- Paperback: 1088 pages
- Publisher: Three Rivers Press; 4th Revised edition edition (Jun 27 2000)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0812931076
- ISBN-13: 978-0812931075
- Product Dimensions: 25.4 x 12.4 x 4.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1.2 Kg
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #457,474 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This very up-to-date new edition of AIA's Guide to New York City is a descriptive and interesting look at the city's changing assortment of architecture, including firehouses, parks, schools, parking garages, churches, bridges, and other landmarks. Composed of over 2000 new photographs (several per page), 100 maps, and hundreds of new short but brutally honest entries, the guide is arranged geographically by borough, and while it does indeed cover each one, the book inevitably focuses on Manhattan. White, an architect and educator, and Willensky (When Brooklyn Was the World) have divided each borough into sectors and then into neighborhood areas, and fairly lengthy commentaries under each heading describe the character of each division. There is an extensive index and a fairly interesting glossary at the beginning of the book. There is also a picture of a library that completed construction in late 1999. It has been 12 years since the last edition, so public and academic libraries may desire an updated copy, especially if there is interest in New York or its architecture.DAlison Hopkins, Queens Borough P.L., Jamaica, NY
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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"Blithe in spirit and unerring in vision."
-- New York Magazine
"An architect's romp though five boroughs."
-- The Daily Record, New Jersey
"A book for architectural gourmands and gastronomic gourmets."
-- The Village Voice
"Keen wit and perceptive observations."
-- The Book of the Month Club
"A definitive record of New York's architectural heritage . . . a witty and helpful pocketful which serves as arbiter of architects, baedeker for boulevardiers, catalog for the curious, primer for preservationists, [and] sourcebook to students. For all who seek to know of New York, it is here.
No home should be without a copy."
-- Municipal Art Society
"Smart, vivid, funny, and opionated."
-- The New York Times
-- New York Magazine
"An architect's romp though five boroughs."
-- The Daily Record, New Jersey
"A book for architectural gourmands and gastronomic gourmets."
-- The Village Voice
"Keen wit and perceptive observations."
-- The Book of the Month Club
"A definitive record of New York's architectural heritage . . . a witty and helpful pocketful which serves as arbiter of architects, baedeker for boulevardiers, catalog for the curious, primer for preservationists, [and] sourcebook to students. For all who seek to know of New York, it is here.
No home should be without a copy."
-- Municipal Art Society
"Smart, vivid, funny, and opionated."
-- The New York Times
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This review is from: AIA Guide to New York City: The Classic Guide to New York's Architecture (Paperback)
I have been a New Yorker all my life and thought I'd known it all. There were buildings/structures that I knew to be older than most and probably landmarks, but never got around to checking them out. Then I picked up the AIA Guide to New York City sometime in 2001. Ever since, I have kept it with me at all times: in my back pocket, my briefcase, my jacket... Sometimes I go to some of these places in advance, with the intent of looking at them after I'd read about them. Other times, when on my way to or from work or lunch, I will see a building, stop, and look to read about what it is. My hunches aren't always correct, of course: not all the buildings I think are landmarks are. But I always keep this Guide on hand to find out.
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Ultimate of its Type,
By Ken Goldberg (Cleveland, OH United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: AIA Guide to New York City: The Classic Guide to New York's Architecture (Paperback)
I absolutely devour the 4th edition, though I am familiar with all previous editons as well. As one of the Principal Editors of the "Guide to Cleveland Architecture," 2nd edition (readers: please seek out our great book), a lover of New York and this book type in general, and a professional librarian and architectural historian, I can certainly appreciate the gigantic amount of research that went into creating what is actually a massive volume like this. Therefore I forgive some details such as inconsistency of Index selection, some date inaccuracies (very, very little percentagewise) or actual typo's, or details such as some maps of which the lettering goes in too many directions. I do wish there were some way suburban areas could be included - for the "total picture." Perhaps a companion volume? But - wow - what that would involve!The text has so very many splendid sentences, phrases, and attitudes I can really appreciate the strong subjectivity in this case. Our text was actually criticized by our main Cleveland newspaper architectural critic as not being sufficiently opinionated like the NYC book... I did counter-criticize that critic in the "Plain Dealer" in that there are reasons for more objectivity in an urban architectural guidebook but, I can surely appreciate the magnificent writing of this book. Of course I can't agree with some of it either but, so what? The point is this book gives architectural, urban design, etc. the major, major significance it deserves. They're sure a big part of my life! Bravo! The book also takes on an even higher relevance after 9/11, as the entire fabric in that fair-sized area of Manhattan is covered. Nothing anywhere near up to it (Chicaco's AIA guide is the closest I've seen) and there are times I can barely put the book down! Now if I could only get to New York more...
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MY HOUSE IS IN THIS BOOK AND YOURS ISN'T,
By Elise Kanda (New York City) - See all my reviews
This review is from: AIA Guide to New York City: The Classic Guide to New York's Architecture (Paperback)
We have just found our house in this book and it only confirms our objections to it... it's really opinionated and snotty. It describes me as the "zealous" renovator, which I find to have a tone of condescension. While the overall revue is favorable, it ends with the statement "dubious shutters." (Again, opinionated and snotty.) You might be amused to know that we have just written Norval White a letter inviting him to come join us annually to paint wooden shutters. In all farness, however, we have to give it an overall favorable revue because it's full of interesting information on the city we love.
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