Identifying American Architecture
Identifying American Architecture

Author: John J. G. Blumenson

Publisher: Rowman Altamira

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 9780761991434

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Have you ever been intrigued by a beautiful building and wondered when it was built? Identifying American Architecture provides the answer to such questions in a concise handbook perfect for preservationists, architects, students, and tourists alike. With 214 photographs, it allows readers to associate real buildings with architectural styles, elements, and orders. Identifying American Architecture was designed to be used--carried about and kept handy for frequent reference. Every photograph is keyed to an explanatory legend pointing out characteristic features of each building's style. Trade bookstores order from W.W. Norton, NY

A Field Guide to Contemporary American Architecture
A Field Guide to Contemporary American Architecture

Author: Carole Rifkind

Publisher: Plume

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13:

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Leading urbanist Carole Rifkind takes readers on an illuminating tour through half a century of design in this comprehensive and lavishly illustrated book. From private homes and public housing to museums, religious and educational edifices, shopping centers, malls, and office buildings, the accessible text demonstrates the interplay between form and function, and how the uses of space, mass, materials, and ornament have evolved to produce the structures that surround us today. Rifkind also discusses the development of style and analyzes the contributions of more than two hundred architects, as well as the political and economic forces that influenced their work. Filled with over four hundred photographs and line drawings, A Field Guide to Contemporary American Architecture is an essential reference for both casual observers and serious scholars. Its in-depth exploration of the postwar intellectual, social, and artistic environment offers a unique perspective on our recent past and the forces that shape our modern landscape.

American Architecture
American Architecture

Author: Cyril M. Harris

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 9780393731033

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Defines and illustrates architectural terms relating to building style, structural components, and architectural ornaments.

Early American Architecture
Early American Architecture

Author: Hugh Morrison

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 1987-01-01

Total Pages: 642

ISBN-13: 0486254925

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Comprehensive survey of domestic and public architecture ranges from primitive cabins to Greek Revival mansions of the early 1800s. Nearly 500 illustrations. "Entertaining, vigorous, and clearly written." ? The New York Times.

Architecture in the United States
Architecture in the United States

Author: Dell Upton

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 9780192842176

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From Native American sites in New Mexico and Arizona to the ancient earthworks of the Mississippi Valley to the most fashionable contemporary buildings of Chicago and New York, American architecture is incredibly varied. In this revolutionary interpretation, Upton examines American architecture in relation to five themes: community, nature, technology, money, and art. 109 illustrations. 40 linecuts. Map.

Identifying American Architecture
Identifying American Architecture

Author: John J.-G. Blumenson

Publisher:

Published: 1981

Total Pages: 118

ISBN-13:

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This book enables the reader to determine styles and identify architectural terms by comparing real buildings.

Identifying American Architecture
Identifying American Architecture

Author: John J. Blumenson

Publisher:

Published: 1981

Total Pages: 118

ISBN-13:

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This book enables the reader to determine styles and identify architectural terms by comparing real buildings.

What Style Is It?
What Style Is It?

Author: John C. Poppeliers

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2003-10-06

Total Pages: 165

ISBN-13: 0471250368

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Architectural style is defined as a definite type of architecture, distinguished by special characteristics of structure and ornament. This revised edition of What Style Is It? includes new sections on Neoclassical, Romanesque and Rustic Styles. It also provides more examples of how pure styles vary by geographic region across the US. * Includes sections on 25 of the most significant architectural styles including Early Colonial, Federal and Second Empire * More than 200 photos and line drawings make this a visually rich resource. 30% of photos and drawings are new to this edition * A glossary offers quick access to architectural terms * Includes an added guide to using the Historical American Buildings Society online catalogue of more than 30,000 historic structures, giving access to more than 51,000 measured drawings, 156,000 photographs and more than 30,000 original historical reports

Architectural Styles
Architectural Styles

Author: Owen Hopkins

Publisher: Laurence King Publishing

Published: 2014-09-08

Total Pages: 446

ISBN-13: 1780676387

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Have you ever wondered what the difference is between Gothic and Gothic Revival, or how to distinguish between Baroque and Neoclassical? This guide makes extensive use of photographs to identify and explain the characteristic features of nearly 300 buildings. The result is a clear and easy-to-navigate guide to identifying the key styles of western architecture from the classical age to the present day.