The Architectural Legacy of Alfred Giles: Selected Restorations
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
The Architectural Legacy of Alfred Giles: Selected Restorations
By (Author) Mary Carolyn Hollers George
Photographs by W. Eugene George
Trinity University Press,U.S.
Trinity University Press,U.S.
27th April 2006
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Conservation of buildings and building materials
720.92
Winner of IndieFab awards (Home/Garden) 2006
Physical Properties
Hardback
176
Width 279mm, Height 279mm
1374g
Description
From the 1870s to the 1920s, British-born architect Alfred Giles designed everything from simple domestic residences and showy mansions to county courthouses and commercial structures throughout Texas and northern Mexico. He was highly regarded at the time for adapting and combining stylistic elements with sobriety and simplicity. This book highlights his restored buildings, with an appendix devoted to his work in Mexico. Included are color photographs of these restorations taken by architect Eugene George, along with illuminating black-and-white historical images.
Author Bio
Mary Carolyn Hollers George is the author of Alfred Giles: An English Architect in Texas and Mexico, Mary Bonner: Impressions of a Printmaker, and O'Neil Ford, Architect. She lives in Austin, Texas.
