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From Factories to Palaces Architect Charles B. J. Snyder and the New York City Public Schools /

"As Superintendent of School Buildings from 1891 to 1922, architect Charles B.J. Snyder elevated the standards of school architecture. Unprecedented immigration and progressive-era changes in educational philosophy led to his fresh approach to design and architecture which forever altered the l...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Arrington, Jean (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Fordham University Press, 2022.
Edición:Empire State Edition.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Foreword / by Peg Breen
  • Introduction: Hidden in Plain Sight
  • The Making of an Architect 1860-1945
  • Auspicious Times for Snyder's Public-School Mandate
  • The Creative Decade 1891-1900: Making Revolutionary Change
  • The Prolific Decade 1901-1910: Building a World-Class Public System
  • The Standardizing Decade 1911-1922: A Dimming of the Glory
  • Epilogue: Retirement and Successors.