Joe Friedman is an architectural historian and consultant specializing in the restoration of historic interiors. He has worked on a variety of projects, including Spencer House in London and the villa of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor in Paris.
Defines two thousand terms relating to all aspects of real estate, including financing, brokerage law, investment, appraisal, architecture, and structure.
Taking the reader on a privileged tour of the city’s stunning private palaces and villas, and many of the less well-known public buildings and churches, this book offers fresh discoveries from one of the world’s greatest cities.
The finest architectural treasures of this well-loved city are brought to life: from the Roman baths at the Hotel Cluny to a 1950s proto-psychedelic brasserie in Pigalle.
This book is a source of constant revelation, displaying the work of architects, designers and craftsmen, from an extraordinary Art Deco church to the stately grandeur of the New York Public Library.
Full of surprises, this book reveals one hundred of the capital’s best-kept secrets, including gentlemen’s clubs, restaurants, hotels, shops, pubs, hospitals and historic town houses.