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American Architecture and Urbanism
Vincent Scully
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Description for American Architecture and Urbanism
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 248 x 18. Weight in Grams: 645.
A classic book authored by the foremost architectural historian in America, this fully illustrated history of American architecture and city planning is based on Vincent Scully's conviction that architecture and city planning are inseparably linked and must therefore be treated together. He defines architecture as a continuing dialogue between generations which creates an environment across time. This definitive survey extends beyond the cities themselves to the American scene as a whole, which has inspired the reasonable balanced, closed and ordered forms, and above all the probity, that he feels typifies American architecture.
A classic book authored by the foremost architectural historian in America, this fully illustrated history of American architecture and city planning is based on Vincent Scully's conviction that architecture and city planning are inseparably linked and must therefore be treated together. He defines architecture as a continuing dialogue between generations which creates an environment across time. This definitive survey extends beyond the cities themselves to the American scene as a whole, which has inspired the reasonable balanced, closed and ordered forms, and above all the probity, that he feels typifies American architecture.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Trinity University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
San Antonio, United States
ISBN
9781595341518
SKU
V9781595341518
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About Vincent Scully
Vincent Scully entered Yale University at 16 years of age and earned a Bachelor's degree in English before serving as a Marine during World War II. He returned to Yale to pursue both Master's and Ph.D. degrees, and went ton to become an extraordinarily distinguished and prominent professor at Yale for over sixty years. He is considered to be the ... Read more
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