I was on a road trip with my father in California's Gold Country when we stopped in at this old book store.  My dad had special ordered a "Motor Boys" book, a favorite from his childhood.  He wanted to create entire sets for each of his three sons.  Since his passing last year, I cherish his ambition to share this with us.

But, I digress from the original intent of today's blog.  It was in that book store that I found a copy of Hugh Ferriss: Metropolis of Tomorrow

What a great book this is for any fan of architecture.   Hugh Ferris never actually designed a single building but was a "delineator" or someone who does renderings.

Some if my favorite renderings were a suspension bridge that was all apartments towering over the river.  Another was a roof top garden with classical Roman or Greek columns and pediments (Much like the modern day towers on Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas)

I highly recommend, if you don't already know about Hugh Ferriss, take a look at the links provided.  You just may become a fan of this architect.

Many architects have credited Hugh Ferriss as being an inspiration for their work.

Below is a link to Amazon.com where you can purchase your own copy of this book. http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw_1_6?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=hugh+ferriss&sprefix=hugh+F

Here is a link the Wikipedia page on Hugh Ferriss. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Ferriss