Sunnyside Gardens : planning and preservation in a historic garden suburb / Jeffrey A Kroessler ; wi...
Sunnyside Gardens : planning and preservation in a historic garden suburb / Jeffrey A Kroessler ; wi...
Sunnyside Gardens : planning and preservation in a historic garden suburb / Jeffrey A Kroessler ; with architectural illustrations by Laura Heim.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York, New York : Empire State Editions, an imprint of Fordham University Press, 2021.
Call Numbers
G 2021/2477
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Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
xiii, 242 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
The Garden City and the Garden Suburb in Great Britain -- The Garden Suburb in New York -- Planning and Building Sunnyside Gardens -- Design and Community: Architecture and Landscape as a Social Good -- Building on Success: Radburn and Phipps Garden Apartments -- Foreclosure: The Great Depression an...
Publication information
Publisher
New York, New York : Empire State Editions, an imprint of Fordham University Press, 2021.
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2021.
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"The first book devoted to this landmark of architecture, urban planning, and social engineering Situated in the borough of Queens, New York, Sunnyside Gardens has been an icon of urbanism and planning since its inception in the 1920s. Not the most beautifully planned community, nor the most elegant, and certainly not the most perfectly preserved,...
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Full title
Sunnyside Gardens : planning and preservation in a historic garden suburb / Jeffrey A Kroessler ; with architectural illustrations by Laura Heim.
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Notes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-238) and index.
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Date Copyright
©2021
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Call Numbers
G 2021/2477
Record Identifier
74VKaXzDpDm3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaXzDpDm3
Other Identifiers
ISBN
0823293815
9780823293810
DDC
307.121609747243
MMS ID
991024435427502626
