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New York rising : an illustrated history from the Durst Collection
\"New York Rising presents a broad survey of real estate development in Manhattan, from the first European settlement in the seventeenth century through the skyscrapers and large-scale urban planning schemes of the late twentieth century, illustrated with images drawn largely from the rich archival resources of the Durst Collection at Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University\"--Dust jacket.
Doris Duke's Shangri La : a house in paradise : architecture, landscape and Islamic art
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Duke, Doris, 1912-1993 Homes and haunts Hawaii Honolulu Exhibitions
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Islamic architecture Influence Exhibitions
2012
Features Doris Duke's estate, Shangri La, and its influential synthesis of modernist architecture and Islamic art and design. Situated on five acres of terraced gardens and pools overlooking the Pacific Ocean and Honolulu's Diamond Head, Shangri La was the idyllic paradise of philanthropist Doris Duke, reflecting her personal passion for the art, architecture and design of the Islamic world. Presents Shargri La's breath-taking interiors and landscape, including the splendid furnishings and art. Essays explore Duke as a collector; artwork commissioned in India, Morocco and Iran in the 1930s; and the evolving relations of art, architecture and landscape over time.--Inside front flap.