Source book of American architecture
Subtitle: 500 notable buildings from the 10th century to the present
By: G.E. Kidder Smith.
Contributors: Smith, G. E. Kidder 1913-
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 678
Subjects: Architecture -- United States -- Guidebooks
Description: "This illustrated survey of 500 of America's most distinguished buildings provides a unique overview of the thousand-year architectural development of the United States. It examines our nation's architecture from its earliest days to the present, ranging from cliff dwellings in Mesa Verde to Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House in Chicago to James Ingo Freed's Holocaust Museum in Washington. Indispensable in any library, it also serves as a general introduction to American architecture or as a splendid guide for tourists. Book jacket."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Updated ed. of: The architecture of the United States. 1st ed. 1981.