development. The section concludes with several position pieces and debates on the future of urban design practice. This book provides an essential resource for students and practitioners of urban design, drawing together important but widely dispersed writings. Part and section introductions are provided to assist readers in understanding the context of the material, summary messages, impacts of the writing, and how they fit into the larger picture of the urban design field.

Download or read book Neighborhood written by Emily Talen and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2018-12-27 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The term neighborhood has been reduced to a word for a convenient geographical locator. In fact, most cities claim to be compiled of neighborhoods, but this strays far from the term's original meaning - a spatial unit that people relate to. Neighborhood seeks to dispel this common misconception by integrating a complex historical record and multidisciplinary literature to produce a singular resource for understanding what is meant by neighborhood. Emily Talen provides a multi-dimensional, comprehensive view of what neighborhoods signify how they're idealized and measured, and what their historical progression has been. Talen balances perspectives from sociology, urban history, urban planning, and sustainability among others in efforts to make neighborhoods compatible with 21st century ideals. If neighborhoods are going to play a role in the future of the city, we need to know what and where they are in a more meaningful way. Neighborhoods need to be more than a label and more than a social segregator. For those living in the undefined expanse of contemporary urbanism-which characterizes most of American cities-can the neighborhood come to be more than a shaded area on a map?