Book Overview
America has always presented a unique challenge to architects: should they emulate the Old World or respond to the demands of the New? David Handlin tells the complex story with lucidity and insight. Almost from its seventeenth-century beginnings, American architecture was subject to two apparently contradictory processesthe practical and the grandiose. The first comes through in the vernacular buildings of rural America, the innovations of Jefferson,...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0500203733
ISBN13:9780500203736
Release Date:February 2004
Publisher:Thames & Hudson
Length:304 Pages
Weight:1.41 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 5.9" x 8.3"
Customer Reviews
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An good introduction to American architecture
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
I liked this better than any other architecture book I've read. It was well written and included a lot of historical detail on bulidings, cultural and political influences, and the architects themselves. It explained the rationale behind a lot of the works without getting bogged down in architectural theory. Other books I've read have been mere appreciation on the one hand, or too thickly academic on the other; this one struck a good balance.Dave Carr
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