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American Architecture: A History
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by Leland Roth and Leland M. Roth
Sales Rank: 151215
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List Price: $67.00
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Features
Cover Type: Paperback with 608 pages
Published by: Westview PressEdition: 2nd Edition January 24, 2003
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0813336627
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0813336626
Book Dimensions:
10 x 8 x 1.6 inches
Weighs: 3.2 pounds
Product Review
"A full, reliable, and up-to-date description, analysis, and interpretation of American buildings and their architects." -- Word Trade
"I need this book.The illustrations are excellent, the author's writing style clear and easily comprehended." -- Jean France, University of Rochester
"The most detailed and current survey in print." -- Richard Longstreth, George Washington University
"This is the best one-volume survey of American architecture on the market today." -- Choice
"Very well presented and well written." -- Jeffery Howe, Boston College
Product Description
American Architecture introduces the reader to the major developments that shaped the American-built environment from before the Europeans to the present, from the everyday vernacular to the high style of aspiration. Leland M. Roth describes the impact of changes in conceptual imagery, style, building technology, landscape design, and town-planning theory throughout the nation’s history. Based on his acclaimed and influential Concise History of American Architecture (1980), this new book is double the length with twice as many illustrations, featuring expanded coverage of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, regional styles, and contemporary buildings and architects. The author charts the social, cultural, and political forces that shaped the growth and development of American towns, cities, and suburbs. In ten chapters with 612 illustrations, he provides a full, reliable, and up-to-date description, analysis, and interpretation of American buildings and their architects. The illustrations are integrated into the text and consist of photographs, drawings, plans, and maps. Well-written and comprehensive, American Architecture is invaluable as guide, study, and reference.
Reader Reviews
This review is from: American Architecture: A History (Icon Editions) (Hardcover)
This extensive survey of American architectural history and styles covers works from pre-historic to modern times, covering the major developments which affected American-built cities and towns over a broad period of time. From evolving regional styles to period architecture and the development of urban landscapes, American Architecture: A History provides chapters packed with analysis and interpretation of American buildings and styles.
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