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Book American Ski Resort

Download or read book American Ski Resort written by Margaret Supplee Smith and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the combined phenomena of skiing, tourism, and architecture from a national perspective. Focusing on destination ski resorts in New England, the Rocky Mountains, the Far West, and southern Canada, Smith examines the architecture of recreational skiing from the 1930s to 1990, showing how small, family-operated businesses evolved into the massive, theme-oriented, multipurpose ski establishments of today.

Book Resort Design

    Book Details:
  • Author : Margaret Huffadine
  • Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
  • Release : 2000
  • ISBN : 9780070308718
  • Pages : 358 pages

Download or read book Resort Design written by Margaret Huffadine and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2000 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This source offers inspiration combined with a treasure trove of ready-to-use tools - from strategies to renderings - all designed to make every aspect of the architect's job easier, whether it's a bed-and-breakfast renovation or putting the finishing touches on a boutique hotel."--BOOK JACKET.

Book Summer by the Seaside

Download or read book Summer by the Seaside written by Bryant Franklin Tolles and published by UPNE. This book was released on 2008 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sweeping, richly illustrated architectural study of the large, historic New England coastal resort hotels

Book The Architecture of Leisure

Download or read book The Architecture of Leisure written by Susan R. Braden and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The relationship between railroad finance and the hotel industry in Florida is fully explored in this look at the life and accomplishments of Henry Flagler in terms of the great resorts and pleasure palaces created by Flagler and Henry Plant. (Fine Arts)

Book Resort Design

    Book Details:
  • Author : Michelle Galindo
  • Publisher : Braun Publish,Csi
  • Release : 2012
  • ISBN : 9783037680889
  • Pages : 272 pages

Download or read book Resort Design written by Michelle Galindo and published by Braun Publish,Csi. This book was released on 2012 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book presents the new design icons of the hospitality industry.

Book Hotels and Resorts

Download or read book Hotels and Resorts written by Fred R. Lawson and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Stripping Las Vegas

    Book Details:
  • Author : Karin Jaschke
  • Publisher : Verl.d. Bauhaus-Universität
  • Release : 2003
  • ISBN : 3860681923
  • Pages : 193 pages

Download or read book Stripping Las Vegas written by Karin Jaschke and published by Verl.d. Bauhaus-Universität. This book was released on 2003 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Grand Resort Hotels of the White Mountains

Download or read book The Grand Resort Hotels of the White Mountains written by Bryant Franklin Tolles and published by David R. Godine Publisher. This book was released on 1998 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This carefully researched, profusely illustrated volume identifies and explores some thirty outstanding resort complexes, explaining their architectural details, their social histories, and the often surprising stories behind their lovely wooden facades.

Book Catskill Resorts

    Book Details:
  • Author : Ross Padluck
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2013
  • ISBN : 9780764343179
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Catskill Resorts written by Ross Padluck and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once the most famed resort destination of the world, the Catskills, New York's bygone Borscht Belt district, helped shape American culture and history. Through 363 images, take a trip back in time to relive the stories behind the theaters and nightclubs, the lavish lobbies where bellhops welcomed celebrities, and the vacuous dining rooms that served thousands of rich kosher meals each day.

Book The Guidelines on Resort Design

Download or read book The Guidelines on Resort Design written by Ariel Yu and published by Design Media Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2014-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The worldwide traveling fever propelled the boom of resorts. The popular resorts attribute their success to the excellent and expressed architectural and interior design. Before designing an attractive resort, architects and interior designers should know about the basic knowledge and requirements on resort design. The book, through 5 parts of master planning, environment design, architectural design, swimming pool design and interior design, concludes the basic design elements for resort design and presents 20 amazing projects. It gives the reader the guides both from theory and practice.

Book Mizner s Florida

    Book Details:
  • Author : Donald Walter Curl
  • Publisher : MIT Press (MA)
  • Release : 1987
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 272 pages

Download or read book Mizner s Florida written by Donald Walter Curl and published by MIT Press (MA). This book was released on 1987 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first complete biography of the inimitable society architect Addison Mizner, whose Spanish Revival buildings created a new style of resort architecture for Palm Beach and south Florida during the boom years of the 1920s. By 1925, Mizner ranked as one of the country's most prominent architects, as important in his own time as Richard Morris Hunt and Stanford White had been in theirs. The book's 150 illustrations include plans and historical photographs - many published for the first time - showing Mizner's handling of space, the relation of his houses to the landscape, and the many picturesque buildings that combined the comfort and convenience expected by his clients. Donald W. Curl is Professor of History at Florida Atlantic University. The Architectural History Foundation American Monograph Series.

