Palace of State: The Eisenhower Executive Office Building de Luebke, Thomas E. [Editor] - 2018-08-02

First edition hardcover, which is in as new condition and signed and inscribed by the author. Please see photos for condition. Seller will carefully wrap book in bubble wrap, box it, and ship it with tracking.Thomas Luebke has served since 2005 as the Secretary of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, the federal design review agency for the nation's capital.Towering over the White House, the colossal granite Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building (EEOB) was first constructed to house the departments of State, War, and Navy in the nineteenth century, and it now serves as the home of the Executive Office of the President. Having outlasted decades of plans threatening alteration or outright demolition, the building survives as one of the foremost examples of Second Empire design in the United States.Palace of State details the building's rich architectural and historical legacy―from the beginnings of federal civic architecture in Washington to its construction as the world's largest office… Leer más

Univ of Massachusetts Pr, 2018. Hardcover. New. 245 pages. 11.25x11.25x1.25 inches.