Main entry:

Stein, Alan (Architect), author.

Title & Author:

The conservatory : gardens under glass / Alan Stein & Nancy Virts.

Edition:

First edition.

Publication:

Hudson, New York : Princeton Architectural Press, [2021]
©2021

Description:

251 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 32 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-245) and index.
Chapter one. Humble beginnings -- Chapter two. Orangeries for aristocrats -- The Orangery at Kensington Palace, London, U.K. -- Bowood House, Wiltshire, U.K. -- Wye House Orangery, Maryland, U.S. -- Mount Vernon Orangery, Virgina, U.S. -- Castle Ashby, Northamptonshire, U.K. -- Alton Towers Conservatory, Staffordshire, U.K. -- The Great Conservatory at Syon Park, Brentford, U.K. -- Chapter three. The glass palaces of Great Britain -- The Great Conservatory, Chatsworth -- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London -- The Crystal Palace, London -- The Leeds Arcades, Leeds -- Chapter four Conservatories on the Continent -- Chateau Lednice Conservatory, Czech Republic -- Hluboka nad Vltavou, Czech Republic -- The Conservatory at Wilhelma, Stuttgart, Germany -- Schonbrunn Palace, Vienna, Austria -- Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria, Germany -- University of Copenhagen Botanical Gardens, Copenhagen, Denmark -- Jardin d'Hiver, Paris, France -- Grand Palais, Paris, France -- Jardin des Plantes, Paris, France -- Jardin des Serres d'Auteuil, Paris, France -- Palacio de Cristal, Madrid, Spain -- The Royal Greenhouses of Laeken, Brussels, Belgium -- Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Milan, Italy -- Chapter five. New World conservatories -- The Crystal Palace, New York City, New York -- Conservatory of Flowers, San Francisco, California -- The New York Botanical Garden, New York City, New York -- Phipps Conservatory, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania -- Mark Twain's Home, Hartford, Connecticut -- The Biltmore Estate, Asheville, North Carolina -- Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory, Baltimore, Maryland -- Franklin Park Conservatory, Columbus, Ohio -- Buffalo Botanical Gardens, Buffalo, New York -- The Fernery at Morris Arboretum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -- Belle Isle Conservatory, Detroit, Michigan -- Volunteer Park Conservatory, Seattle, Washington -- Garfield Park Conservatory, Chicago, Illinois -- Lincoln Park Conservatory, Chicago, Illinois -- Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania-- Marjorie McNeely Conservatory, Saint Paul, Minnesota -- The Balboa Botanical Building, San Diego, California -- United States Botanic Garden, Washington, D.C. -- The Crystal Garden, Victoria, British Columbia -- Allan Gardens Conservatory, Toronto, Ontario -- Chapter six. Modern glasshouse marvels -- Forest Park Conservatory, Saint Louis, Missouri -- Jardin des Plantes, Paris, France -- Princess of Wales Conservatory, Kew, London, U.K. -- Adelaide Botanic Garden, Adelaide, Australia -- Pare Andre Citroen Conservatory, Paris, France -- Kyoto Botanical Gardens, Kyoto, Japan -- National Botanic Garden of Wales, Wales, U.K. -- The Davies Alpine House, Kew, London, U.K. -- Phipps Tropical Forest Conservatory, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania -- Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Richmond, Virginia -- Gardens by the Bay, Singapore -- Amazon Spheres, Seattle, Washington.

Summary:

Elegant and magnificent, conservatories reveal fascinating social, cultural, botanical, and engineering advances as they have evolved across history. First appearing in the eighteenth century as simple structures designed to protect fruit trees and other delicate plants from harsh European winters, conservatories became grand glass houses that spread across the European continent, to the Americas, and ultimately around the world.0Through evocative archival and contemporary photographs, drawings of landmark structures, and graceful, accessible text, 'The Conservatory' celebrates the patrons and designers who advanced the technology and architectural majesty of these light-filled structures. The importance of conservatories continues to grow with efforts to conserve phenomenal plants and their environments.

ISBN:

9781616898274 hardcover
1616898275 hardcover

Subject:

Conservatories.
Garden rooms.
Sunspaces.
Jardins d'hiver.
Vérandas.
Solariums.
solaria (sundials)
solariums (building spaces)

Added entries:

Virts, Nancy, author.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 308983
Call No.: BIB 254297
Status: Available