Present And Past Views On Railroad Station Architecture

Download or read book The Modern Station written by Brian Edwards and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2013-10-08 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exciting new generation of railway architecture has emerged in Europe and elsewhere over the past decade. This book explains the reasons for the renaissance of the station as a building type and the current changes it is undergoing. The functional, social and technical factors which shape railway architecture are examined. As stations are essential elements of sustainable development, the environmental benefits of railways are also discussed. Essential guidance is provided for those who design, commission or manage railway stations. By drawing on technical design manuals and examples of recent stations (many designed by leading architects) the book gives help and instruction to all those with an interest in the future of railway architecture.

Download or read book Still Standing written by Christopher Brown and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This photographic collection of urban train station design chronicles 40 large passenger station buildings built between 1850-1950 and still in existence from the great terminals of London to the Retiro Station in Buenos Aires.

Download or read book Preservation and Reuse of Railway Stations of Historic Or Architectural Merit, Hearing Before..., 94-1, July 10, 1975 written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Preservation and Reuse of Railway Stations of Historic Or Architectural Merit written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Station to Station written by Steven Parissien and published by Phaidon Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Railway stations have long held a special place in the public's affection. The lure of the great terminus has been especially strong, the breathtaking grandeur of its architecture fused with a promise of adventure and escape. This book is a celebration of the railway station's life and architecture. It examines the history of these fascinating structures, the great events - both factual and fictional - that have occurred there, and how they have formed an integral part of the life of the cities they serve. Steven Parissien discusses, with enthusiasm and erudition, the various architectural styles and developments that stations have witnessed over the past 150 years: from the early provincial and colonial railways, through the Victorian Gothic of London's St Pancras and the Beaux-Arts splendour of Grand Central Station in New York, to the modern structural feats of Nicholas Grimshaw's Waterloo International Terminal and Santiago Calatrava's Lyon Satolas. Archive pictures, railway ephemera and new photography are combined to create a fascinating visual record for anyone seduced by trains, railway stations and travel in general.

Download or read book Architecture Series: Bibliography written by and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Building the Nation written by Steven Conn and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2003-06-23 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Some anthologies seem slapdash or opportunistic; others are labors of love, informed by a mastery of a particular field and a passion for sharing the heterogeneous richness of their documents. "Building the Nation" is happily one of the latter. . . . Vastly useful."--"Preservation"