Original, readable, and crisply articulated, this narrative history of the buildings that shaped the American century profiles such major figures as Louis Sullivan, Frank Lloyd Wright, I.M. Pei, Robert Venturi, and Louis Kahn. Among the issues covered by Wiseman are the triumph of modernism, the growth of architectural preservation, and the eclipse of the practical arts by money, theory and abstraction. 190 illustrations.
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Original, readable, and crisply articulated, this narrative history of the buildings that shaped the American century profiles such major figures as Louis Sullivan, Frank Lloyd Wright, I.M. Pei, Robert Venturi, and Louis Kahn. Among the issues covered by Wiseman are the triumph of modernism, the growth of architectural preservation, and the eclipse of the practical arts by money, theory and abstraction. 190 illustrations.
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Add this copy of Shaping a Nation: Twentieth-Century American to cart. $23.94, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1998 by W. W. Norton & Company.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 1250grams, ISBN: 9780393045642.
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