Oriel Prizeman: 1 book
Philanthropy and Light
Carnegie Libraries and the Advent of Transatlantic Standards for Public Space
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2016
Walter Gropius associated standardisation with promoting civilisation in 1935, yet Andrew Carnegie’s influence on the proliferation of pattern book public library plans internationally predated these observations by 50 years. Through the first twenty years of his programme, he supported the erection...
