Twentieth-Century American Architecture: The Buildings and Their Makers
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Book Overview Carter Wiseman presents an original, readable, and literate overview of the major figures, influential movements, and landmark buildings ...
Carter Wiseman presents an original, readable, and literate overview of the major figures, influential movements, and landmark buildings that have defined American architecture over the past hundred years. In a survey that is "as good . . . as anyone is likely to write . . . accurate in its facts, wise and fair in its judgments"(New York Times), he focuses to a large extent on architecture's makers--the commanding figures who by force of personality and sheer artistic ability indelibly influenced its progress: Louis Sullivan, Frank Lloyd Wright, Philip Johnson, I. M. Pei, Robert Venturi, Louis Kahn, Frank Gehry. The triumph of modernism; the growth of architectural preservation; the eclipse of the practical arts by money, theory, and abstraction; and the uncertain future of architecture in a country that celebrates both individualism and community are just some of the issues addressed in this highly praised work. Originally published in hardcover under the title Shaping a Nation. An authoritative and richly illustrated narrative history of the buildings that shaped the American century and the architects who gave them form.
Book Details Format: Paperback | Pages: 368 | Language: English | Publisher: W W NORTON & CO | ISBN: 0393320545
FormatPaperback
Pages368
LanguageEnglish
ISBN0393320545
EAN9780393320541
PublisherW W NORTON & CO
Publication Date2011-04-08
EditionReprint
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeQUALITY PAPERBACK BOOKS
Weight1.4 Pounds
Length10.0 Inches
Width7.0 Inches
Height1.1 Inches
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