The New Atrium (McGraw-Hill Building Type Series)

Arts & Photography

Bednar, Michael

Architecture

McGraw=Hill

An up-to-date decription and evaluation of this building type in all its forms: shopping malls, underground concourses, public spaces in office buildings and pedestrian links such as bridges and tunnels. Each section contains several case examples which reflect international interest.

Interior Pedestrian Spaces

Chrysalis Books

Outstanding Academic Title for 2007, Choice Magazine
Many American democratic ideals are embodied in the public spaces of its cities, especially in Washington, D.C. In L'Enfant's Legacy architect and scholar Michael Bednar explores the public spaces of the nation's capital, examining the context of the surrounding architecture and the roles of the spaces in the changing functional life of the city.
Bednar examines the ways in which L'Enfant's innovative plan of 1791, along with later developments, symbolizes and encourages democratic freedoms and traditions. In the spaces of Capitol Square, citizens expect to encounter their government directly in a dignified setting, a symbolic public forum. On the White House grounds they expect to meet the president where he works and lives. At the National Mall―America's front lawn―citizens exercise their rights of assembly and free speech, as well as play football, eat lunch, and socialize.
From historic Lincoln Square, Dupont Circle, and Judiciary Square to the newly developed Freedom Plaza, Pershing Park, and Market Square, Bednar's thoughtful study provides a fresh perspective on the role of public space in the expression of democratic ideals.

L'Enfant's Legacy: Public Open Spaces in Washington, D.C. (Creating the North American Landscape)

History

Americas

Johns Hopkins University Press

This beautiful book combines Mike Bednar's brilliant photography with his unique writing style to give you a first-hand look at railroading in this region. These are more than portraits - you get to see the entire scene with all the action and there are plenty ALCO's, GE's and even cabooses captured in seldom-photographed locations to make this an important historical work. 72 pages, 120 photographs (62 color, 58 b/w), 8-1/2"x11"

Railroaders in the Lehigh River Valley

The Railroad Press

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