Pittsburgh's Mansions (Images of America) Format:Paperback Design spaces with primary consideration

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Series: International Critical Commentary

While these houses found their inspiration in part from the philosophies of the Bauhaus they were quick to incorporate aspects of regional Southern architecture using verandas porches and raised floors to open out to tropical vegetation and more importantly cooling breezes

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Pittsburgh's Mansions (Images of America) Format:Paperback Design spaces with primary considerationIn the 19th century the positioning of Pittsburgh as a major manufacturing center and the subsequent rise of the areas steel industry created a wave of prosperity that prompted the beneficiaries of that wealth to construct extravagant residences. Wealthy enclaves sprang up in the citys East End across the river in neighboring Allegheny City and into the countryside. Pittsburghs Mansions explores the stately homes of the areas prominent residents from