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The American Renaissance in Architecture

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The architecture of the Gilded Age differed from that which came before and after. Phillip James Dodd joins me to discuss the various ways Beaux Arts design transformed the era, and the people responsible for the architectural renaissance that drew upon Greek and Roman style for the new American republic. Essential Reading: Phillip James Dodd, An American Renaissance: Beaux-arts Architecture in New York City (2021). Recommended Reading: Wayne Craven, Gilded Mansions: Grand Architecture and High Society (2009). Zachery J. Violette, The Decorated Tenement: How Immigrant Builders and Architects Transformed the Slum in the Gilded Age (2019). Susanne Hinman, The Grandest Madison Square Garden: Art, Scandal, and Architecture in Gilded Age New York (2019). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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