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On the Edge of the World

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Richard Longstreth provides a detailed picture of the early careers of four architects—Bernard Maybeck, Willis Polk, Ernest Coxhead, and A.C. Schweinfurth—who had a decisive impact on the course of...
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Richard Longstreth provides a detailed picture of the early careers of four architects—Bernard Maybeck, Willis Polk, Ernest Coxhead, and A.C. Schweinfurth—who had a decisive impact on the course of design in the San Francisco Bay Area and who stand as significant contributors to American architecture.
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Price: $47.95
Pages: 455
Publisher: University of California Press
Imprint: University of California Press
Publication Date: 18 May 1998
Trim Size: 10.00 X 7.00 in
ISBN: 9780520214156
Format: Paperback
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Richard Longstreth is Professor of American Civilization and Director of the Graduate Program in Historic Preservation, George Washington University. His most recent book is City Center to Regional Mall: Architecture, the Automobile, and Retailing in Los Angeles, 1920-1950 (1997).
Acknowledgments
Foreword
Introduction
I Academic Eclecticism: The Question of Style
II Training: London, New York, Paris
III San Francisco: The Modern Cosmopolis
IV Transition: A Few Young Men
V Coxhead and Polk: The Rustic City House
VI Coxhead and Polk: Rustic Suburban and Country Houses 
VII Coxhead and Polk: Large City and Country Houses 
VIII Coxhead and Polk: Civic Projects 
IX Schweinfurth: The Cause of Regional Expression 
X At the Turn of the Century: The New San Francisco 
XI Maybeck: The Struggle for Brief Moments of Eternal Conciliation 
Notes
Bibliography
List of Buildings and Projects
Index