Source Book of American Architecture: 500 Notable Buildings from the 10th Century to the Present

Smith, G.E. Kidder

ISBN 10: 1568980256 / ISBN 13: 9781568980256

Published by Princeton Architectural Pr., New York, 1996

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8vo, 678 pp.

Seller Inventory # 069025

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Source Book of American Architecture: 500 Notable Buildings from the 10th Century to the Present
• Publisher: Princeton Architectural Pr., New York
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1568980256
• ISBN 13: 9781568980256
• Binding: softcover
• Illustrator: Profusely illustrated
• Edition: 1st.
• Condition: Nearly fine copy
• Seller catalogs:
  • Architecture

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Synopsis

Source Book is an encyclopedic survey of and guide to American architecture, from cliff dwellings in Mesa Verde to the Holocaust Museum in Washington. This critical, chronological survey of 500 of America's most distinguished buildings provides a unique overview of the thousand-year architectural development of the United States.

Indispensable in the library, Source Book also serves as a splendid and detailed guide for the tourist.

About the Author

G. E. Kidder Smith is an architect who has won numerous awards for his photography. His previous books include Italy Builds, Brazil Builds, New Architecture of Europe, A Pictorial History of Architecture in America, A Guide to New England Houses of Worship, Looking at Architecture, and the three-volume Architecture of the United States.