Icons of American Architecture

From the Alamo to the World Trade Center [2 volumes]

Donald Langmead (Autor)

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632 Seiten

2009
Greenwood Press
978-0-313-34207-3 (ISBN)

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What turns a building into an icon? What is it about some structures that makes their history and legend even more important than their original intended use, making them a part of American, and world, popular culture? Twenty four buildings and structures, including the Brooklyn Bridge, the White House, the Hotel del Coronado, and the Washington Monument are presented here, along with their roles in fiction, film, music, and the imagination of people worldwide. Approximately twenty five images are included in the set, along with sidebars featuring additional structures.

DONALD LANGMEAD is an adjunct professor at Louis Laybourne Smith School of Design, University of South Australia. Now retired, his primary training is as an architect, although he has spent most of his professional life in academia. He holds postgraduate qualifications in city planning, and the history of architecture. Langmead has published nine books in the field (four as joint author) in Australia and the USA, as well as many articles in Australian and overseas journals.

List of Photos
Series Foreword
Preface & Acknowledgements
Volume 1
The Alamo, San Antonio, Texas
Alcatraz, San Francisco, California
Brooklyn Bridge, New York City
Empire State Building, New York City
Fallingwater, Bear Run, Pennsylvania
Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, Califorina
Graceland Mansion, Memphis, Tennessee
Grand Central Terminal, New York City
Hearst Castle, San Simeon, California
Hoover Dam, Colorado River, Nevada/Arizona
Hotel del Coronado, San Diego, California
Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Lincoln Memorial, Washington, DC
Volume 2
Monticello, Charlottesville, Virginia
Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia
Sears Tower, Chicago, Illinois
Statue of Liberty, New York City
United Nations Headquarters, New York City
United States Capitol, Washington, DC
USS Arizona Memorial, Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Hawaii
Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, DC
Washington Monument, Washington, DC
White House, Washington, DC
World Trade Center, New York City
Glossary

Erscheint lt. Verlag	5.3.2009
Reihe/Serie	Greenwood Icons
Sprache	englisch
Gewicht	1814 g
Themenwelt	Technik ► Architektur
ISBN-10	0-313-34207-5 / 0313342075
ISBN-13	978-0-313-34207-3 / 9780313342073
Zustand	Neuware