Status
Available
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Publication
Princeton Architectural Press (2000), Edition: 1, 688 pages
Description
This comprehensive & insightful illustrated survey of 500 of America's most distinguished buildings provides a unique overview of the thousand year architectural development of the United States. It examines our nation's architecture from its earliest days to the present, ranging from cliff dwellings in Mesa Verde to Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House in Chicago to James Ingo Freed's Holocaust Museum in Washington. Indispensable in any library, it also serves as a general introduction to American architecture or as a splendid guide for tourists.
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Language
Original language
English
Physical description
688 p.; 6.5 inches
ISBN
1568982542 / 9781568982540
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