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American architecture / David P. Handlin

By: Handlin, David P.
Series: World of art. Publisher: England : Thames and Hudson, c1985Description: 288 p : ill ; 21 cm.ISBN: 0500202001.Subject(s): Architecture -- United StatesDDC classification: 720.973
Contents:
Introduction. - 1. The unbuilt spire / The architecture of the American colonies. - 2. Temples in arcadia / The architecture of the new republic. - 3. Beauty and the industrial beast / Architecture for a culture of commerce. - 4. Toward new types / Romanesque for an industrial society. - 6. The lost momentum / The architecture of the 1920s. - 7. The international style and beyond / The architecture of the new deal. - 8. From less is more to less is a bore / The architecture of postwar America. - 9. Looking forward to looking backward. - Bibliography. - Photographic acknowledgments. - Index.
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Floor 4, Shelf 30 , Side 2, TierNo 5, BayNo 6

 720.973 HAN (Browse shelf) 1 Available SABDx,23003,02,GR 5000033011
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Floor 4, Shelf 30 , Side 2, TierNo 5, BayNo 6

 720.973 HAN (Browse shelf) 1 Available SABDx,23003,02,GR 5000036754

"250 illustrations" - T.p.

Introduction. - 1. The unbuilt spire / The architecture of the American colonies. - 2. Temples in arcadia / The architecture of the new republic. - 3. Beauty and the industrial beast / Architecture for a culture of commerce. - 4. Toward new types / Romanesque for an industrial society. - 6. The lost momentum / The architecture of the 1920s. - 7. The international style and beyond / The architecture of the new deal. - 8. From less is more to less is a bore / The architecture of postwar America. - 9. Looking forward to looking backward. - Bibliography. - Photographic acknowledgments. - Index.