Main entry:

Stern, Robert A. M.

Title & Author:

Pride of place : building the American dream / Robert A.M. Stern ; assisted by Thomas Mellins and Raymond Gastil.

Publication:

Boston : Houghton Mifflin ; New York : American Heritage, 1986.

Description:

344 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 336-339) and index.
Includes bibliographical references (336-339) and index.
The search for a usable past -- Academical villages: the places apart -- Dream houses -- Suburbs: Arcadia for everyone -- Resorts: paradise regained -- The great places within -- Proud towers -- The garden and the grid.
Also issued online.
Dust jacket.

Summary:

Tells the unique story of American architecture through the strong-willed architects and clients who have rendered their dreams and ideals in wood, brick, stone, and steel. -- Dust jacket.

ISBN:

0395366968
9780395366967

Subject:

Architecture United States Themes, motives.
Architecture États-Unis Thèmes, motifs.
Architecture Themes, motives
American dream
Architektur
Bauwesen
Geschichte
United States
USA

Added entries:

Mellins, Thomas.
Gastil, Raymond, 1958-

Holdings:

Location: Library main 136578
Call No.: NA705.S74 (ID:86-B8919)
Status: Available