The New York Apartment Houses of Rosario Candela and James Carpenter

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The New York Apartment Houses of Rosario Candela and James Carpenter
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AuthorAndrew Alpern
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SubjectArchitecture, history
GenreNon-fiction
PublishedFebruary 2, 2002
PublisherAcanthus Press
Media typePrint
Pages350 pp.
ISBN 978-0926494206
OCLC 46385874

The New York Apartment Houses of Rosario Candela and James Carpenter is an illustrated book by American architecture historian Andrew Alpern. The book was initially published on February 2, 2002, by Acanthus Press. [1] [2] The book discusses the works of prominent New York architects of the 1920s and 1930s, Rosario Candela and J. E. R. Carpenter, who helped shape whole blocks in Manhattan. Their buildings are now the standard residentials of the New York's elite. [3] The book contains a large number of photos and original floorplans of the discussed buildings, and several essays.

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References

  1. Lee, Linda (October 11, 2001). "Currents: Architecture; An Inside Look At Grand Apartments". The New York Times . Retrieved December 11, 2015.
  2. Horsley, Carter H. "The New York Apartment Houses of Rosario Candela and James Carpenter". The City Review. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
  3. Higging, Michelle (January 2, 2015). "Park Avenue Penthouse in a Rosario Candela Building". The New York Times . Retrieved December 14, 2015.