Description: URBAN PLACES, PUBLIC SPACES: THE ARCHITECTURE OF ANTHONY BELLUSCHI, BY ARTS JOURNALIST & ARCHITECTURE CRITIC EDWARD M GOMEZ. HARDBOUND 2006 FIRST EDITION & FIRST PRINTING WITH DUST JACKET, SIGNED BY ANTHONY BELLUSCHI. ANTHONY BELLUSCHI IS A WELL KNOWN CHICAGO ARCHITECT, AND IS THE SON OF FAMOUS PORTLAND ARCHITECT PIETRO BELLUSCHI, A CONTEMPORARY AND FRIEND OF FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT. IN 1947 PIETRO BELLUSCHI DESIGNED THE BURKES RESIDENCE ON NW RAPIDAN DRIVE, OVERLOOKING DOWNTOWN PORTLAND. IN 1973, PIETRO AND HIS WIFE MARJORIE PURCHASED AND MOVED INTO THE HOME HE HAD DESIGNED, WHICH IS NOW KNOWN AS THE BURKES BELLUSCHI HOME. PIETRO DIED IN 1994 AT THE AGE IF 94, AND MARJORIE CONTINUED TO LIVE IN THE HOME UNTIL HER DEATH IN 2009. ANTHONY & HIS WIFE TONI BELLUSCHI INHERITED THE HOME, AND COMPLETELY RESTORED IT BEFORE MOVING IN IN 2012, WHERE THEY LIVE TODAY. ANTHONY IS CURRENTLY 83. THIS SIGNED COPY WAS A GIFT FROM ANTHONY TO A PORTLAND FRIEND. SIGNED COPIES OF THIS BOOK ARE QUIET RARE, AND THERE ARE NO SIGNED COPIES CURRENTLY ONLINE. THE BOOK IS EXCELLENT CONDITION, WITH NO FLAWS. SEE PHOTOS FOR CONDITION. THE BOOK WILL BE CAREFULLY PACKAGED IN BUBBLE WRAP AND SHIPPED IN A STURDY CARDBOARD BOX TO PROTECT IT WHILE IN TRANSIT. SHIPPING BY ECONOMY MAIL FROM PORTLAND OREGON. DAMAGE FREE DELIVERY IS GUARANTEED. NOTE THAT I HAVE 100% POSITIVE FEEDBACK. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. THANKS! 0100
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Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket, Inscribed
Author: EDWARD M GOMEZ
Publisher: EDIZIONI PRESS
Topic: Architecture
Subject: ANTHONY BELLUSCHI ARCHETECTURE
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