Americans in Paris: Foundations of America's Architectural Gilded Age

INDIEFAB Book of the Year Awards -- 2014 SILVER Winner for Architecture A lavishly produced volume documenting the work and history of American architecture students at the influential cole des Beaux-Arts Paris. The cole des Beaux-Arts in Paris renowned as one of the great art and architecture schools is the namesake and founding location of the Beaux-Arts architectural movement. Known for demanding classwork and setting the highest standards the cole attracted students from around the world including the United States where students returned to design buildings that would influence the history of architecture in America including the Boston Public Library of 188895 (Charles McKim of McKim Mead & White) and the New York Public Library of 18971911 (John Carrre of Carrre and Hastings). This book presents a comprehensive overview of the seminal early work of a century of American architects who studied at the famous school before going on to design and build many of the nations most important buildings and monuments.