Thomas Jefferson's Rotunda Restored, 1973-76

Thomas Jefferson's Rotunda Restored, 1973-76
Author: Joseph Lee Vaughan
Publisher:
Total Pages: 204
Release: 1981
Genre: Education
ISBN:

Here is an illustrated architectural history, written in layman's terms, of the famed Rotunda at the University of Virginia. Thomas Jefferson designed and built the Rotunda to be the heart -- the library -- of his beloved university. Jefferson, a classicist, based his design of the Rotunda on the Greek Pantheon. The book is divided into two parts. Part one traces the Rotunda through the past two centuries. Key events are highlighted, and Jefferson's drawings and plans for the Rotunda. Part two describes in detail the restoration work from 1973 to 1976. Over fifty color photographs depict the stages of restoration from preparation to construction to completion and dedication. All the problems of adaptation and restoration management are raised in the context of the different opinions of architects and master craftsmen in their interpretation of Jefferson's plans and designs. -- From publisher's description.

Thomas Jefferson's Academical Village

Thomas Jefferson's Academical Village
Author: Richard Guy Wilson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 152
Release: 2009
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:

Thomas Jefferson's design for the University of Virginia is widely hailed as a masterpiece. It is his greatest architectural accomplishment, the summation of his quest for intellectual freedom. The story of the University encompasses the political and architectural worlds, as Jeffeson struggled against great opposition to establish a new type of educational institution. Thomas Jefferson's Academical Village offers a comprehensive look at Jefferson's design for the University, at how it came into being, at the different perecptions of its successes and failures, and at the alterations that have taken place down through the years. The revised edition incorporates research that has been ongoing since the book first appeared in 1993, and includes a preface by Richard Guy Wilson, essays on architecture and education and the Lawn, additional architectural drawings and historic photographs, a foreword by President John T. Casteen III, and numerous color illustrations.

The Law School at the University of Virginia

The Law School at the University of Virginia
Author: Philip Mills Herrington
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Total Pages: 398
Release: 2017-04-21
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0813939461

As a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a masterwork of Thomas Jefferson, the "Academical Village" at the heart of the University of Virginia has long attracted the attention of visitors and scholars alike. Yet today Jefferson’s original structures make up only a small fraction of a campus comprising over 1,600 acres. The Law School at the University of Virginia traces the history of one of the eight original schools of the University to study the development of the University Grounds over nearly two hundred years. In this book, Philip Mills Herrington relates the remarkable story of how the Law School and the University have used architecture to reconcile a desire for progress with a veneration for the past. In addition to providing a fascinating history of one of the oldest and most influential law schools in the United States, Herrington offers a valuable case study of the ways in which American universities have constructed, altered, and enhanced the built environment in response to the ever-changing demands of higher education and campus life.

The Making of Virginia Architecture

The Making of Virginia Architecture
Author: Charles E. Brownell
Publisher:
Total Pages: 480
Release: 1992
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:

The long tradition of architecture in Virginia begins with the earliest structures at the Jamestown settlement in 1607, and continues today with some of the most advanced buildings yet completed anywhere. In its legendary landmarks -- Mount Vernon, Monticello, the Virginia Capitol building in Richmond, the James River plantation mansions, the Reynolds Metals headquarters building in Richmond, Washington National Airport, and Dulles International Airport -- as well as in homes, churches, stores, and office buildings across the state, Virginia's architecture is a mirror of the many expressions of America's built environments. This book invites the readers on a journey through the eye and mind of the architect, from the very drawings that give shape and form to the idea, through the tracks and traces found in long lost letters, office records, and other primary sources. You will never see the buildings around you, anywhere, in the same way again. -- From publisher's description.

The Architecture of Jefferson Country

The Architecture of Jefferson Country
Author: K. Edward Lay
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Total Pages: 410
Release: 2000
Genre: Albemarle County (Va.)
ISBN: 0813918855

"But what is less well known are the many important examples of other architectural idioms built in this Piedmont Virginia county, many by nationally renowned architects.".

The University of Virginia

The University of Virginia
Author: Susan Tyler Hitchcock
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Total Pages: 276
Release: 1999
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0813919029

The definitive treatment of Mr. Jefferson's favorite institution, with an updated section on entering the twenty-first century. In the nearly two centuries since the first building's completion in Thomas Jefferson's academical village, programs and facilities at the University of Virginia have been continually expanded and updated. The four years since the first publication of The University of Virginia: A Pictorial History have been no exception to that tradition: science and technology, athletics, public service, international programs, business, and the arts are just a few of the current growth areas at Mr. Jefferson's university. When the Board of Visitors approved a new master plan for growth and development in 1999--and the capital campaign of 2000 supported its ambitious outline with a $1.4 billion purse--they set in motion massive upgrades at the university. A South Lawn complex and "groundswalk" to reconnect the sprawling areas of the university, a new special collections library, expanded.