Source book of American architecture : 500 notable buildings from the 10th century to the present
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Source book of American architecture : 500 notable buildings from the 10th century to the present
Princeton Architectural Press, c1996
- : cloth
- : pbk
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Updated ed. of: The architecture of the United States. 1st ed. 1981
Includes bibliographical references and index
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: cloth ISBN 9781568980249
Description
Source Book is an encyclopedic survey of and guide to American architecture, from cliff dwellings in Mesa Verde to the Holocaust Museum in Washington. This critical, chronological survey of 500 of America's most distinguished buildings provides a unique overview of the thousand-year architectural development of the United States. Indispensable in the library, Source Book also serves as a splendid and detailed guide for the tourist.G. E. Kidder Smith is an architect and fellow of the American Institute of Architects and has won numerous awards for his photography. He has produced a distinguished series of exhibitions and writings on the architecture of twenty-four countries. His previous books include Italy Builds, Brazil Builds, New Architecture of Europe, A Pictorial History of Architecture in America, A Guide to New England Houses of Worship, Looking at Architecture, and the three-volume Architecture of the United States."The 680-page Source Book offers more than 550 of Mr. Smith's photographs, as well as his intelligent, informative prose. Mr. Smith includes, too, references to relevant books and architecture journals.... The Source Book is full of information -- everything from celebrating unsung buildings ... to worthwhile advice on how to see things.... Source Book combines beautiful prose and stunning photographs". -- Tom Sullivan, The Washington Times
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: pbk ISBN 9781568980256
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The Architecture of the United States, GE Kidder Smith's 1981 three-volume masterwork, was hailed as the most comprehensive and insightful overview of the architectural heritage of this country. Princeton Architectural Press is proud to introduce an updated version of this extraordinary resource-long out of print-in a single volume, the "Source Book of American Architecture." No similar encyclopedia of American architecture exists. Kidder Smith 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. This critical, chronological survey of 500 of America's most distinguished buildings provides a unique overview of the thousand-year architectural development of the United States. Indispensable in the library, it also serves as a splendid guide for the tourist.
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