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Life of a Mansion: The Story of Cooper Hewitt, by Heather Ewing. Smithsonian Design Museum Paperback – December 31, 2014. 1st Ed softcover. Life of a Mansion tells the story of the building that Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum calls home. It tells how Andrew Carnegie's grand but functional Fifth Avenue mansion, which was pioneering in its design, with an electric elevator and modern steel-frame construction. The book features the rooms in which Carnegie conducted his business and philanthropic endeavors, and where the family and staff lived and entertained throughout the mid-20th c. It also surveys plans for the 1976 renovation by Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer (when it first opened as a public museum) and the building's latest renovation by Gluckman Mayner Architects, executive architect Beyer Blinder Belle and world-renowned Diller, Scofidio + Renfro, which has positioned Cooper Hewitt as a truly 21st c design museum. Upon completion of three years of intense work, the new building has been LEED certified, and has gained an additional 6,000 square feet of gallery space. The book is illustrated with 200 photographs, maps, floor plans and letters. Life of a Mansion tells the 110-year history of the National Landmark building, as well as the evolution of the museum from its establishment by the Hewitt Sisters in 1897 to its status post-renovation in 2014 as the site of the nation's design authority.
NPT Books, a division of Trent Antiques, has a large collection of used and out of print books on art, architecture, decoration and antiques with a focus on 1st editions, signed and limited editions.
- Dimensions:Height: 7.25 in (18.42 cm)Width: 9.25 in (23.5 cm)Depth: 0.5 in (1.27 cm)
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NPT Books, a division of N. P. Trent Antiques, was established in 1982 and serves clients in the US and around the world. We offer a large selection of used and out of print books mainly concentrating on art, architecture, decoration and antiques with a large focus on 1st editions, signed and rare limited editions. Member of The Art and Antique Dealers League of America since 1996.
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