The work of Bernard Maybeck has influenced generations of architects. His landmark buildings include the Palace of Fine Arts and First Church of Christ, Scientist. His emphasis on an open use of natural materials marks him as a pioneer in sustainable architecture, or green desig…
"The work of Bernard Maybeck has influenced generations of architects. His landmark buildings include the Palace of Fine Arts and First Church of Christ, Scientist. His emphasis on an open use of natural materials marks him as a pioneer in sustainable architecture, or 'green des…
Biografi om den amerikanske arkitekt der bl.a. har stået for ombygningen af Louvre i Paris og de omtalte pyramider
Traces the career of the successful architect, and looks at his most influential designs, including the Kennedy Library, the Dallas Municipal building, the National Gallery, the Louvre expansion, and the Bank of China.
After beginning his career as an architect in London, Calvert Vaux (1824-1895) came to the Hudson River valley in 1850 at the invitation of Andrew Jackson Downing, the reform-minded writer on houses and gardens. As Downing's partner, and after Downing's death in 1852, Vaux desig…
