Source book of American architecture : 500 notable buildings from the 10th century to the present / G.E. Kidder Smith.

Main entry:

Smith, G. E. Kidder (George Everard Kidder), 1913-1997.

Title & Author:

Source book of American architecture : 500 notable buildings from the 10th century to the present / G.E. Kidder Smith.

Publication:

Description:

678 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Notes:
Updated ed. of: The architecture of the United States. 1st ed. 1981.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface / Paul Goldberger -- Introduction / Michael J. Lewis -- Bibliography / Kazys Varnelis.

Summary:

"This 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. Book jacket."--Jacket.

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Table of contents

ISBN:

1568980248 (cloth ; alk. paper)
9781568980249 (cloth ; alk. paper)
1568980256 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9781568980256 (pbk. ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Architecture United States Guidebooks.
Architecture États-Unis Guides.
Architecture.
Architektur
Geschichte
Kunstführer
Gebouwen.
United States.
USA

Form/genre:

Kunstführer.
travel guidebooks.
Guidebooks.
Guides touristiques.

Added entries:

Smith, G. E. Kidder (George Everard Kidder), 1913-1997. Architecture of the United States.

Holdings:

Location: Library study room 108824
Call No.: ID NA705.S578 REF; ID:94-B3100
Status: Available

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