A Field Guide to Contemporary American Architecture

Rifkind, Carole

ISBN 10: 0525940081 / ISBN 13: 9780525940081

Published by E P Dutton, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1998

About this Item

First printing. Oversized hardcover volume, 374 pps. with index. With more than 400 illustrations. Field guide to the most significant building types of the post-WWII period and the social, political, and economic forces that shaped them. A fine, fresh, unused copy in equally fine dust jacket.

Seller Inventory # E5800B

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Field Guide to Contemporary American Architecture
• Publisher: E P Dutton, New York, New York, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0525940081
• ISBN 13: 9780525940081
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Edition: First.
• Dust Jacket Condition: Yes

About this title

Synopsis

An illustrated reference guide provides an in-depth look at the evolution of American architecture from the 1940s to the present day, offering an illustrated survey of houses, museums, churches, schools, and office buildings around the country. 12,500 first printing.

About the Author

Carole Rifkind, a writer, curator, and consultant to civic and cultural groups, has taught at the Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Historic Preservation. She lives in New York City.