Cass Gilbert, Life And Work: Architect Of The Public Domain; Editor: Christen, Barbara S.; Editor: Flanders, Steven; Hardback; Book

Editor: Christen, Barbara S.; Editor: Flanders, Steven
Hardback; Book; Illus
320 pages
Published: January 2002
W.W. Norton & Company Ltd
ISBN: 0393730654

This Collection of nineteen essays examines the buildings of Gilbert's national practice, evaluates his Minnesota State Capitol as a defining moment in civic architecture, and discusses his New York career, his response to civic ideals in his plans for towns and universities, and his work in the public domain.This is the first book to deal exclusively with Cass Gilbert's work in the public sector. This reference deals exclusively with Cass Gilbert's work in the public sector. Most widely recognized for his Gothic masterpiece, New York's Woolworth Building, Gilbert's later public structures are distinguished for their individual adaptations of eclectic architectural styles.