Architecture and the Esthetics of Plenty
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Architecture and the Esthetics of Plenty

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Architecture and the Esthetics of Plenty

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Discusses how American architecture displays qualities which are distinguishable from that of the rest of the world, and that are uniquely American. Examines early American architects, city architecture, and problems facing the industry.

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Publisher
Columbia University Press
Year
2019
ISBN
9780231878524
Edition
1
Topic
Architecture
Subtopic
History of Architecture

Table of contents

  1. Acknowledgments
  2. Contents
  3. Illustrations
  4. Part I. As the Twig Is Bent
  5. 1. The “American” in American Architecture
  6. 2. The Impact of Technology
  7. Part II. Giants in the Land
  8. 3. Architects of Democracy: Jefferson and Wright
  9. 4. Horatio Greenough, Yankee Functionalist
  10. 5. Our Domesticated Utopians
  11. 6. The Two Men in Sullivan’s Tomb
  12. 7. Frank Lloyd Wright and the Fine Arts
  13. 8. Homage to a Hero
  14. 9. A Lever Long Enough: How Gropius Moved the World
  15. 10. Miës and the Climate of Plato
  16. Part III. The Field of Vision
  17. 11. American Pleasure Garden
  18. 12. Skyscraper: Skin for Its Bones
  19. 13. At Peace with the Past: The Unfinished Church
  20. 14. In Defense of the City
  21. Part IV. Problems of the Day
  22. 15. The Engineer: Friend or Foe?
  23. 16. The Uses of History
  24. 17. The Critic’s Shifting View
  25. 18. The Esthetics of Plenty
  26. Notes
  27. Index