20th century American Architecture

Fülszöveg

Take an Architectural Tour
of America's Significant Buildings
with the Whitney Guide
Oculus Bestseller
Architecture can tell us much about local history and civic personality,
enriching our experience of a place immensely. In pursuit of this goal, this
excellent guide is authoritative, stylishly written, and easily understandable,
even for the non-specialist.
—Colman Andrews, Los Angeles Times
The Whitney Guide occupies a significant niche in architectural history.
—-Julius Shulman
This elegant guide offers a clearly and concisely written tour of America's
most important architectural treasures of the 20th century. A fascinating
step-by-step journey through the awesome changes architecture has
undergone in the last hundred years. Also full of useful information for
those who want to visit these wonderful places.
—Kevin Keim, Moore / Andersson Architects
There is no better way to appreciate a work of architecture than
to see it for yourself.This compact book takes... Tovább

Fülszöveg

Take an Architectural Tour
of America's Significant Buildings
with the Whitney Guide
Oculus Bestseller
Architecture can tell us much about local history and civic personality,
enriching our experience of a place immensely. In pursuit of this goal, this
excellent guide is authoritative, stylishly written, and easily understandable,
even for the non-specialist.
—Colman Andrews, Los Angeles Times
The Whitney Guide occupies a significant niche in architectural history.
—-Julius Shulman
This elegant guide offers a clearly and concisely written tour of America's
most important architectural treasures of the 20th century. A fascinating
step-by-step journey through the awesome changes architecture has
undergone in the last hundred years. Also full of useful information for
those who want to visit these wonderful places.
—Kevin Keim, Moore / Andersson Architects
There is no better way to appreciate a work of architecture than
to see it for yourself.This compact book takes you through 220
important American buildings and provides architectural and
historical information, addresses, phone numbers, visitor hours—
everything you need to understand the structure and plan your
trip to see it.You simply can't open the Whitney Guide without
gaining new insights about the buildings and builders of this most
vital part of the American heritage.
Sydney LeBlanc is a writer and editor with special interests in
architecture and design. She lives in Manhattan, and traveled
32,000 miles to visit and photograph buildings for this guidebook. Vissza