Phillip James Dodd
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The Robber Barons of The Gilded Age
Set amid the magnificent achievements of an American Renaissance, I will recount the stories of some of the most prominent millionaires in American history, and the magnificent buildings – some private and some public -that they commissioned. Their very names - Astor, Carnegie, Du Pont, Flagler, Frick, Gould, Morgan, Rockefeller - still reek of money.
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“An American Renaissance: Beaux-Arts Architecture in New York City” (2021)
The Gilded Age, also referred to as the American Renaissance, is an era associated with unparalleled growth, technological advancement, prosperity, and cultural change. Spanning from the 1870s to the 1930s, it marks the first time that the titans of American finance and industry had more wealth than their European counterparts. As the center of this dynamic economy, New York City attracted immigrant workers and millionaires alike. It was not enough for the self-appointed elite to just build their own grand châteaux and palazzos along Fifth Avenue--collectively they dreamed of creating a new metropolis to rival the great cultural capitals of London, Paris, and Rome. To flaunt their newly acquired wealth they needed an architecture dripping in embellishment and historical reference. Enter the Beaux-Arts.
“The Art of Classical Details Theory, Design & Craftsmanship” (2018)
The Art of Classical Details Theory, Design & Craftsmanship
“The Classical American House” (2017)
The Classical American House
“An Ideal Collaboration The Art of Classical Details II” (2015)
An Ideal Collaboration The Art of Classical Details II
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