I was on a road trip with my father in California's Gold Country when we stopped in at this old book store. My dad had special ordered a "Motor Boys" book, a favorite from his childhood. He wanted to create entire sets for each of his three sons. Since his passing last year, I cherish his ambition to share this with us.
But, I digress from the original intent of today's blog. It was in that book store that I found a copy of Hugh Ferriss: Metropolis of Tomorrow
What a great book this is for any fan of architecture. Hugh Ferris never actually designed a single building but was a "delineator" or someone who does renderings.
Some if my favorite renderings were a suspension bridge that was all apartments towering over the river. Another was a roof top garden with classical Roman or Greek columns and pediments (Much like the modern day towers on Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas)
I highly recommend, if you don't already know about Hugh Ferriss, take a look at the links provided. You just may become a fan of this architect.
Many architects have credited Hugh Ferriss as being an inspiration for their work.
Below is a link to Amazon.com where you can purchase your own copy of this book. http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw_1_6?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=hugh+ferriss&sprefix=hugh+F
Here is a link the Wikipedia page on Hugh Ferriss. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Ferriss
Hey Stranger, I thought you looked familiar. I met you at the Connect Realty Conference. Did you ever join?
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I had never heard of Ferris. How very interesting. I'll have to check out more about him.