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Louise Blanchard Bethune : America's first female professional architect / Johanna Hays.
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Title:Louise Blanchard Bethune : America's first female professional architect / Johanna Hays.
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Author/Creator:Hays, Johanna.
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Published/Created:Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]
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Location:MAA LIBRARY (IKB) stacksWhere is this?
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Call Number: NA737.B485 H39 2014
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Number of Items:1
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Status:Available
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Location:MAA LIBRARY (IKB) stacksWhere is this?
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Library of Congress Subjects:Bethune, Louise, 1856-1913.
Bethune, Louise, 1856-1913--Criticism and interpretation.
Architects--United States--Biography.
Women architects--United States--Biography.
Architecture--United States--History--19th century.
Architecture--United States--History--20th century.
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Description:v, 248 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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Summary:"Louise Blanchard Bethune was the United States' first female professional architect. Bethune belonged to the influential group of pioneer architects. In the booming industrial city of Buffalo, she preceded Frank Lloyd Wright and Alfred Kahn in factory design and she was the key designer of modern urban public school building, developing standards that we still use today"-- Provided by publisher.
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-241) and index.
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ISBN:9780786476763 (softcover : alk. paper)
0786476761 (softcover : alk. paper)
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Contents:Machine generated contents note: 1. Beyond Expectations
2. From Idyllic Waterloo to Bustling Buffalo
3. Special Capacities for a Particular Work
4. Rational Foundations
- Establishing the Practice
5. Chicago World's Fair Competition, 1891
6. Building Professionalism
7. Public Buildings for Public Improvement
8. Architecture Determined by Function and Technology
9. Other Applications and Innovations
10. Life Fulfilled
- Ambition Realized.