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Southwestern Ornamentation & Design: The Architecture of John Gaw Meem

Southwestern Ornamentation & Design: The Architecture of John Gaw Meem - Paperback

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Availability:In StockContributor:Anne TaylorPublish date:2016-12-20Pages:104
Language:EnglishPublisher:Sunstone PressISBN-13:9780865340695ISBN-10:865340692UPC:9780865340695Book Category:ArchitectureBook Subcategory:Decoration & Ornament, History, Individual Architects & FirmsSize:11.02 x 8.52 x 0.33 inchesWeight:0.6614Product ID:SCSMDQKP4D

John Gaw Meem was one of New Mexico's most renowned architects and his legacy is in part his contribution to the preservation and renewal of historic American Southwestern architecture. Because of his interest in the preservation, restoration and revival of this architecture, one of his major contributions was the design of a group of Spanish Pueblo Style buildings at the University of New Mexico. Today, Meem's Zimmerman Library remains a centerpiece for his designs on the campus. The archives of the Meem Room in the library contain a wealth of drawings done by Meem and this book lauds Meem's substantial use of crafted ornamentation and details such as gates, doors, corbels, fireplaces, metal work and light fixtures, and shows his sensitivity to the cultural environment he in turn contributed so much to as an example for homeowners, builders, and designers everywhere.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Sunstone PressISBN-13:9780865340695ISBN-10:865340692UPC:9780865340695Book Category:ArchitectureBook Subcategory:Decoration & Ornament, History, Individual Architects & FirmsSize:11.02 x 8.52 x 0.33 inchesWeight:0.6614Product ID:SCSMDQKP4D
Taylor, Anne: - Anne Taylor, PhD, is a University of New Mexico Regents professor and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) distinguished Professor Emerita. She was a professor at the School of Architecture and Planning, University of New Mexico, and is known internationally for her research on physical environments and their effects on learning and behavior, and the teaching of architecture and design to children. Taylor is the author of Linking Architecture and Education: Sustainable Design of Learning Environments and many journal articles on the same subject. Southwestern Ornamentation and Design can be used by teachers, architects and others to explore with their students symbolic architecture and design thinking in a unique part of the United States.
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