Icons of American architecture : from the Alamo to the World Trade Center

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Icons of American architecture : from the Alamo to the World Trade Center

Donald Langmead

（Greenwood icons）

Greenwood Press, c2009

  • : set
  • v. 1
  • v. 2

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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巻冊次

: set ISBN 9780313342073

内容説明

What turns a building into an icon? What is it about some structures that makes their history and legend even more important than their original intended use, making them a part of American, and world, popular culture? Twenty four buildings and structures, including the Brooklyn Bridge, the White House, the Hotel del Coronado, and the Washington Monument are presented here, along with their roles in fiction, film, music, and the imagination of people worldwide. Approximately twenty five images are included in the set, along with sidebars featuring additional structures.

目次

List of Photos Series Foreword Preface & Acknowledgements Volume 1 The Alamo, San Antonio, Texas Alcatraz, San Francisco, California Brooklyn Bridge, New York City Empire State Building, New York City Fallingwater, Bear Run, Pennsylvania Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, Califorina Graceland Mansion, Memphis, Tennessee Grand Central Terminal, New York City Hearst Castle, San Simeon, California Hoover Dam, Colorado River, Nevada/Arizona Hotel del Coronado, San Diego, California Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Lincoln Memorial, Washington, DC Volume 2 Monticello, Charlottesville, Virginia Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia Sears Tower, Chicago, Illinois Statue of Liberty, New York City United Nations Headquarters, New York City United States Capitol, Washington, DC USS Arizona Memorial, Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Hawaii Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, DC Washington Monument, Washington, DC White House, Washington, DC World Trade Center, New York City Glossary
巻冊次

v. 1 ISBN 9780313342097

内容説明

What it is about a building that turns it into an icon, a symbol of heritage, legend, or high ideal far beyond its original intent and use? This two volume set seeks to identify twenty four of the most iconic buildings and structures in American history, and examine what it is about them that has made them more than just a bridge, a hotel, an office building. Often appearing in novels, films, and song lyrics, and as part of inexpensive souvenirs for tourists, these structures have become part of American, and world, popular culture.
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v. 2 ISBN 9780313342110

内容説明

What it is about a building that turns it into an icon, a symbol of heritage, legend, or high ideal far beyond its original intent and use? This two volume set seeks to identify twenty four of the most iconic buildings and structures in American history, and examine what it is about them that has made them more than just a bridge, a hotel, an office building. Often appearing in novels, films, and song lyrics, and as part of inexpensive souvenirs for tourists, these structures have become part of American, and world, popular culture.

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