中文简介:
这是一次充满魅力的纽约市之旅,逐个街区进行介绍,更新内容包括新建筑和更多经典。本书是詹姆斯·格列佛·汉考克(James Gulliver Hancock)写给纽约市的一封情书,他用犭虫特迷人的图画描绘了纽约市的各种建筑风格和城市景观。他笔下的建筑色彩斑斓,充满趣味和非传统的细节,这本书为所有热爱纽约的人提供了许多新发现和老故事。这本修订和更新版按街区分类,收录了纽约的标志性建筑,如帝国大厦、洛克菲勒中心和熨斗大厦;其他广受喜爱的地标性建筑,如纽约公共图书馆和布鲁克林博物馆;以及在过去十年中建成的改变天际线的新建筑,如世贸中心一号、Oculus世贸中心车站和Via 57 West。此外,还包括构成纽约市的日常建筑,如苏豪区的精品店、布鲁克林区永恒的褐石屋以及唐人街熙熙攘攘的市场。插图贯穿全书,配有文化随想、易于理解的历史、趣闻轶事和翔实的细节,使这本书既实用又美观。纽约人和游客都会喜欢这本犭虫一无二的书,它犭虫特地颂扬了这座不夜城的活力和精神。
英文简介:
A charmingly illustrated journey through New York City, neighborhood by neighborhood, updated to include newer buildings and more classic favorites. All the Buildings in New York is a love letter to New York City, told through James Gulliver Hancock s unique and charming drawings of the city s diverse architectural styles and cityscape. His buildings are colorful and chock-full of fun and offbeat details, and this book is full of new discoveries as well as old chestnuts for anyone who loves the Big Apple. Organized by neighborhood, this revised and updated edition features iconic New York buildings, such as the Empire State Building, Rockefeller Center, and Flatiron Building; other beloved landmarks, such as the New York Public Library and Brooklyn Museum; and new skyline-changing buildings constructed in the last ten years, such as One World Trade Center, Oculus, and Via 57 West. Also included are the everyday buildings that make up New York City the boutique shops in SoHo, timeless brownstones in Brooklyn, and rows of busy markets in Chinatown. Cultural musings, accessible histories, anecdotes, and informative details accompany the illustrations throughout, making this volume as practical as it is beautiful. New Yorkers and tourists alike will savor this one-of-a-kind book th at uniquely celebrates the energy and spirit of the city that never sleeps.