Interior Landmarks: Treasures of New York

It is a beautiful book with lush illustrations and interesting historical and architectural joan It is a beautiful book with lush illustrations and interesting historical and architectural descriptions. A pleasure to read and we look forward to exploring some of the landmarks on future excursions.. Five Stars Pamela Jackson Wonderful book - great reference book before a trip to NYC. Five Stars ArtDeco It is well written with beautiful photos, and very informative on the interior landmarks of New York.

  This book tells the colorful stories of 47 interior landmarks from the oldest to the youngest—from the grand Italianate and infamous Tweed Courthouse, the centerpiece of the largest corruption case in New York history, and the glamorous Art Deco Rainbow Room, constructed shortly after the repeal of the Prohibition—to the modernist 1967 Ford Foundation Building, whose garden-filled atrium exemplified sustainable design well before the concept became fashionable, and was hailed as “one of the most romantic environments ever devised by corporate man.”   Located throughout the five boroughs, the interior landmarks include banks, theaters, office building lobbies, restaurants, libraries, and more—spaces in which New Yorkers have worked, learned, governed, been entertain

"Forty-seven tales of interior landmarks in New York are highlighted in this book, capturing a slice of history and indoor space. Gura and Wood write with attention to detail about their picks, from the celebrated Grand Central Terminal and the infamous Tweed Courthouse to the dark corners of the Pierpont Morgan Library (now the Morgan Library & Museum)."—Metropolis"While preservationists have saved many New York City facades from the wrecking ball, interiors have proven harder to protect. Interior Landmarks: Treasures of New York spotlights 47 preserved beauties, like Radio City Music Hall and the fantasy architecture of the

Design historian Judith Gura is on the faculty of the New York School of Interior Design and a contributing editor to Art+ Auction magazine. Her previous books include Guide to Period Styles for Interiors, A History of Interior Design, Design After Modernism, and New York Interior Design, 1935–1985.  President of the advocacy group Landmark West!, Kate Wood is on the faculty of the Graduate School of Architecture, Preserva­tion, and