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  Title

  Improbable metropolis : Houston's architectural and urban history First edition.

  Author

  Bradley, Barrie Scardino, 1945- author.  

  Publisher:

  University of Texas Press,

  Pub date:

  2020.

  Physical desc:

  xiv, 397 pages :

  ISBN:

  9781477320198

  Copy info:

  1 copy available in 3rd Floor.
  1 copy total in all locations.

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  ISBN:

  9781477320198

  ISBN:

  1477320199

  ISBN:

  (ISBN invalid)9781477321010

  ISBN:

  (ISBN invalid)9781477321027

  Personal Author:

  Bradley, Barrie Scardino, 1945- author.

  Title:

  Improbable metropolis : Houston's architectural and urban history / Barrie Scardino Bradley.

  Edition:

  First edition.

  Publication info:

  Austin : University of Texas Press, 2020.

  Physical descrip:

  xiv, 397 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm.

  Bibliography note:

  Includes bibliographical references and index.

  Summary:

  "This is a history of Houston told through its built environment. Houston has grown from a frontier town founded in 1836 to the fourth-largest city in the United States in 180 years, and its landscape tells the story of that growth. Bradley explores the many elements that have influenced Houston's development over almost two centuries while delving into significant buildings of each era. Factors such as its role as a port city, the energy boom, the growth of the freeway system, the space program, the city's juxtaposition between South and West, and an array of visionary urban planners and architects have all played a part in Houston's architecture. She also examines how chance events like natural disasters influenced Houston's trajectory, such as the hurricane that devastated Galveston in 1900 and made Houston the premier port in Texas, up through Hurricane Harvey. Moving through each period in the city's history, Bradley examines various types of buildings -- residential, commercial, industrial, civic, recreational, and religious -- with copious photographs and plans, as well as the history and culture that played a part in shaping the urban landscape. Each chapter also includes a sidebar that goes into greater detail about one particular subject, ranging from Houston's wards and Montrose to public transportation and population diversity"-- Provided by publisher.

  Subject term:

  Architecture and society--Texas--Houston--History.

  Subject term:

  Architecture--Texas--Houston--History.

  Geographic term:

  Houston (Tex.)--Buildings, structures, etc.

  Geographic term:

  Houston (Tex.)--History.

  Geographic term:

  Texas--Houston.

  Genre:

  History. fast (OCoLC)fst01411628

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ISBN:

9781477320198

ISBN:

1477320199

ISBN:

(ISBN invalid)9781477321010

ISBN:

(ISBN invalid)9781477321027

Personal Author:

Bradley, Barrie Scardino, 1945- author.

Title:

Improbable metropolis : Houston's architectural and urban history / Barrie Scardino Bradley.

Edition:

First edition.

Publication info:

Austin : University of Texas Press, 2020.

Physical descrip:

xiv, 397 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm.

Bibliography note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Summary:

"This is a history of Houston told through its built environment. Houston has grown from a frontier town founded in 1836 to the fourth-largest city in the United States in 180 years, and its landscape tells the story of that growth. Bradley explores the many elements that have influenced Houston's development over almost two centuries while delving into significant buildings of each era. Factors such as its role as a port city, the energy boom, the growth of the freeway system, the space program, the city's juxtaposition between South and West, and an array of visionary urban planners and architects have all played a part in Houston's architecture. She also examines how chance events like natural disasters influenced Houston's trajectory, such as the hurricane that devastated Galveston in 1900 and made Houston the premier port in Texas, up through Hurricane Harvey. Moving through each period in the city's history, Bradley examines various types of buildings -- residential, commercial, industrial, civic, recreational, and religious -- with copious photographs and plans, as well as the history and culture that played a part in shaping the urban landscape. Each chapter also includes a sidebar that goes into greater detail about one particular subject, ranging from Houston's wards and Montrose to public transportation and population diversity"-- Provided by publisher.

Subject term:

Architecture and society--Texas--Houston--History.

Subject term:

Architecture--Texas--Houston--History.

Geographic term:

Houston (Tex.)--Buildings, structures, etc.

Geographic term:

Houston (Tex.)--History.

Geographic term:

Texas--Houston.

Genre:

History. fast (OCoLC)fst01411628