A collection of plates illustrating the winners of the Architecture Competitions between 1932-1933. It offers a complete list of the themes of the contests and their winners followed by the plates. Types of Buildings proposed: An Amphitheatre; A Gymnastic Center; A Monument in the memory of a yachtwoman; A Temporary Exhibition Gallery; A Circular Pavilion at the intersection of two streets; An Air Station; A Weather Vane; A Sub-Prefecture Hotel; A Summer Pool in a Private Park; A Louis XVI Decorative Woodwork; A Castle; A Family Sepulcher; A Regional Tourist Office; The Main Entree of a large Bank; A Facade of a Museum; A Town Hall; A Tattersall; A Cinema; A Military Education Center; The Official Stand in a Sporting Event; The High Altar of a Cathedral; State Molding Workshops; The middle of the Exterior Facade of a Palace Gallery; A House of Butchers; A Shop for the Army Equipment; Decoration for the Entry to a Navy Museum; A Museum of Natural History; A Forecourt; Garden of Gardens; A School of Household Improvement; A Ministry of Foreign Affairs; The Entrance Pavilion of a large Property; A Rotonde fore-body; A Theater; The Entrance and the Main Alley of a large Necopolis; A Louis XIII Chapel Door; An Arts Festival; An Antiques Shop; A Bridge; A Dome Vault; A Health House; A Garage; A Night Party; A Fountain-watering Place; An Entablature; Shelter in a Public Garden; A Church for Pilgrimages.
Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts (1648-present)
An in-depth introduction to the Georgian Period of Architecture, with a written description of buildings, their architectural traits, history and details. This is accompanied by a graphic collection of plans, sections, elevations, drawings, pictures, furniture, columns, doorways, stairs, fireplaces, landscape layouts, glass work, cornice detail and brick detail. Some drawings are to scale. Buildings included are: South Kensington Museum, St. Mary-le-Strand, Almshouse, Fairfax House, Manor House - England; Baltimore House - Maryland; Waitt Place, Kings Chapel, Old State House, Williams House, Arnold Homestead, Thompson House, Fairbanks House, Taylor House, Bowdoin House, Brooks House, Joseph Cabot House, Emerton House, Hodges House, Hubon House, Lord House, Nichols House, Oliver House, Osgood House, Phillips House, Pineapple House, Pingree House, Safford House, Shreve House, Stearns House, Ward House - Massachusetts; Haven House - New Hampshire; Bicknell House, Isaac Hills House, Mumford House, Mappa House - New York; Chew House, Upsal House, Christ Church, Pennsylvania Hospital, Solitude House of John Penn - Pennsylvania; St. Paul's Church - South Carolina; Christ Church, House of Barton Myer's, Monumental Church - Virginia.
Ware, Williams Rotch, ed
