A concise history of American architecture / by Leland M. Roth.

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Roth, Leland M.

Title & Author:

A concise history of American architecture / by Leland M. Roth.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication:

Description:

xxvi, 400 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Series:

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Notes:
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 374-381) and index.
Land and first homes -- Transplantations in the new world: 1600-1785 -- Building a new nation: 1785-1820 -- Lure of the past, the promise of the future: 1820-1865 -- Age of enterprise: 1865-1885 -- Urbanism and the search for order: 1885-1915 -- Dichotomy: tradition and avant garde: 1915-1940 -- Pure function, pure form: 1940-1970.

Summary:

Explores the factors and influences that have enriched American architecture throughout its development from colonial times to the present, covering houses, apartments, factories, and office buildings and the architects who designed them.

Resources:
Table of contents

ISBN:

006438490X
9780064384902
0064300862 (pbk.)
9780064300865

Subject:

Architecture United States.
Architecture États-Unis.
21.62 history of architecture.
Architecture.
Architektur
Geschichte
Architecture United States History.
United States.
USA
United States Architecture, to 1978

Form/genre:

History (form)

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Holdings:

Location: Library main 26129
Call No.: 2787; ID:88-B12204
Status: Available

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