This comparative history of American architecture, social spaces, and engineered environments—organized by style, and then by chronology—is for the general reader. Within its heavily illustrated pages, Tom Martinson traces two millennia of the built environment of this endlessly fascinating, extraordinarily expansive, and utterly diverse nation. Pairing vibrant photography with a rich knowledge of the history of architecture in America—from the Hopi and Colonial years to neomodernism, Robert A. M. Stern, and Zaha Hadid—the book is a comprehensive overview of styles and developments, as well as telling the story of a country through its buildings.
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With over 1,100 photographs and authoritative documentation, this is a landmark volume on the history of buildings in America.
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Tom Martinson is a city planner, designer, architecture historian, and teacher with an international city-planning practice based in Minneapolis. Richard Meier is a world-renowned architect based in New York.
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Architecture Survey with Tons of Photographs,
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An immense and comprehensive book, this survey of American architecture doesn't tell us about architecture, it shows us through page after page of color photographs and illustrative notes. One can dip into the book for a casual few minutes of entertainment, or indulge in an evening of education and enlightenment. Actually, it's been multiple pleasant evenings for me.
The book seemed a little pricey when I ordered it. Now it seems like an excellent value, given the size and the amount of photography. I am planning to give it as a holiday gift to my brother & his wife who like old buildings as well as my brother-in-law, a practicing industrial architect with a repressed desire to dabble in residential. P.S. Don't miss the chapter on Follies.
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Loved the book - well researched and written - tons of great pictures coupled with excellent commentary.
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Another seamless integration of informative text and illustration from
Rizzoli, which delivers a solid reference work on American architecture, city planning, landscape architecture and civil engineering from the pre-Columbian era to the present. Special chapters on rural and industrial structures, diners, transportation, hotels, expositions, and other architectural types add in extra flavor to the heterogeneous mix of American building design. The author has created a great resource for architectural historians and enthusiasts. From opulent mansions to humble, handmade barns and hot dog stands to suburban tract residences, Martinson points out the various design elements in each and relates how different styles have evolved in different regions of the U.S. It is a great sampler for anyone interested in architecture and construction, and would be a great textbook for any introductory college course on American architectural history.
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