New York Transformed: The Architecture of Cross & Cross

New York Transformed: The Architecture of Cross & Cross

The architects Cross & Cross shaped the streetscape and skyline of New York City in the 1920s and 1930s with Upper East Side townhouses and apartment buildings, the RCA Victor Building, and Tiffanyâ€™s flagship store on 57th Street.
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Working through a period of American history that saw dramatic change, from luxurious apartment buildings during the economic boom of the 1920s, to federal commissions during the Depression, the brothers John and Eliot Cross were masters of their craft. Well-connected society men who also showed remarkable foresight in business, Cross & Cross supported their practice with a partnered real estate firm and played a vital role in residential developments like Sutton Place along the East River.
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Cross & Cross oversaw the development of handsome clubs and houses throughout New York City, including the Links Club and the Upper East Side houses of Lewis Spencer Morris and George Whitney. They designed country houses in exclusive residential pockets outside New Yorkâ€”the Southampton estate of Winterthur founder Henry Francis du Pont; houses on the North Shore of Long Island, and in Greenwich, Connecticut; the childhood home of Sister Parish in Far Hills, New Jersey; and the Shelburne, Vermont home of J. Watson and Electra Webb.
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In this first book to collect the achievements of Cross & Cross, Peter Pennoyer and Anne Walker present a comprehensive monograph of the firmâ€™s work, with more than 300 illustrations both historic and new and a catalogue raisonnÃ© of their projects.
Country USA
Brand The Monacelli Press
Manufacturer The Monacelli Press
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber YES11426988
Color Multicolor
IsAdultProduct 1
ReleaseDate 2014-03-18
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781580933803

Country	USA
Brand	The Monacelli Press
Manufacturer	The Monacelli Press
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	YES11426988
Color	Multicolor
IsAdultProduct	1
ReleaseDate	2014-03-18
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781580933803

New York Transformed: The Architecture of Cross & Cross

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