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Identifying American Architecture

Author : John J. G. Blumenson
Publisher : Rowman Altamira
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0761991433

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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

Identifying American Architecture

Author : John Blumenson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:733707393

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A History of American Architecture

Author : Mark Gelernter
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0719047277

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A History of American Architecture by Mark Gelernter Pdf

Why did the colonial Americans give over a significant part of their homes to a grand staircase? Why did the Victorians drape their buildings ornate decoration? And why did American buildings grow so tall in the last decades of the 19th century. This book explores the history of American architecture from prehistoric times to the present, explaining why characteristic architectural forms arose at particular times and in particular places.

Identifying American Architecture

Author : John J. Blumenson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:671295826

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

Architectural Styles

Author : Owen Hopkins
Publisher : Laurence King Publishing
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2014-09-08
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781780676388

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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.

What Style Is It?

Author : John C. Poppeliers,S. Allen Chambers, Jr.
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2003-10-06
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0471250368

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What Style Is It? by John C. Poppeliers,S. Allen Chambers, Jr. Pdf

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

American Architecture

Author : Leland M. Roth
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 752 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2018-05-04
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780429973833

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More than fifteen years after the success of the first edition, this sweeping introduction to the history of architecture in the United States is now a fully revised guide to the major developments that shaped the environment from the first Americans to the present, from the everyday vernacular to the high style of aspiration. Eleven chronologically organized chapters chart the social, cultural, and political forces that shaped the growth and development of American towns, cities, and suburbs, while providing full description, analysis, and interpretation of buildings and their architects. The second edition features an entirely new chapter detailing the green architecture movement and architectural trends in the 21st century. Further updates include an expanded section on Native American architecture and contemporary design by Native American architects, new discussions on architectural education and training, more examples of women architects and designers, and a thoroughly expanded glossary to help today's readers. The art program is expanded, including 640 black and white images and 62 new color images. Accessible and engaging, American Architecture continues to set the standard as a guide, study, and reference for those seeking to better understand the rich history of architecture in the United States.

Identifying American Architecture

Author : J. J. G. Blumenson,American Association for State and Local History
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:256355167

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A Pattern Language

Author : Christopher Alexander
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2018-09-20
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780190050351

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You can use this book to design a house for yourself with your family; you can use it to work with your neighbors to improve your town and neighborhood; you can use it to design an office, or a workshop, or a public building. And you can use it to guide you in the actual process of construction. After a ten-year silence, Christopher Alexander and his colleagues at the Center for Environmental Structure are now publishing a major statement in the form of three books which will, in their words, "lay the basis for an entirely new approach to architecture, building and planning, which will we hope replace existing ideas and practices entirely." The three books are The Timeless Way of Building, The Oregon Experiment, and this book, A Pattern Language. At the core of these books is the idea that people should design for themselves their own houses, streets, and communities. This idea may be radical (it implies a radical transformation of the architectural profession) but it comes simply from the observation that most of the wonderful places of the world were not made by architects but by the people. At the core of the books, too, is the point that in designing their environments people always rely on certain "languages," which, like the languages we speak, allow them to articulate and communicate an infinite variety of designs within a forma system which gives them coherence. This book provides a language of this kind. It will enable a person to make a design for almost any kind of building, or any part of the built environment. "Patterns," the units of this language, are answers to design problems (How high should a window sill be? How many stories should a building have? How much space in a neighborhood should be devoted to grass and trees?). More than 250 of the patterns in this pattern language are given: each consists of a problem statement, a discussion of the problem with an illustration, and a solution. As the authors say in their introduction, many of the patterns are archetypal, so deeply rooted in the nature of things that it seemly likely that they will be a part of human nature, and human action, as much in five hundred years as they are today.

What Style Is It?

Author : John C. Poppeliers,S. Allen Chambers, Jr.
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2003-10-06
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780471250364

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What Style Is It? by John C. Poppeliers,S. Allen Chambers, Jr. Pdf

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

Architecture in the United States

Author : Dell Upton
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 019284217X

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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.

Get Your House Right

Author : Marianne Cusato,Ben Pentreath,Richard Sammons,Leon Krier
Publisher : Union Square & Company
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2011-08-02
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1402791038

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Get Your House Right by Marianne Cusato,Ben Pentreath,Richard Sammons,Leon Krier Pdf

"In this comprehensive and authoratative guide, Marianne Cusato explains why so many of today's traditional-style buildings miss the mark; describes the essential elements of a house, how they work together, and how to use them appropriately; and shows how to avoid common mistakes at every stage of the design and construction process"--Cover, p. 2.

A Field Guide to American Architecture

Author : Carole Rifkind
Publisher : Random House Value Publishing
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Architecture
ISBN : CORNELL:31924000203426

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A Field Guide to American Architecture by Carole Rifkind Pdf

Incisive, jargon-free and a pleasure to read, A Field Guide To American Architecture presents an exceptionally comprehensive view of American architecture from the 1940s to the present. Plentiful photographs and graphic representations, carefully interwoven with succint text and informative captions, make this volume ideal for browsing as well as serious study.Like Carole Rifkind's earlier book, this one investigates buildings by type, taking a fresh vantage point for each--houses, housing projects, public buildings, art museums, churches and synagogues, schools and colleges, tall office buildings, and shopping centers. Encompassing the works of two hundred architects, from the little known to the famous, it builds a diverse and fascinating panorama of recent American architecture.

The Houses We Live in

Author : Jeffery W. Howe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Architecture, Domestic
ISBN : 1571458557

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The Houses We Live In is a guide to the architectural styles of American houses. Highly illustrated with stunning color photographs and drawings to identify key recognition features, it covers a variety of architectural styles from colonial to modern American.

The Abrams Guide to American House Styles

Author : William Morgan
Publisher : Harry N. Abrams
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2004-11-09
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0810949431

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The Abrams Guide to American House Styles by William Morgan Pdf

A tour of the approximately twenty styles of domestic architecture common to the United States identifies and defines each style--including Colonial, Craftsman, Modern, and Deco--providing historical summaries, sample photographs, and regional information. 20,000 first printing.