The See-Through Years: Creation and Destruction in Texas Architecture and Real Estate, 1981-1991 by Joel Barna ISBN 13: 9780892633166

Texas A&M University Press. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Texas A&M University Press, 1993-01-01. First Edition. hardcover. Used: Good.

Houston, TX: Rice University. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. 0892633166 . Book is clean and tight, looks unread. Dust jacket has tiny amount of shelf wear on bottom of spine. .

Houston: Rice University Press, 1992. Cloth, xvi, 288 pages, illustrations; 20 cm. Tight, clean copy. Stated First Edition. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. A fine copy of the first printing. "The ritual of real estate dominated the spiritual life of Texas for a decade, a ritual based on the mythic premise that developers function as divinely ordained princes who bring prosperity to the whole of society. In the early years of the '80s Texas cities sprouted new skylines that showed off the stylistic explorations of some of the country's leading designers. By the end of the decade scores of new projects stood vacant. They were see-through buildings, towering symbols of the collapsing economy of a state that had for a time seemed to embody the nation's vitality. Once a promising architectural laboratory, the landscape had become a study in blighted expectations. Joel Barna incisively reveals the links between architecture, economics, and contemporary American beliefs. Interweaving… Read More

Houston: Rice University Press, 1992. First Edition, SIGNED. Hardcover. NEAR FINE IN FINE DJ./fine. Author's signed presentation on half-title page. Photography by Blackmon Winters Kuhner. 288pp., 120 b/w photos, 50 drawings, 288pp., index, notes.Several small stains on front free endpaper. All else fine. Includes analysis Houston, Dallas, Austin and Fort Worth Tall Buildings, Schools, Middle Class Houses, Medical Buildings and Public Housing.

Rice University Press, 1992. First. Hardcover. Very good in dj. 8vo, cloth. xvi+288 pp, 120 b/w photographs, 50 drawings, bibliographic references, index.

Hardback. New. The ritual of real estate dominated the spiritual life of Texas for a decade, a ritual based on the mythic premise that developers function as divinely ordained princes who bring prosperity to the whole of society. In the early years of the '80s Texas cities sprouted new skylines that showed off the stylistic explorations of some of the country's leading designers. By the end of the decade scores of new projects stood vacant. They were see-through buildings, towering symbols of the collapsing economy of a state that had for a time seemed to embody the nation's vitality. Once a promising architectural laboratory, the landscape had become a study in blighted expectations. Joel Barna incisively reveals the links between architecture, economics, and contemporary American beliefs. Interweaving his analysis with more than 120 black-and-white photographs and 50 drawings, he scrutinizes the RepublicBank Center in Houston, the Allied Bank Tower in Dallas, the Kimbell Art Museum in… Read More

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Rice Univ Pr, 1992. Hardcover. New. 304 pages. 8.25x6.50x1.00 inches.

Texas A&M University Press, 1993-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!