The fresh, clean taste of New York’s water is legendary. Less well known is the fascinating story of the massive program of exploration and construction that was required to achieve such purity. The story of that monumental undertaking is told in Water-Works and illustrated with an astonishing archive of drawings and photographs documenting the design and construction of dams, reservoirs, aqueducts, and tunnels. This complex system brings millions of gallons of water to the city every day from rivers many hundreds of miles away. Kevin Bone, Gina Pollara, Paul Deppe, and students from the Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture of the Cooper Union spent nine years cataloging and preserving this remarkable archive, which is held by the City of New York Department of Environmental Protection. Essays by Bone, former DEP commissioner Albert F. Appleton, and scholars Peter H. Gleick and Gerard Koeppel trace the history of the system from its beginnings in the mid-1800s to the current construction of City Water Tunnel #3. The story of New York’s water system is illuminated in expert detail on the pages of Water-Works, revealing the beauty and power of these magnificent works of public architecture and engineering.

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Manufacturer	The Monacelli Press	Brand	The Monacelli Press
Editor	Kevin Bone	Editor	Gina Pollara
Contributor	Gerard Koeppel	Item Weight	3.04 Pounds
ItemDimensions	8.88 x 0.75 x 10.38Inches	NumberOfItems	1
binding	Hardcover	Amazon Category	Books » Arts & Photography » Architecture » Architectural Buildings
Amazon Category	Books » Engineering & Transportation » Engineering » Civil & Environmental Engineering » Environmental Engineering » Water Quality & Treatment	Amazon Category	Books » Engineering & Transportation » Engineering » Mechanical Engineering » Hydraulics
Amazon Category	Books » Science & Math » Nature & Ecology » Water Supply & Land Use	EAN	9781580931762
ISBN	1580931766

Weight	3.04 lbs

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