USA / Gwendolyn Wright.
Since the turn of the 20th century, American architecture has epitomised modernity. In this book, the author overturns conventional accounts of the Modern Movement in America as having been brought from Europe via emigres and exhibitions, and instead maintains that American architecture is an exciti...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Reaktion,
2008.
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| Series: | Modern architectures in history.
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| Online Access: | Art & Architecture Complete |
| Summary: | Since the turn of the 20th century, American architecture has epitomised modernity. In this book, the author overturns conventional accounts of the Modern Movement in America as having been brought from Europe via emigres and exhibitions, and instead maintains that American architecture is an exciting and evolving hybrid of distinctive ambitions, sensibilities, and cultures. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (320 pages) : illustrations, plans. |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1282264508 1861895402 9781282264502 9781861895400 |