Architecture in the United States / Dell Upton.

Main entry:

Upton, Dell.

Title & Author:

Architecture in the United States / Dell Upton.

Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1998.

Description:

335 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm

Series:

Oxford history of art

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 298-315) and index.
ch. 1. American icon -- ch. 2. Community -- ch. 3. Nature -- ch. 4. Technology -- ch. 5. Money -- ch. 6. Art.

Summary:

"American architecture is astonishingly varied. From Native American sites in New Mexico and Arizona, and the ancient earthworks of the Mississippi Valley, to the most fashionable contemporary buildings of Chicago and New York, the United States boasts three thousand years of architectural history. It is characterized by the diversity of its builders and consumers who include Native American men and women, African, Asian, and European immigrants, as well as renowned professional architects and urban planners."--Jacket
"Dell Upton's revolutionizing interpretation examines American architecture in relation to five themes: community, nature, technology, money, and art. In giving particular attention to indigenous, folk, ethnic, and popular architectures like Chaco Canyon, Brooklyn Bridge, and native American houses, in addition to the great monuments of traditional histories such as Jefferson's Monticello and Wright's Fallingwater, Architecture in the United States reveals the dazzling richness of America's human landscape."--Jacket.

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ISBN:

019284217X (pbk.)
9780192842176 (pbk.)
0192842536 (hb. ; alk. paper)
9780192842534 (hb. ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Architecture United States.
Ethnic architecture United States.
Architecture États-Unis.
Architecture ethnique États-Unis.
Architecture.
Ethnic architecture.
Bouwkunst.
Architecture États-Unis Histoire.
Urbanisme États-Unis Histoire.
United States.

Added entries:

Oxford history of art.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 196697
Call No.: ID NA705.U67; ID:98-B1468
Status: Available

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