Source Book Of American Architecture

Author : George Everard Kidder Smith
Publisher : Princeton Architectural Press
ISBN 13 : 9781568980256
Total Pages : 696 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Source Book of American Architecture written by George Everard Kidder Smith and published by Princeton Architectural Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 696 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This survey provides a unique overview of 1,000-years of architectural development.

Author : G.E. Kidder Smith
Publisher : Princeton Architectural Press
ISBN 13 : 9781568982540
Total Pages : 718 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Source Book of American Architecture written by G.E. Kidder Smith and published by Princeton Architectural Press. This book was released on 2000-09 with total page 718 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive and insightful illustrated survey of 500 of America's most distinguished buildings provides a unique overview of the thousand-year architectural development of the United States. It examines our nation's architecture from its earliest days to the present, ranging from cliff dwellings in Mesa Verde to Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House in Chicago to James Ingo Freed's Holocaust Museum in Washington. Indispensable in any library, it also serves as a general introduction to American architecture or as a splendid guide for tourists.

Author : Dell Upton
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780192842176
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.7X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Architecture in the United States written by Dell Upton and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1998 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Native American sites in New Mexico and Arizona to the ancient earthworks of the Mississippi Valley to the most fashionable contemporary buildings of Chicago and New York, American architecture is incredibly varied. In this revolutionary interpretation, Upton examines American architecture in relation to five themes: community, nature, technology, money, and art. 109 illustrations. 40 linecuts. Map.

Author : Mack Scogin
Publisher : Princeton Architectural Press
ISBN 13 : 9781568985213
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Knowlton Hall written by Mack Scogin and published by Princeton Architectural Press. This book was released on 2005-08-25 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some buildings are famous. Others deserve to be, but in their modesty remain satisfied to stand simply as excellent works of architecture. Such is the case with Ohio State University School or Architecture's recently completed Knowlton School of Architecture. Designed by the internationally respected firmMack Scogin Merrill Elam, Knowlton manages to project both a monumental physicality and a sense of subdued elegance. Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects/Knowlton Hall provides acomprehensive look at this impressive new work using sketches, models, renderings, working drawings, and photographs. As with all of the books in the Source Books in Architecture series, it is accompanied by commentaries from the architects and critics who explore both the technical andcontextual elements of the work.

Author : Leland M. Roth
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429708777
Total Pages : 681 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book America Builds written by Leland M. Roth and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-03-01 with total page 681 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Architecture requires a broad definition. It involves more than simply questions of style, esoteric theory, or technical progress; it is the physical record of a culture's relationship to its technology and the land, and, most important, of the system of values concerning men's relationships with one another. Hence this volume, like my Concise Hist

Author : Mark Gelernter
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780719047275
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A History of American Architecture written by Mark Gelernter and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why did the colonial Americans give over a significant part of their homes to a grand staircase? Why did the Victorians drape their buildings ornate decoration? And why did American buildings grow so tall in the last decades of the 19th century. This book explores the history of American architecture from prehistoric times to the present, explaining why characteristic architectural forms arose at particular times and in particular places.

Author : Harvey H. Kaiser
Publisher : Princeton Architectural Press
ISBN 13 : 9781568987422
Total Pages : 608 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The National Park Architecture Sourcebook written by Harvey H. Kaiser and published by Princeton Architectural Press. This book was released on 2008-03-20 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In one accessible, engaging, and easy-to-use volume readers will find historical context, directions, factual information, and analytical architectural analysis for more than two hundred places of interest across the United States. The traveler (armchair, behind the wheel, or on foot), the researcher (seeking a comprehensive view of some of America's greatest ideas and accomplishments), and the architect and landscape architect (seeking sources of inspiration) will find a rewarding journey inside this book."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Marcus Whiffen
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 9780262730693
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Architecture: 1607-1860 written by Marcus Whiffen and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 1983 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first volume of a two-volume survey of American Architecture, this book covers architectural developments from Jamestown to the Civil War.

Author : Daniel D. Reiff
Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 9780271044194
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Houses from Books written by Daniel D. Reiff and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2010-11-01 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many homes across America have designs based on plans taken from pattern books or mail-order catalogs. In Houses from Books, Daniel D. Reiff traces the history of published plans and offers the first comprehensive survey of their influence on the structure and the style of American houses from 1738 to 1950. Houses from Books shows that architectural publications, from Palladio&’s I Quattro Libri to Aladdin's Readi-Cut Homes, played a decisive role in every aspect of American domestic building. Reiff discusses the people and the firms who produced the books as well as the ways in which builders and architects adapted the designs in communities throughout the country. His book also offers a wide-ranging analysis of the economic and social conditions shaping American building practices. As architectural publication developed and grew more sophisticated, it played an increasingly prominent part in the design and the construction of domestic buildings. In villages and small towns, which often did not have professional architects, the publications became basic resources for carpenters and builders at all levels of expertise. Through the use of published designs, they were able to choose among a variety of plans, styles, and individual motifs and engage in a fruitful dialogue with past and present architects. Houses from Books reconstructs this dialogue by examining the links between the published designs and the houses themselves. Reiff&’s book will be indispensable to architectural historians, architects, preservationists, and regional historians. Realtors and homeowners will also find it of great interest. A catalog at the end of the book can function as a guide for those attempting to locate a model and a date for a particular design. Houses from Books contains a wealth of photographs, many by the author, that enhance its importance as a history and guide.

Author : William Dudley Hunt
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Architecture written by William Dudley Hunt and published by HarperCollins Publishers. This book was released on 1984 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: