Discusses how American architecture displays qualities which are distinguishable from that of the rest of the world, and that are uniquely American. Examines early American architects, city architecture, and problems facing the industry.
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Architecture and the Esthetics of Plenty
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Table of contents
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Part I. As the Twig Is Bent
- 1. The “American” in American Architecture
- 2. The Impact of Technology
- Part II. Giants in the Land
- 3. Architects of Democracy: Jefferson and Wright
- 4. Horatio Greenough, Yankee Functionalist
- 5. Our Domesticated Utopians
- 6. The Two Men in Sullivan’s Tomb
- 7. Frank Lloyd Wright and the Fine Arts
- 8. Homage to a Hero
- 9. A Lever Long Enough: How Gropius Moved the World
- 10. Miës and the Climate of Plato
- Part III. The Field of Vision
- 11. American Pleasure Garden
- 12. Skyscraper: Skin for Its Bones
- 13. At Peace with the Past: The Unfinished Church
- 14. In Defense of the City
- Part IV. Problems of the Day
- 15. The Engineer: Friend or Foe?
- 16. The Uses of History
- 17. The Critic’s Shifting View
- 18. The Esthetics of Plenty
- Notes
- Index
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