Architecture in the United States (Oxford History of Art)

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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 720.973 EAN: 9780192842176 ISBN: 019284217X Label: Oxford University Press, USA Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 336 Publication Date: 1998-06-25 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA Studio: Oxford University Press, USA
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Editorial Reviews: From Native American sites in New Mexico and Arizona to the ancient earthworks of the Mississippi Valley to the most fashionable contemporary buildings of Chicago and New York, American architecture is incredibly varied. In this revolutionary interpretation, Upton examines American architecture in relation to five themes: community, nature, technology, money, and art. 109 illustrations. 40 linecuts.
Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: A New Look at American Buildings and Americans Comment: This book will be a classic. It is not so much a history of American architecture as it is a sociology, and not so much a sociology as it is a subtle and invigorating study of the social relations and social dynamics of American buildings and the people who make and use them. The book's views can be startling---see the comments on Jefferson's Monticello, on Buckminster Fuller, on Richard Meier's Getty Center in Los Angeles. It is beautifully written and the photographs are often dazzling. It even tackles the American suburb and shopping malls. Its views of the development of architecture as a profession and the status of architecture in the history of art are provocative and incisive. Highly recommended. More Reviews