{"product_id":"posh-portals","title":"Posh Portals","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn illustrated tour of the elegant entrances to New York City's most celebrated apartment houses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis\n handsome, oversized book introduces us to the grandest entrances of New\n York City's residential buildings. These posh portals come in an array \nof forms and styles, such as the \u003cem\u003eporte cochere\u003c\/em\u003e, with a passage \nto admit carriages or motor cars; the classic awning, originally meant \nto be retracted in good weather; and Neoclassical, Romanesque, and \nGothic revivals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArchitectural historian Andrew Alpern highlights \napproximately 140 entrances, from the 19th century to the present, \nincluding those of the Dakota, the first true luxury apartment house in \nNew York; San Remo, one of Central Park West's most impressive apartment\n houses; and the Ansonia, at one time the largest hotel in the world. \nEach entrance is accompanied by a description of its signal features and\n the history of the building that surrounds it. All are represented in \nsplendid colour photographs, and many by charming watercolour drawings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese\n ornate entrances offer a glimpse into New York's past, as well as its \nfuture - for today, once again, entryways have begun to feature heavily \nin the marketing of residential buildings. \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePosh Portals: Elegant Entrances and Ingratiating Ingresses to Apartments for the Affluent in New York City\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e will be an inspiration for architects and a delight for city dwellers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54232716869976,"sku":"9780789213792","price":72.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780789213792.jpg?v=1777193155","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/posh-portals","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}