A Guide to Smithsonian Architecture

Ewing, Heather & Amy Ballard

ISBN 10: 1588342611 / ISBN 13: 9781588342614

Published by Smithsonian Books, Washington, 2009

About this Item

Tall 8vo, 159 pp.

Seller Inventory # 054636

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Guide to Smithsonian Architecture
• Publisher: Smithsonian Books, Washington
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1588342611
• ISBN 13: 9781588342614
• Binding: softcover
• Illustrator: Profusely illustrated
• Edition: 1st.
• Condition: Fine copy
• Seller catalogs:
  • Architecture

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Synopsis

The buildings of the Smithsonian Institution not only contain impressive collections; they are themselves icons of great cultural significance, many of them part of the historic National Mall. The Smithsonian's unique buildings illustrate the changing styles and sensibilities of America as an evolving nation. Representing the work of major architects, each building evokes a specific time in history: the mid-19th-century turreted Castle, the sky-reflecting mid-century modern Air and Space Museum, and the golden, undulating, 21st-century American Indian Museum.

About the Author

HEATHER EWING is a research associate at the Smithsonian Institution Archives. AMY BALLARD is a senior historic preservation specialist at the Smithsonian Institution.