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American Architecture 1607–1976 By Marcus Whiffen and Frederick Koeper
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- 9780262231053
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
MIT Press
ISBN-10
0262231050
ISBN-13
9780262231053
eBay Product ID (ePID)
4738423
Product Key Features
Book Title
American Architecture, 1607-1976
Number of Pages
512 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1981
Topic
History / General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Architecture
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
35.3 Oz
Item Length
10 in
Item Width
7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
80-023251
Dewey Decimal
720/.973
Synopsis
This panoramic survey of American architecture will serve a variety of readers interested in American architectural, cultural, and social history as a source of information and insight on the development of the man-made landscape in the United States. The book-illustrated with nearly 300 halftones and over 50 line drawings-provides a long perspective on the social and environmental factors that shaped American building and delineates both the assimilation of European influences (from Lord Baltimore's London-imported row houses to the work of Mies van der Rohe) and the growth of native innovations (from the climate-adapted houses of New England to the close-to-the-land prairie houses of Frank Lloyd Wright). Marcus Whiffen wrote the first eight chapters of the book, covering the period from the Jamestown settlement of 1607 to the year 1860; Frederick Koeper then carries the history from the Civil War period to the present in the final eight chapters. Some highlights: A comparison of early Southern and New England domestic architectural arrangements-The introduction of the Spanish style into the Southwest, a style that had already superseded Old-World models through its Mexican transmutation-The influence of Wren and his contemporaries on the churches and mansions along the Eastern Seaboard-The seminal work of Peter Harrison-The vogue of Palladianism-The eclectic architectural practice of Thomas Jefferson-The buildings of Bulfinch in Boston and elsewhere-The contributions of such immigrants as Charles L'Enfant, Benjamin Henry Latrobe, and William Thornton to the nation's new capital and Capitol-The Greek revival and the Gothic, Romanesque, and Picturesque reactions to it-The appearance of the Second Empire in New York-High Victorian architecture as a reflection of Ruskinian high-mindedness-The emergence of H. H. Richardson and Richard Morris Hunt-The rise of the skyscraper-The Beaux-Arts period and the return to classical discipline and order-Frank Lloyd Wright and "the elimination of the box"-Art Deco and Streamline Moderne-The impact of European modernism from the 1930s-Reactions against the International Style: Expressionism and Neo-Expressionism, the Neo-Formalism (also known as Neo-neo-Classicism), Brutalism-The new emphasis on geometry in the 1970s as seen in recent Chicago skyscrapers and the work of I. M. Pei and Louis Kahn-Signposts of future possibilities.
LC Classification Number
NA705.W473
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99.8% positive Feedback•1.6K items sold
Registered as a private sellerThereby, consumer rights stemming from EU consumer protection law do not apply. eBay buyer protection still applies to most purchases.
Seller Feedback (539)
- 9***h (13)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseItem shipped fast and was well-packaged. Condition is acceptable (it’s a very old book, and the seller indicated that in the description and the photos). Price was okay given that it is an antique item that’s probably hard to find in a decent condition. Overall, a very good buying experience, and I would buy from this seller again.
- 0***3 (891)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseGreat price. Fair shipping. Fast arrival. Was large crack on plastic case unknown if shipped as such or occured enroute. Cd encased with cardboard then plastic envelope. Bubble wrap goes a long way in preventing damage, but CD ok so no harm no foul. Good Seller.
- s***l (59)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseIn condition stated by seller (very good to fine for an OOP book from the early 90s). Seller charged an extremely fair price for the item when compared to the many gougers on multiple platforms. Book was shipped quickly and arrived within a few days of the purchase. Exceptional experience. Would buy from this seller again and recommend them to the eBay community at large.