Main entry:

Cody, Jeffrey W.

Title & Author:

Exporting American architecture, 1870-2000 / Jeffrey W. Cody.

Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2003.

Description:

xviii, 205 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.

Series:

Planning, history and the environment series

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 176-190) and index.
Exporting steel-framed skeletons of American modernity -- From the steel frame to concrete : foundations for a system of contracting abroad, 1900-c.1920 -- American builders abroad at a fork in the road : adjust or go home, 1918-1930 -- Exploring the American city as a paradigm for progress, 1920-1945 -- Architectural tools of war and peace, 1945-1975 -- The American century's last quarter : exporting images and technologies with a vengeance, 1975-2000.
Text in English.

Summary:

Jeffrey Cody explains how, why and where American architects, planners and building contractors have marketed American architecture overseas, thus providing a historical perspective on the diffusion of American building technologies, standards, construction methods and planning paradigms.

Resources:
Table of contents
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Kostenfrei
2005.

ISBN:

0419246908
9780419246909
0415299152 (pbk.)
9780415299152 (pbk.)

Subject:

Architecture, Modern 20th century.
Architecture, American.
Architecture, Modern.
Architecture 20e siècle.
Architecture américaine.
Arquitetura moderna Estados unidos.
Architecture, American 20th century.

Added entries:

Planning, history, and the environment series.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 227058
Call No.: NA680 .C587 2003
Status: Available