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Originally prepared to introduce Boston to the members of the American Institute of Architects meeting there in June 1970, this book now serves a wider purpose of presenting America's most architecturally interesting city to both architects and nonarchitects, whether in or not in Boston.<p>Boston's architecture is marked by diversity and by a sometimes astonishing juxtaposition of styles, periods, and purposes. The work of H. H. Richardson stands its ground across the street from I. M. Pei's; Charles Bulfinch's State House (1795), at the summit of Beacon Hill, looks down on Paul Rudolph's state office buildings; the magnificent new City Hall is separated from Faneuil Hall only by Sam Adams (in bronze)- and both equally well accommodate today's public debates, as one also did before the Revolution.</p><p>Yet, in spite of this diversity, there are whole sections of the city that have their own unmistakable character-a historic/architectural cohesion that immediately impresses itself on the mental map of those who pass through them. In picture and in text (which briefly recounts their history and prospects) some of the most important of these sections are exhibited and described. Thes

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Author

Produced and edited [by] Donald Freeman. Photography: Nanette Sexton, Richard Rogers [and] Todd Stuart. Research [by] Marjorie Prager. Graphics production [by] Anne Meyer

Publisher

The MIT Press

Published

1971

Language

EN

ISBN

9780262020701

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Architecture, Art, Arts