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AIA Detroit AIA Detroit Eric J. Hill,Eric Hill,John Gallagher "This completely new guide to Detroit architecture provides a fresh, in-depth look at the city of Detroit itself as well as a number of distinctive environments outside the city proper. Like its pred… OL10619166W
Art deco San Francisco Art deco San Francisco Therese Poletti xi, 243 pages : 32 cm OL11804173W
Beauty of the city Beauty of the city Philip Niles "During a period of rapid growth in Portland, after the Lewis & Clark Centennial Exposition and before the Great Depression, Albert E. Doyle was the city's most important architect. Beauty of the Cit… OL11952886W
From the ground up From the ground up Goodwin Steinberg,Goodwin B Steinberg,Susan Wolfe "Architect Goodwin Steinberg presents an insider's view of the development of Silicon Valley - what went right, what went wrong, and how conditions conspired to create the high technology capital of … OL12029669W
Capital sporting grounds Capital sporting grounds Brett L. Abrams "The stadium for the expansion Washington Nationals baseball team cost more than $600 million and while opponents decried the waste of taxpayer money, supporters said the stadium would generate econo… OL12499369W
The Philadelphia Area Architecture of Horace Trumbauer The Philadelphia Area Architecture of Horace Trumbauer Rachel Hildebrandt Architect Horace Trumbauer (1868-1938) is well known for the wide range of residential, commercial, and civic structures he designed in and around Philadelphia. His works can be found along Old York … OL13841271W
Terror and wonder Terror and wonder Blair Kamin Essays on architecture in the early 21st century with a focus on Chicago and environs. OL15120047W
A field guide to contemporary American architecture A field guide to contemporary American architecture Carole Rifkind "The most significant building types of the post-World War II period, and the social, political, and economic forces that shaped them."--Cover. OL15826212W
The Grove encyclopedia of American art The Grove encyclopedia of American art Joan M. Marter Where is American art in the new millennium? At the heart of all cultural developments is diversity. Access through recent technology engenders interaction with artists from around the world. The vis… OL15998594W
Western culture at the American crossroads Western culture at the American crossroads Arthur Pontynen America is experiencing a cultural malaise. As art historians Arthur Pontynen and Rod Miller show in this penetrating new book, our current cultural struggles result from repeated attempts to deny th… OL16148749W
The Bryn Athyn Historic District The Bryn Athyn Historic District Charles Edward Gyllenhaal Historic images and descriptions of some of the most remarkable architecture in the Philadelphia area: Cairnwood, Cairncrest, Glencairn, and Bryn Athyn Cathedral. The structures were build by members… OL16554820W
Twenty minutes in Manhattan Twenty minutes in Manhattan Michael Sorkin ""This is the most brilliant epitome of Manhattan ever written." --Mike Davis Every morning, the architect and writer Michael Sorkin walks from his apartment in Greenwich Village to his office in Tr… OL16726854W
Las Vegas Studio Images From The Archive Of Robert Venturi And Denise Scott Brown Las Vegas Studio Images From The Archive Of Robert Venturi And Denise Scott Brown Peter Fischli In 1968, American architects Robert Venturi, Denise Scott Brown, and Steven Izenour joined together with students from Yale and took Las Vegas as a subject of research. Their 1972 publication of the … OL17481667W
A Field Guide to American Architecture A Field Guide to American Architecture Carole Rifkind Identifies American styles for homes, churches, public, and commercial buildings, and includes drawings, floor plans, and cross sections. OL1801426W
The architecture of Philip Johnson The architecture of Philip Johnson Richard Payne,Stephen Fox,Johnson, Philip "With a foreword by Johnson himself, an essay by his biographer Hilary Lewis, and nearly 400 color and black-and-white photographs accompanied by detailed building descriptions presented in chronolog… OL18208035W
Frank Gehry, architect Frank Gehry, architect Jean-Louis Cohen,J. Fiona Ragheb "Since the 1997 completion of what many consider his greatest achievement - the stunning Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain - Frank O. Gehry has soared to the forefront of contemporary American archi… OL18475839W
David M. Schwarz/Architectural Services David M. Schwarz/Architectural Services Robert A.M. Stern,Bradford McKee "Since 1976, David M. Schwarz/Architectural Services has established an international reputation for acutely sensitive urbanism, architecture, historic preservation, interiors, furniture, and decorat… OL18477494W
Robert Mills Robert Mills John Morrill Bryan "The first architect trained in America, Robert Mills (1781-1855) is best known as the designer of many iconic buildings in our nation's capital: the Washington Monument, the Department of Treasury H… OL1964442W
Reservoir Hill Reservoir Hill Kelly Dale Terrill 127 pages : 24 cm OL20368570W
Secret zodiacs of Washington DC Secret zodiacs of Washington DC David Ovason "Today, there are more than twenty complete zodiacs in Washington, D.C., each one pointing to a mystery. David Ovason, who has studied these astrological devices for ten years, now reveals why they h… OL225162W
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