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A native of new york city, he attended george washington university as an. The office of walter gropius, the founder of the bauhaus art and architecture school, in weimar, germany, the institutions first home when it was established in 1919. The art and architecture collection contains published works on fine art, decorative arts, architecture and design history in general. We also operate a multilingual, worldwide book search service. Mush have book if you love architecture photography, or nyc, or both. This lavishly illustrated volume presents a showcase of the latest and best of these works. About the cobblestone houses in new york and other states. He is the author of the architecture book and new york. We specialize in photography, art reference, interior design, architecture and german language books. Prestel publishing, new york and london, is one of the worlds leading publishers in the fields of art, architecture, photography, fashion, design, street art, and art books for children.
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