William wesley peters (5 risultati)

Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. 89 pages bound by plastic comb binding, title embossed in blind, 11-in tall oblong. Illustrated with many architectural drawings of the proposed Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center on the shores of Lake Monona. This plan, which finally saw completion in 1998, preserves the "fundamental design conceived by Frank Lloyd Wright" in 1938. Peters, the architect for the Monona Basin Project, was vice president of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation and one of Wright's first students. Front cover with small white spot where surface color rubbed off.…

Soft cover. Condizione: Good. Blue spiral bound with some waviness to the paper. Size: Oblong Quarto. Book.

Wraps. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. 89 pp. Oblong Folio. Light blue paper wraps with blind embossed titliing on front cover, dark blue plastic come binding. Losses to edges of upper right and lower left corner of front cover, lower left corner of rear cover. Contains maps, space diagrams, transportation plans, mechanical services, etc. Controversial from when Wright first proposed it in 1938, this schamatic represents a second pass at the project that came very close to moving forward in the late 1960s. Finally built in a modified version and opened in 1997, only the convention center was built, the extensive parklands along Olin Park and Turville Point to the southwest were not part of the final project. …

Softcover. Three volumes. Softcovers, with plastic comb bindings. The Master Plan volume is signed & inscribed on the title page by Peters. 1) "Schematic Master Plan for the City of Madison, Wisconsin". December, 1967, 89 pages, 11" x 14". There is a 28" x 22" folded poster for the project, and an Errata sheet laid-in. The plastic comb on this volume is damaged; some of the "teeth" are missing, and most have pulled through the covers. The covers are age-toned, and stained. Rubbing along the cover fore-edges, and the corners are a bit bumped. The pages are a bit age-toned, but clean. The folded poster has a rubbed spot on the outer panel, and is also a bit age-toned; else clean. 2) "The Developed Master Plan for the Monona Basin Project for Madison, Wisconsin". July 17, 1968, 12 pages, 11" x 8-1/2". Some staining, and a bit of age-toning to the covers. Corner tips a bit bumped. Pages are just a bit age-toned, but clean. 3) "Madison Civic Auditorium for Madison, Wisconsin / Designated First Stage of Construction Monona Basin Project, Madison, Wisconsin / Schematic Design Presentation". July 17, 1968, 36 pages, 11" x 8-1/2". Covers are age-toned, and with a bit of very light staining. Corner tips a bit bumped, and a 1/4" closed tear at the bottom edge of the front cover. Pages a bit age-toned, but clean. The first volume is a bit large; Priority and/or International may require shipping over and above standard costs. ; 29B.…

First Edition. Large color single-sheet schematic master plan (29" x 2"), folded (11 1/2" x 7 1/2"). Light toning outer panels; splitting starting to three of the folds; else a near fine copy of a rare plan for the Island of Minoo. Only 1 copy located in online institutions. The plan for the Island of Minoo was produced for the Imperial Government of Iran's Ministry of the Interior in the late 1960s with the aim to transform Minoo Island (in the Arvand Rud River, near Abadan, Khuzestan Province, Iran) into a resort-development zone. The Minoo project came to an end following the overthrow of the country's leader, Mohammed Reza Shah. One side details Recommendations, the Master Plan, Financial Development and the Arcaeological and Historical Monuments. The other side shows the drawing of the project, including resort facilities, cultural and educational facilities, entertainment, sports and amusement opportunities, commercial and trade centers, residential development and collateral facilities such as utility plants, medical, office, parking and security functions.…