Mille edifici di New York

by Bill Harris (Text), Jorg Brockmann (Photographs), Judith Dupre (Photographs)

Se si pensa a New York, vengono subito in mente l'elegante Empire State Building, la Statua della Libertà o gli imponenti templi di Wall Street. Ma che dire della villa di Brooklyn in stile neocoloniale che non sarebbe sfigurata sul set di Via coi vento? O della pittoresca fattoria olandese di Staten Island risalente al 1660? E non dimentichiamo le bizzarre costruzioni sparse qua e là in Central Park, le sontuose residenze in stile Tudor di Forest Hills a Queens, le case monumento della "Striver's Row" di Harlem e i solidi pilastri del Manhattan Bridge... In questo volume Jorg Brockmann ha colto con le sue fotografie lo spirito e l'essenza di ogni singolo edificio, offrendoci un primo piano inedito di New York.

Genres: Architecture, New York, Nonfiction, Photography, History

575 pages, Hardcover

First published May 20, 2002

Reviews

[Heather · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent encyclopedia of the buildings of Manhattan and the surrounding boroughs! There are pictures of one thousand of the most interesting and, often, historically and/or architecturally significant buildings in New York City, including brief histories and anecdotes of each. Guaranteed to send you off the beaten path, this book will encourage you to explore parts of the city you never knew existed.

[Deborah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Decent resource prior to wandering NYC. Highlights both historical buildings and modern blocky buildings. Maps, however, are not user friendly and numbered randomly, and numbers on descriptions are difficult to read in light grey font. Details are interesting but could be fleshed out more.

[Christina · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent source for anyone who loves NYC or architecture.

[Elvis Nigol · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good content, bad format. The pictures are in B/W, text way too small, although there is plenty of whitespace. The history and trivia of the buildings is interesting, and it covers mostly lesser known buildings, only a handful of the most famous landmarks.