American architecture / David P. Handlin.
| Author/creator | Handlin, David P. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | Rev. and expanded ed. |
| Publication Info | London : Thames & Hudson, 2004. |
| Description | 304 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | World of art World of art. ^A222346 |
| Contents | 1. The Unbuilt Spire: The Architecture of the American Colonies -- 2. Temples in Arcadia: The Architecture of the New Republic -- 3. Beauty and the Industrial Beast: Architecture for a Culture of Commerce -- 4. Toward New Types: Romanesque for an Industrial Society -- 5. The Cause Conservative: The Architecture of the American Renaissance -- 6. The Lost Momentum: The Architecture of the 1920s -- 7. The International Style and Beyond: The Architecture of the New Deal -- 8. From Less Is More to Less Is a Bore: The Architecture of Postwar America -- 9. Looking Backward and Forward. |
| Abstract | "This book is chronological in approach, from seventeenth-century colonial beginnings to the twenty-first century; wide-ranging and comprehensive coverage, from the innovations of Jefferson and Bullfinch's civic buildings, to Wright, Sullivan and McKim, Mead & White, to work by today's architects including Stern, Meier, Gehry and Mockbee; revised and expanded to include a lively account of recent developments - virtual architecture, the revival of historical styles, the thirst for striking originality and a new interest in the local; and profusely illustrated with 264 photographs, drawings and plans."--Jacket. |
| General note | Previous ed.: 1985. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2003102189 |
| ISBN | 0500203733 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 9780500203736 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | NA7207 .H32 2004 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |