American Architecture: A History (Icon Editions)

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American Architecture introduces the reader to the most important developments that shaped the American-built environment from before the Europeans to the current, from the on a regular basis vernacular to the high style of aspiration. Leland M. Roth describes the affect of changes in conceptual imagery, style, building technology, landscape design, and the town-planning theory during the nation’s history. In accordance with his acclaimed and influential Concise History of American Architecture (1980), this new book is double the length with twice as many illustrations, featuring expanded coverage of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, regional styles, and up to date buildings and architects. The creator charts the social, cultural, and political forces that shaped the expansion and development of American towns, cities, and suburbs. In ten chapters with 612 illustrations, he provides a full, reliable, and up-to-date description, analysis, and interpretation of American buildings and their architects. The illustrations are integrated into the text and consist of photographs, drawings, plans, and maps. Well-written and comprehensive, American Architecture is invaluable as a guide, study, and reference.
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