Twentieth-century building materials : history and conservation / edited with a new preface by Thomas C. Jester.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jester, Thomas C., editor.

Getty Conservation Institute, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Building materials--Conservation--United States.

Building materials--United States--History--20th century.

Building materials.

Building materials--Conservation.

History.

United States.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xiv, 320 pages : illustrations, some color ; 25 cm

Other Title:

20th century building materials

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles, California : Getty Conservation Institute, [2014]

Summary:

In the years since its initial publication in 1995, Twentieth-Century Building Materials has come to be widely regarded as an indispensable reference on the history and conservation of modern buildings. Today this invaluable guide is being reissued with a new preface by the book's original editor. There are thirty-seven essays written by leading experts, along with more than 250 illustrations including a full color photographic portfolio. Book jacket.

Contents:

Foreword to the 2014 edition / Timothy P. Whalen

Preface to the 2014 edition / Thomas C. Jester

Preface to the first edition / Thomas C. Jester

Twentieth-Century Building Materials: A Photographic Essay

Building Modern America: An Era of Standardization and Experimentation / Michael A. Tomlan

Aluminum / Stephen J. Kelley

Monel / Derek H. Trelstad

Nickel Silver / Adrienne B. Cowden

Stainless Steel / Robert Score and Irene J. Cohen

Weathering Steel / John C. Scott and Carolyn L. Searls

Concrete Block / Pamela H. Simpson, Harry J. Hunderman and Deborah Slaton

Cast Stone / Adrienne B. Cowden and David P. Wessel

Reinforced Concrete / Amy E. Slaton, Paul E. Gaudette, William G. Hime and James D. Connolly

Shotcrete / Anne T. Sullivan

Architectural Precast Concrete / Sidney Freedman

Prestressed Concrete / Howard Newlon, Jr.

Fiberboard / Carol S. Gould, Kimberly A. Konrad, Kathleen Catalano Milley and Rebecca Gallagher

Decorative Plastic Laminates / Anthony J.T. Walker, Kimberly A. Konrad and Nicole L. Stull

Plywood / Thomas C. Jester

Glued Laminated Timber / Andrew McNall and David C. Fischetti

Fiber Reinforced Plastic / Anthony J.T. Walker

Structural Clay Tile / Conrad Paulson

Terra Cotta / Deborah Slaton and Harry J. Hunderman

Gypsum Block and Tile / Susan M. Escherich

Thin Stone Veneer / Michael J. Scheffler and Edward A. Gerns

Simulated Masonry / Ann Milkovich McKee

Plate Glass / Kimberly A. Konrad, Kenneth M. Wilson, William J. Nugent and Flora A. Calabrese

Prismatic Glass / Dietrich Neumann

Glass Block / Dietrich Neumann, Jerry G. Stockbridge and Bruce S. Kaskel

Structural Glass / Carol J. Dyson

Spandrel Glass / Robert W. McKinley

Linoleum / Bonnie Wehle Parks Snyder

Rubber Tile / Sharon C. Park

Cork Tile / Anne E. Grimmer

Terrazzo / Walker C. Johnson

Vinyl Tile / Kimberly A. Konrad and Paul D. Kofoed

Asphalt Shingles / Mike Jackson

Porcelain Enamel / Thomas C. Jester

Acoustical Materials / Anne E. Weber

Gypsum Board / Kimberly A. Konrad and Michael A. Tomlan

Building Sealants / Michael J. Scheffler and James D. Connolly.

Notes:

First published in 1995 as "Twentieth-Century Building Materials: History and Conservation" by Technical Preservation Services, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. An illustrated version was published in 1995 by McGraw Hill in cooperation with the National Park Service.--ECIP galley.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contains:

Tomlan, Michael A. Building modern America.

Other Edition:

Reprint of: 0070325731 New York : McGraw-Hill, c1995

ISBN:

9781606063255

1606063251

OCLC:

878050864

Publisher Number:

99960242524