Architecture in the United States : a survey of architectural styles since 1776 / Ralph W. Hammett

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : John Wiley & Son, Inc., c1976Description: xi, 409 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 471347213
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • NA 705 .H36 1976
Contents:
Chapter 1. Architecture and freedom, 1776-1860 -- Chapter 2. The early industrial revolution: the age of cast iron, 1800-1860 -- Chapter 3. The industrial revolution in full swing: the age of steel and steam, 1860-1930 -- Chapter 4. Great world expositions, 1860-1974 -- Chapter 5.Frank Lloyd Wright, 1869-1956 -- Chapter 6. A transitional period between world wars I and II, 1920-1940 -- Chapter 7. The post-world war II jet age: city planning and urban renewal, 1950- -- Chapter 8. The jet age: the international structural (Miesian) style, 1950-1970 -- Chapter 9. The jet age: the emotional ("sensual") style, 1960- -- Chapter 10. the jet age and beyond: the brutal style, 1960- -- Chapter 11. Epilogue-After 1975.
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Books Books National University - Manila LRC - Architecture General Circulation Architecture GC NA 705 .H36 1976 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) c.1 Available NULIB000008807

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chapter 1. Architecture and freedom, 1776-1860 -- Chapter 2. The early industrial revolution: the age of cast iron, 1800-1860 -- Chapter 3. The industrial revolution in full swing: the age of steel and steam, 1860-1930 -- Chapter 4. Great world expositions, 1860-1974 -- Chapter 5.Frank Lloyd Wright, 1869-1956 -- Chapter 6. A transitional period between world wars I and II, 1920-1940 -- Chapter 7. The post-world war II jet age: city planning and urban renewal, 1950- -- Chapter 8. The jet age: the international structural (Miesian) style, 1950-1970 -- Chapter 9. The jet age: the emotional ("sensual") style, 1960- -- Chapter 10. the jet age and beyond: the brutal style, 1960- -- Chapter 11. Epilogue-After 1975.

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