Frank Furness: The Complete Works
- ISBN-10
- 1568980949
- ISBN-13
- 9781568980942
- Series
- Frank Furness
- Category
- Architects
- Pages
- 385
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1996-12
- Publisher
- Princeton Architectural Press
- Authors
- George E. Thomas, Michael J. Lewis, Jeffrey A. Cohen
Description
This encyclopedic book is the first complete monograph of Furness's work. More than 670 projects are presented through 700 photographs and drawings.
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