Category - Non Fiction / Architecture
Format - Paperback
Condition - Like New
Listed - A year ago
Views - 2
Ships From - Connecticut
Est. Publication Date - Aug 1998
Seller Description
Like a well-designed building, Shaping a Nation is meticulously researched and structurally pleasing. In a little less than 400 pages, author and respected architectural journalist Carter Wiseman examines the major architectural movements of the last century, including industrialization, modernism, and even 1990s computer-aided design. What makes this book more than just an encyclopedia of events is Wiseman's ability to contextualize architecture within the philosophical and intellectual thinking of the time, to paint a broad picture of how culture shaped architecture. From Frank Lloyd Wright to Pop-chic artist extraordinaire Robert Venturi, Wiseman spotlights 200 architects and their works. Although traditionally this is a scholarly subject, Wiseman writes with a dash of humor and boundless enthusiasm, qualities sure to appeal to anyone with even a passing interest in architecture. The huge wealth of information makes Shaping a Nation a superb reference for established architects and critics.#architecture Condition: Good. Minor wear throughout. No tears, marks, or notes.
Additional Information
Shaping a Nation: 20th-Century American Architecture and Its Makers
ISBN: 0393045641
Publisher Description
This is a narrative history of the major figures, influential movements and landmark buildings which have defined American architecture in the 20th century. It focuses mainly on great architecture, an...
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