American architecture and urbanism
Scully, Vincent
American architecture and urbanism - San Antonio Trinity University 1969 - 275p. illustrations 26 cm
"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. "--
9781595341518
2012048346
Architecture--United States
City planning--United States
ARCHITECTURE / History / General
NA705 / .S36 2013
720.973 / SC-A
American architecture and urbanism - San Antonio Trinity University 1969 - 275p. illustrations 26 cm
"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. "--
9781595341518
2012048346
Architecture--United States
City planning--United States
ARCHITECTURE / History / General
NA705 / .S36 2013
720.973 / SC-A