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10 buildings that changed America / written by Dan Protess with Geoffrey Baer.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Chicago : Midway, [2013]Copyright date: ©2013Description: 144 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cmContent type:
  • still image
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1572841354 (hardback)
  • 9781572841352 (hardback)
Other title:
  • Ten buildings that changed America
Subject(s):
Contents:
Virginia State Capitol -- Trinity Church -- Wainwright Building -- Robie House -- Highland Park Ford Plant -- Southdale Center -- Seagram Building -- Dulles International Airport -- Vanna Venturi House -- Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Summary: "10 Buildings that Changed America tells the stories of ten influential works of architecture, the people who imagined them, and the changes they brought to the American landscape"--Provided by publisher"-- Provided by publisher.Summary: "10 Buildings that Changed America tells the stories of ten influential works of architecture, the people who imagined them, and the way these landmarks ushered in innovative cultural shifts throughout our society. From American architectural stalwarts like Louis Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright, to modern revolutionaries like Frank Gehry and Robert Venturi, this book examines the most prominent buildings designed by the most noteworthy architects of our time. Also profiled are Americans less noted for their architectural acumen, but no less significant for their contributions to the field. Thomas Jefferson, a self-taught architect, is profiled for designing the iconic Virginia State Capitol. Taking its inspiration from ancient Rome, America's first major public building forged a philosophical link between America and the world's earliest democracies. We see the legacy of the architects profiled like Mies van der Rohe or H.H. Richardson all around us: in the homes where we live, the offices where we work, our public buildings, and our houses of worship. 10 Buildings is the ideal collection to detail the flashes of inspiration from these architects who dared to strike out on their own and design radical new types of buildings that permanently altered our environmental and cultural landscape"-- Provided by publisher.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

10 Buildings That Changed America tells the stories of ten influential works of architecture, the people who imagined them, and the way these landmarks ushered in innovative cultural shifts throughout our society.

From American architectural stalwarts like Louis Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright, to modern revolutionaries like Frank Gehry and Robert Venturi, this book examines the most prominent buildings designed by the most noteworthy architects of our time. Also profiled are Americans less noted for their architectural acumen, but no less significant for their contributions to the field. Thomas Jefferson, a self-taught architect, is profiled for designing the iconic Virginia State Capitol. Taking its inspiration from ancient Rome, America's first major public building forged a philosophical link between America and the world's earliest democracies.

We see the legacy of the architects profiled like Mies van der Rohe or H.H. Richardson all around us: in the homes where we live, the offices where we work, our public buildings, and our houses of worship. 10 Buildings is the ideal collection to detail the flashes of inspiration from these architects who dared to strike out on their own and design radical new types of buildings that permanently altered our environmental and cultural landscape.

"Companion to the PBS special."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 134-139) and index.

Virginia State Capitol -- Trinity Church -- Wainwright Building -- Robie House -- Highland Park Ford Plant -- Southdale Center -- Seagram Building -- Dulles International Airport -- Vanna Venturi House -- Walt Disney Concert Hall.

"10 Buildings that Changed America tells the stories of ten influential works of architecture, the people who imagined them, and the changes they brought to the American landscape"--Provided by publisher"-- Provided by publisher.

"10 Buildings that Changed America tells the stories of ten influential works of architecture, the people who imagined them, and the way these landmarks ushered in innovative cultural shifts throughout our society. From American architectural stalwarts like Louis Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright, to modern revolutionaries like Frank Gehry and Robert Venturi, this book examines the most prominent buildings designed by the most noteworthy architects of our time. Also profiled are Americans less noted for their architectural acumen, but no less significant for their contributions to the field. Thomas Jefferson, a self-taught architect, is profiled for designing the iconic Virginia State Capitol. Taking its inspiration from ancient Rome, America's first major public building forged a philosophical link between America and the world's earliest democracies. We see the legacy of the architects profiled like Mies van der Rohe or H.H. Richardson all around us: in the homes where we live, the offices where we work, our public buildings, and our houses of worship. 10 Buildings is the ideal collection to detail the flashes of inspiration from these architects who dared to strike out on their own and design radical new types of buildings that permanently altered our environmental and cultural landscape"-- Provided by publisher.

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