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A Monograph of the Work of McKim, Mead & White, 1879-1915: Volumes 3-4 documents America's most influential architectural firm at the height of the Beaux-Arts movement. This volume showcases the firm's institutional and civic masterworks from the 1890s through the early 1900s—a period when Charles McKim, Stanford White, and William Rutherford Mead transformed American architecture through their mastery of classical design principles combined with modern construction technologies.<br/>What You'll Discover:<br/><br/>This volume features comprehensive documentation of landmark buildings that defined the American Renaissance, including the Boston Public Library (1895)—designated a National Historic Landmark as "the first outstanding example of Renaissance Beaux-Arts Classicism in America"—with eleven pages of exterior views, floor plans, interior photographs of Bates Hall and the grand staircase, and detailed drawings of decorative ironwork. The University Club of New York receives equally extensive treatment with fourteen plates documenting its imposing Fifth Avenue facade and sumptuous interiors featuring coffered ceilings, elaborate mantels, and ceiling decorations by H. Siddons Mowbray.<br/>Additional works include academic buildings at the University of Virginia designed to harmonize with Thomas Jefferson's classical framework, the Cullum Memorial at West Point with its temple-like Corinthian columns, the State Savings Bank in Detroit demonstrating classical vocabulary applied to commercial architecture, the Boston Symphony Music Hall with its ornate proscenium and carefully designed acoustics, and the palatial William C. Whitney Residence showcasing Stanford White's legendary interior decoration work for Gilded Age plutocrats.<br/>Technical Reference Value:<br/><br/>Unlike popular coffee-table books, this monograph was created for design professionals and serious students of architecture. Each project includes measured drawings, floor plans, elevations, sections,