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UNDERGROUND BUILDINGS: MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE

by Loretta Hall

Published by Quill Driver Books. 1st. 2004

Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper. Underground buildings of North America. A vast spectrum of structures is here presented, ranging from stunning examples of hidden opulence to humble subterranean cubbyholes where unassuming people immerse themselves in nature's simplicity. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos. 215 pages inlcuding index.

A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is creased to top of spine and scuffed to rear panel.

ISBN: 1884956270
Stock no. 1830475

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Contents

  • FOREWORD
  • INTRODUCTION
  • PART I: UNDERGROUND ARCHITECTURE GROWS UP
  • 1.) OVERVIEW
  • Laying the Groundwork
  • Interior Motives
  • Going Underground the Wright Way
  • Exterior Motives
  • Shell Game
  • 2.) UNDERVIEW
  • Groundless Fears
  • What in Earth?
  • Where's the Canary?
  • Where's the Fire?
  • Water You Afraid of?
  • PART II: PRIVATE SPACE
  • 3.) DOWN TO BUSINESS
  • Built It in the Basement
  • Store It in the Cellar
  • Spend Your Bottom Dollar
  • The Lowdown on Office Space
  • 4.) SNUG AT HOME
  • Tucked Under a Blanket
  • A Couple of Culverts
  • Pro-Am Home Building
  • Alternate Alternatives
  • Deeply Introspective
  • Shape Up Down There
  • PART III: SINKING YOUR TAX DOLLARS INTO THE GROUND
  • 5.) SUBTERRANEAN SCHOOLS
  • It's Elementary, My Dear Architect
  • It's Not So Elementary
  • Higher Learning in Lower Buildings
  • 6.) UNDERCOVER PUBLIC SERVICE
  • Capitol or Lower Case
  • Dropin for a Visit
  • Bookin' It Below
  • Covert Conventions
  • Sunken Slammers
  • 7.) DEFENSE DUGOUTS
  • Bunkers: A COG in the Defense Wheel
  • In the Ground in an Emergency
  • EOC Errors
  • Inside Iron Mountain
  • Silo: Buy Low
  • PART IV: UNWINDING UNDERGROUND
  • 8.) IMMERSED IN CULTURE, SUBTERRANEAN MUSEUMS AND THEATRES
  • Hidden in a Hill
  • Scaling the Walls
  • Aesthetic Expansions
  • Clash of the Artisans
  • Medium = Message
  • Underground Performances
  • 9.) ROMPING THROUGH THE UNDERWORLD
  • Sleep Under a Thick Blanket
  • Seeing Subterranean Sights
  • A Night Under the Town
  • Delving into Science
  • Underground? I'm Game!
  • Sinking into the Sunset
  • FIFTY SITES TO SEE
  • SUGGESTED READINGS
  • RESOURCES
  • INDEX
  • ABOUT THE AUTHOIR
  • ACKNOWLEDEMENTS

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