Book The Architecture of Leisure

    Book Details:
  • Author : Susan R. Braden
  • Publisher : University Press of Florida
  • Release : 2018-02-26
  • ISBN : 1947372491
  • Pages : 596 pages

Download or read book The Architecture of Leisure written by Susan R. Braden and published by University Press of Florida. This book was released on 2018-02-26 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The books in the Florida and the Caribbean Open Books Series demonstrate the University Press of Florida’s long history of publishing Latin American and Caribbean studies titles that connect in and through Florida, highlighting the connections between the Sunshine State and its neighboring islands. Books in this series show how early explorers found and settled Florida and the Caribbean. They tell the tales of early pioneers, both foreign and domestic. They examine topics critical to the area such as travel, migration, economic opportunity, and tourism. They look at the growth of Florida and the Caribbean and the attendant pressures on the environment, culture, urban development, and the movement of peoples, both forced and voluntary. The Florida and the Caribbean Open Books Series gathers the rich data available in these architectural, archaeological, cultural, and historical works, as well as the travelogues and naturalists’ sketches of the area in prior to the twentieth century, making it accessible for scholars and the general public alike. The Florida and the Caribbean Open Books Series is made possible through a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, under the Humanities Open Books program.

Book Resort Hotels of the Adirondacks

Download or read book Resort Hotels of the Adirondacks written by Bryant Franklin Tolles and published by UPNE. This book was released on 2003 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An architectural study of the large Adirondack hotels that focuses on the cultural history of travel and tourism.

Book Hotel Design  Planning and Development

Download or read book Hotel Design Planning and Development written by Richard H. Penner and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-05-07 with total page 823 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hotel Design, Planning and Development presents the most significant hotels developed internationally in the last ten years so that you can be well-informed of recent trends. The book outlines essential planning and design considerations based on the latest data, supported by technical information and illustrations, including original plans, so you can really study what works. The authors provide analysis and theory to support each of the major trends they present, highlighting how the designer’s work fits into the industry's development as a whole. Extensive case studies demonstrate how a successful new concept is developed. Hotel Design, Planning and Development gives you a thorough overview of this important and fast-growing sector of the hospitality industry.

Book Designing Paradise

    Book Details:
  • Author : Don Hibbard
  • Publisher : Princeton Architectural Press
  • Release : 2006
  • ISBN : 9781568985749
  • Pages : 238 pages

Download or read book Designing Paradise written by Don Hibbard and published by Princeton Architectural Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Designing Paradise : The Allure of the Hawaiian Resort follows the history of tourist destinations in the Hawaiian Islands, the motivations that shaped their formation, and the buildings and landscapes that are the embodiments of this paradise of the Pacific. Comprehensively illustrated with drawings, ephemera, archival images, and contemporary photographs, Designing Paradise examines the most magnificent and culturally rich architecture to emerge in the Hawaiian Islands and provides insight into the essence and allure of Hawai'i. The resorts presented here are more than places of shelter or destinations; they exemplify the aloha spirit and the idyllic mythos of Hawai'i."--BOOK JACKET.

Book Eco resorts

    Book Details:
  • Author : Zbigniew Bromberek
  • Publisher : Routledge
  • Release : 2009
  • ISBN : 0750657936
  • Pages : 238 pages

Download or read book Eco resorts written by Zbigniew Bromberek and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The practical design guide for tropical resorts.

Book Designing the Seaside

Download or read book Designing the Seaside written by Fred Gray and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2006 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In Designing the Seaside Fred Gray provides a history of seaside architecture from the 18th century to the present day, investigating leisure, entertainment, taste, fashion and gender, and shows how the seaside even became a hotbed for moral and sexual issues - from the early use of bathing machines to twentieth-century beauty pageants and naturist groups. He relates the evolution of resort architecture to sweeping changes in how seaside nature was experienced and used by holidaymakers. The book also traces the history of the coastal resort, with examples ranging from Regency Sidmouth to Victorian Scarborough and early 20th-century Morecambe, as well as assessing seaside developments in the USA and Continental Europe, from Coney Island and Santa Barbara to Nice and Trouville." "Featuring many colourful, informative and often entertaining photographs, drawings, guidebook illustrations, postcards and publicity posters from resorts around the world, Designing the Seaside is a thoroughly readables as well as a visually fascinating account of changing attitudes to holidaymaking and its setting."--BOOK JACKET.