View in EDS PDF Full Text

The Architecture of Birdsall P. Briscoe

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Title: The Architecture of Birdsall P. Briscoe
Description: Birdsall P. Briscoe (1876–1971) practiced architecture from 1912 to 1956, the span of years during which Houston was transformed from an ambitious town on Buffalo Bayou into an international city, its economy powered by cotton, trade, and oil. The country houses Briscoe designed for three generations of affluent clients, sited in such Houston neighborhoods as Courtlandt Place, Shadyside, Broadacres, and River Oaks, display his exceptional skill in formulating stylistic and social identities for his wealthy clients and their families. In The Architecture of Birdsall P. Briscoe, architectural historian Stephen Fox examines the country houses designed by Briscoe, offering a glimpse into the architect's methods as well as analyzing how Briscoe constructed a “social architecture” to frame his clientele during periods of economic expansion and contraction. Fox demonstrates how Briscoe cultivated and managed elements of taste, style, and fashion to embody assertions of class identity and solidarity in the context of Houston's capitalist economy. Additionally, Fox shows how Briscoe and his peers interpreted and reflected early twentieth-century Progressive Era design ideals in giving shape to the vision of local civic leaders. Illustrated throughout with masterful color photography by Paul Hester, this original study of one of Texas'most distinguished residential architects will enthrall readers with both its detail and its contextual clarity. As he did in his book on the architecture of John F. Staub, Fox delivers a treasure trove of insight into a vital period of Houston's social history and the architect who helped design it.
Authors: Stephen Fox
Resource Type: eBook.
Subjects: Architecture, Domestic--20th century--Designs and plans, Decoration and ornament--Re´gence style, Architecture, Domestic--Texas--Houston--History--20th century, Architects--Texas--Houston--Biography
Categories: ARCHITECTURE / Regional, ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Residential, ARCHITECTURE / Individual Architects & Firms / Monographs, PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Architectural & Industrial
Database: eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)
FullText Links:
  – Type: ebook-pdf
Text:
  Availability: 0
Header DbId: nlebk
DbLabel: eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)
An: 3956838
RelevancyScore: 1116
AccessLevel: 6
PubType: eBook
PubTypeId: ebook
PreciseRelevancyScore: 1116.28857421875
IllustrationInfo
ImageInfo – Size: thumb
  Target: https://rps2images.ebscohost.com/rpsweb/othumb?id=NL$3956838$PDF&s=r
– Size: medium
  Target: https://rps2images.ebscohost.com/rpsweb/othumb?id=NL$3956838$PDF&s=d
Items – Name: Title
  Label: Title
  Group: Ti
  Data: The Architecture of Birdsall P. Briscoe
– Name: Abstract
  Label: Description
  Group: Ab
  Data: Birdsall P. Briscoe (1876–1971) practiced architecture from 1912 to 1956, the span of years during which Houston was transformed from an ambitious town on Buffalo Bayou into an international city, its economy powered by cotton, trade, and oil. The country houses Briscoe designed for three generations of affluent clients, sited in such Houston neighborhoods as Courtlandt Place, Shadyside, Broadacres, and River Oaks, display his exceptional skill in formulating stylistic and social identities for his wealthy clients and their families. In The Architecture of Birdsall P. Briscoe, architectural historian Stephen Fox examines the country houses designed by Briscoe, offering a glimpse into the architect's methods as well as analyzing how Briscoe constructed a “social architecture” to frame his clientele during periods of economic expansion and contraction. Fox demonstrates how Briscoe cultivated and managed elements of taste, style, and fashion to embody assertions of class identity and solidarity in the context of Houston's capitalist economy. Additionally, Fox shows how Briscoe and his peers interpreted and reflected early twentieth-century Progressive Era design ideals in giving shape to the vision of local civic leaders. Illustrated throughout with masterful color photography by Paul Hester, this original study of one of Texas'most distinguished residential architects will enthrall readers with both its detail and its contextual clarity. As he did in his book on the architecture of John F. Staub, Fox delivers a treasure trove of insight into a vital period of Houston's social history and the architect who helped design it.
– Name: Author
  Label: Authors
  Group: Au
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Stephen+Fox%22">Stephen Fox</searchLink>
– Name: TypePub
  Label: Resource Type
  Group: TypPub
  Data: eBook.
– Name: Subject
  Label: Subjects
  Group: Su
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Architecture%2C+Domestic--20th+century--Designs+and+plans%22">Architecture, Domestic--20th century--Designs and plans</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Decoration+and+ornament--Re´gence+style%22">Decoration and ornament--Re´gence style</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Architecture%2C+Domestic--Texas--Houston--History--20th+century%22">Architecture, Domestic--Texas--Houston--History--20th century</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Architects--Texas--Houston--Biography%22">Architects--Texas--Houston--Biography</searchLink>
– Name: SubjectBISAC
  Label: Categories
  Group: Su
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="ZK" term="%22ARCHITECTURE+%2F+Regional%22">ARCHITECTURE / Regional</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="ZK" term="%22ARCHITECTURE+%2F+Buildings+%2F+Residential%22">ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Residential</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="ZK" term="%22ARCHITECTURE+%2F+Individual+Architects+%26+Firms+%2F+Monographs%22">ARCHITECTURE / Individual Architects & Firms / Monographs</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="ZK" term="%22PHOTOGRAPHY+%2F+Subjects+%26+Themes+%2F+Architectural+%26+Industrial%22">PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Architectural & Industrial</searchLink>
PLink https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=nlebk&AN=3956838
RecordInfo BibRecord:
  BibEntity:
    Classifications:
      – Code: 728.092
        Scheme: ddc
        Type: prePub
    Languages:
      – Code: eng
        Text: English
    Subjects:
      – SubjectFull: Architecture, Domestic--20th century--Designs and plans
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Decoration and ornament--Re´gence style
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Architecture, Domestic--Texas--Houston--History--20th century
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Architects--Texas--Houston--Biography
        Type: general
    Titles:
      – TitleFull: The Architecture of Birdsall P. Briscoe
        Type: main
  BibRelationships:
    HasContributorRelationships:
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Stephen Fox
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Stephen Fox
    IsPartOfRelationships:
      – BibEntity:
          Dates:
            – D: 01
              M: 01
              Type: published
              Y: 2023
            – D: 09
              M: 10
              Type: profile
              Y: 2024
          Identifiers:
            – Type: isbn-print
              Value: 9781648430527
            – Type: isbn-electronic
              Value: 9781648430534
          Numbering:
            – Type: volume
              Value: Number twenty-three
          Titles:
            – TitleFull: The Architecture of Birdsall P. Briscoe
              Type: main
ResultId 1