Stalking Louis Curtiss (Architect): A Portrait of the Man and His Work

Sandy, Wilda and Larry K. Hancks, (Editor)

Verlag: Ward Parkway, Kansas City, 1991

Beschreibung

8vo. "If all that's been written about Louis Curtiss is to be believed, he was indeed Kansas City's 'enfant terrible' of architecture.He must have shocked the socks off the turn-of-the-century town".so begins this stellar biography of a man whose designs metamorphosized the city. Plastic comb binding. Clean interior. Dust jacket in Very Good condition. Slight edge wear to corners of binding. "Louis Singleton Curtiss was a Canadian-born early 20th century American architect. Notable as a pioneer of the curtain wall design, he was once described as 'the Frank Lloyd Wright of Kansas City'. In his career, he designed more than 200 buildings, though not all were realized. There are approximately 30 examples of his work still extant in Kansas City, Missouri where Curtiss spent his career, including his best known design, the Boley Clothing Company Building." A great edition to any architectural collection!. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 16660

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Stalking Louis Curtiss (Architect): A ...

Verlag: Ward Parkway, Kansas City

Erscheinungsdatum: 1991

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Very Good

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good

Auflage: First Ed.