Description |
240 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm |
Contents |
1. American vernacular : the courthouse as a building type / William Seale -- 2. The image of the courthouse / Frank Greene -- 3. The geometry of a courthouse design / Jordan Gruzen, Cathy Daskalakis and Peter Krasnow -- 4. Urban design and the courthouse : how sites shape solutions / Andrea P. Leers -- 5. Reading the architecture of today's courthouse / Paul Spencer Byard -- 6. Drawing meaning from the heart of the courthouse / Douglas P. Woodlock -- 7. The lawyer's perspective / George A. Davidson -- 8. Creating a courthouse that works for diverse constituencies and constituent parts / Steven Flanders -- 9. The courtroom in the age of technology / Fredric L. Lederer -- 10. Courthouse design at a crossroads / Todd S. Phillips -- Epilogue : Daniel Patrick Moynihan and federal architecture / Nathan Glazer |
Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-233) and index |
Subject |
Courthouses -- United States -- Design.
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Author |
Breyer, Stephen G., 1938-
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Flanders, Steven.
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LC no. |
2006022751 |
ISBN |
0393730700 (hbk.) |
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9780393730708 (hbk.) |
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