American Architecture

Name/Title

American Architecture

Entry/Object ID

2016.002.077

Description

Tells the complex story of American architecture. Contents: The unbuilt spire: the architecture of the American colonies -- Temples in Arcadia: the architecture of the new republic -- Beauty and the industrial beast: architecture for a culture of commerce -- Toward new types: Romanesque for an industrial society -- The cause conservative: the architecture of the American renaissance -- The lost momentum: the architecture of the 1920s -- The international style and beyond: the architecture of the New Deal -- From less is more to less is a bore: the architecture of postwar America -- Looking forward to looking backward. Reference to the Fireproof Building ("County Record Office"), p. 56. 288 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. (softcover)

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Library

Acquisition

Accession

2016.002

Source or Donor

New Library Catalog Records (2016)

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Lexicon

Search Terms

Architecture--United States--History

Book Details

Author

Handler, Richard, 1950-

Series

World of Art

Publisher

Thames and Hudson

Place Published

Location

New York, NY

Date Published

1985

Call No.

NA705 .H35 1985

LCCN

8451824

Notes

Copy No.: 0

Location

Location

Building

Missroon Library

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

General Notes

Note

Notes: By David P. Handlin. Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-280) and index.

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Create Date

December 7, 2016

Updated By

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Update Date

February 17, 2023