George & Edward Blum: Texture and Design in New York Apartment House Architecture

by Andrew Dolkart and Susan Tunick

This publication reveals for the first time the singular contribution that the architects George & Edward Blum made to the design of the New York apartment building. The Blums' buildings, designed between 1910 & 1930, are superbly embellished with complex brick patterning & are highlighted by unusual detail in terra cotta & art tile. This book investigates the influence of Parisian design on the Blums' work & places their apartment houses within the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0963606107
• ISBN13: 9780963606105
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 1.0" x 1.0"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary