American Architectural History: A Contemporary Reader - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415306957 ISBN 13: 9780415306959

Publisher: Routledge, 2004

Synopsis

This major new text presents a collection of recent writings on architecture and urbanism in the United States, with topics ranging from colonial to contemporary times.  In terms of content and scope, there is no collection, in or out of print, directly comparable to this one. The essays are drawn from the past twenty years' of publishing in the field, arranged chronologically from colonial to contemporary and accessible in thematic groupings, contextualized and introduced by Keith Eggener.

Drawing together 24 illustrated essays by major and emerging scholars in the field, American Architectural History is a valuable resource for students of the history of American art, architecture, urbanism, and material culture.

About this title

About the Author:

Keith Eggener teaches American Art and Architectural History at the University of Missouri-Columbia. He has previously published one book with Princeton Archittectural Press and is currently the Series Editor of the Buildings of the United States Series published by Oxford University Press/Society of Architectural Historians.

Review:

'Stimulating ... [a] valuable sampler of new scholarship ... a welcome supplement to existing surveys and a challenge to scholars and publishers alike to go further in retelling the history of our built environment.' - Journal of Architectural Education

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0415306957
• ISBN 13: 9780415306959
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 464
• Editor: Keith L. Eggener